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2020-2021 Women's Tennis Roster

Josh Barber
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Michelle Pits

Michelle Pits

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • High School:
    Mckinnon Secondary College

Summary

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete - Division I
  • 2020 Big West Scholar-Athlete
  • 2020 UH Scholar-Athlete
  • 2019 Big West Academic All-Conference
  • 2019 ITA Scholar Athlete - Division I
  • 2019 UH Scholar-Athlete (Top Scholar-Athlete on Team)
  • 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete - Division I
  • 2018 Big West Academic All-Conference
  • 2018 UH Scholar-Athlete
  • 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete – Division I
  • 2017 UH Scholar-Athlete
 
2021:
  • Competed in three singles games and two doubles games
  • Sat out for the majority of the season
  • In singles, recorded an overall record of 1-2 at the No. 5 and No. 6 courts
  • In doubles, partnered with Madison Kim to primarily play at the No. 3 court, resulting in a 0-2 record
  • Recorded a win early in the season against UC Irvine’s Arianna Tilbury, 6-4, 6-3

2019-20 (Senior)
  • Played in 10 overall singles and nine doubles matches in the shortened 2020 regular season
  • In singles, recorded a 5-4 overall record--went 2-4 playing at No. 4; 1-0 on the No. 2 court and 1-0 while playing at No. 5
  • In doubles, went 2-5 overall--played primarily with Madison Kim posting a 1-4 record; went 1-0 with Rebecca Ehn and 0-1 with Satsuki Takamura.
  • Became the third women's tennis player to earn four ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards

2018-19 (Junior):
  • Played in 23 singles matches primarily at No. 4 and 24 doubles matches primarily at No. 2.
  • In singles posted a 10-9 overall record and a 9-7 mark in dual matches
  • Finished the season strong in singles, winning six straight singles decisions before falling in three sets in the BWC Championship match vs. Long Beach State.
  • In doubles, recorded a 9-10 overall record while going 7-7 in dual matches and 3-0 in conference. She and partner Alzbeta Houbova started the season playing the first 11 matches together in which they posted a 6-4 record. Pits then played two matches with Maayan Sela before finishing the year playing the final 11 matches with Roxanne Resma all on the No. 2 court. Pits and Resma combined for a 4-6 overall record.

2017-18 (Sophomore):
  • Competed in 18 singles matches and recorded a 10-6 overall dual match record while posting a 5-2 record in the Big West
  • Started off the season strong, winning her first four matches of the year with wins over CSUN’s Alicia Dinklemeyer and Skyla Alcon, TCU’s Aleksa Cveticanin, and Texas A&M’s Riley McQuaid.
  • Played the majority of her matches on the No. 5 court with one match at No. 4 and one at No. 6.
  • Competed in three doubles matches—with two matches going unfinished and an 0-1 record.

2016-17 (Freshman):
  • Awarded first individual ITA Scholar-Athlete honor
  • For singles, played nine matches at the No. 5 spot, one at No. 3, three at No.4, and eight at No. 6 to conclude a 7-10 record and three unfinished matches
  • Her clinch against Fullerton's Danielle Pham, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 (Apr. 29) allowed the team to advance to the finals of the Big West Conference Championships
  • In doubles, played seven matches at the No. 3 spot and five at the No. 2 spot with a 4-6 record and two unfinished matches
  • Played her first match with Alzbeta Houbova, four with Roxanne Resma, and seven matches with Marina Hruba 

Prep:
  • A 2015 graduate of McKinnon Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia.
 
Personal:
  • Born in Canberra, Australia
  • Majoring in kinesiology
  • Qualified for the Australian Open in 2014 in both singles and doubles
  • Parents are Alina and Igor Pits of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-2017Freshman

    5'7"

  • 2017-2018Sophomore

    5'9"

  • 2018-2019Junior

    5'9"

  • 2019-2020Senior

    5'9"

  • 2020-2021Senior

    5'9"