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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Anna Babayan

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Bradenton, Fla.
  • High School Home schooled

Biography

Honors
2023 Sun Belt Conference Player to Watch
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Singles)
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (March 22, 2023)


2025 (Senior)

  • Recorded a 12-2 singles record, including a 4-2 mark in Sun Belt play
  • Held a 10-7 doubles record (5-4 Sun Belt) while primarily teaming with Nicole Abel
  • Went on a nine-match singles win streak from Feb. 6 to March 1
  • 10 of her 11 wins came in straight sets
  • Clinched team victories with pivotal singles wins over Presbyterian (Feb. 6) and Charleston Southern (Feb. 23)
  • Tallied conference singles win against Texas State (March 9), Georgia Southern (March 14), Troy (March 28), and James Madison (April 19)
  • Competed in unfinished matches against nationally ranked players Sarah Hamner (No. 17, South Carolina) and Ozlem Usla (No. 26, Virginia Tech)

2024 (Junior)

  • Went 12-9 overall in singles play
  • Teamed with Jesse Hollins to go 14-8 overall in doubles play at the No. 1 spot
  • Had an 11-match doubles win streak at the No. 1 spot from Jan. 27 to March 18
  • Led the team with a 6-5 doubles record in conference play
  • Had a 4-1 record in three-set matches
  • Won four consecutive singles matches from March 29 to April 7
  • Posted conference singles wins over Louisiana (March 18), South Alabama (March 29), Southern Miss (March 30), ULM (April 5), Arkansas State (April 7), and Troy (April 19)
  • Saw time at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles flights on the year in singles play
  • Secured a 7-6 (8) doubles win over Southern Miss in the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship Tournament (April 25)
  • Won the doubles title at the Jimmy Powell Invitational in the Fall

2023 (Sophomore)

  • Tabbed the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player to Watch
  • Earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team for singles play
  • Named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week on March 22
  • Finished the spring season with a record of 13-7 overall, including a ledger of 12-4 at the No. 2 singles spot
  • Went 6-3 in Sun Belt Conference play, going 6-1 at the No. 2 spot
  • Posted conference wins in singles play over Georgia Southern (March 11), Georgia State (March 18), Louisiana (March 25), Texas State (March 26), ULM (April 7), and Troy (April 21)
  • Had a five-match win streak from March 11 to March 26
  • Led the team with 16 wins (16-7) in doubles play, placing mainly at the No. 1 doubles spot
  • Teamed with Megan Hopton to go 15-7 overall in doubles play at the No 1. doubles position
  • Ran off 12 consecutive wins alongside Hopton in doubles play from Feb. 20 to March 26
  • Secured a 6-2 doubles win at No. 1 over No. 68 Liberty (March 9)
  • Went 5-5 in Sun Belt Conference play at the No. 1 doubles position
  • Was a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team selection
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better) for both the 2022 fall and 2023 spring semesters
  • Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete


2022 (Freshman)

  • Saw action in all 22 matches for the Chants on the year
  • Tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 9
  • Tied for the team lead in singles wins with 13 on the season
  • Went 13-5 overall and 7-2 in Sun Belt Conference play in singles action
  • Saw time at the No. 4, 5, and 6 flights on the year in singles play
  • Also had three unfinished bouts in singles action on the year
  • Had a five-match winning streak in singles action in February, which included a 4-6, 6-1, 10-7 win over No. 84 Ali DeSpain of Clemson on court No. 5 (Feb. 4)
  • Won six of her last eight singles contests on the year with the other two bouts going unfinished
  • Won in straight sets at court No. 4 over South Alabama (April 23) in the semifinals of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship Tournament
  • Scored singles wins in conference play over Georgia Southern (March 13), Texas State (March 18), App State (March 23), Arkansas State (March 26), ULM (April 1), Troy (April 9), and South Alabama (April 10)
  • Tied for second on the team with 14 wins in doubles play, going 14-7 overall
  • Posted a 7-3 doubles record in SBC play on the year
  • Teamed up with Valentina Urelli to win five of their first six doubles bouts at No. 3 to start the season with wins over Wofford (Jan. 31), N.C. Central (Feb. 5), Presbyterian (Feb. 11), East Carolina (Feb. 17), and Charleston (Feb. 23)
  • Posted a 9-2 doubles record alongside Megan Hopton, playing at both the No. 2 and 3 flights
  • The duo went 7-1 in Sun Belt play and finished with winning records in two flights
  • Won their first seven Sun Belt matches as a team
  • Posted a season-high seven-straight victories in doubles play while alongside Hopton from March 18 to April 9
  • Won nine of their last 10 matches as a team to conclude the spring season
  • Was victorious in both of her doubles contests at the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, defeating ULM 6-4 (April 22) in the first round and South Alabama (6-3) in the semifinals while teaming up with Hopton
  • Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters
  • Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete

High School/Prep
  • A five-star recruit for the Class of 2021 by the Tennis Recruiting Network
  • Ranked as high as No. 8 in the state of Florida for 16U
  • Earned the silver ball in doubles at the Clay Court National doubles event
  • Finished third overall at the 16U Florida Open
  • Won both the Girls’ 14s and Mixed 14s titles, her first Bobby Doubles titles, at the 2016 USTA Florida State Juniors
  • Won the Girls 12s division of the 2012 Celsius Local Classic
  • Was a straight A and honor roll student
  • Older sister, Marie, played tennis at Coastal Carolina from 2013-17

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'9"