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Safiya Carrington Season 2023-24

Height
5'11
Class
Senior
Hometown
South Hadley, Mass.
High School
Laurel Springs Online School

2022 All-SEC Second Team
2022 All-Louisiana Second Team
2021 All-Louisiana Second Team
2021 All-SEC Second Team
2020 All-Louisiana Second Team

SENIOR SEASON (2022-23)
20-17 overall singles record dating back on the year … Cracked 20 wins in a season for the first time in her collegiate career … 8-4 record in singles in SEC play at the No. 3&4 courts, a new career-high … Ranked second on the team in singles wins … 17-16 overall doubles record, with 11 coming in dual matches across all three courts with four different partners … Ranked third on the team in doubles wins … Earned her fourth career varsity letter … Wrapped up her career as a Tiger with a 56-48 singles record and a 45-48 doubles record.

JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Earned a team-high 11 singles wins, including four against nationally ranked foes … Finished runner up in the 2021 ITA Southern Regional singles bracket … Earned four singles wins in SEC play at the No. 1 court … Earned SEC Player of the Week honors for helping the Tigers secure road wins against Kentucky and Vanderbilt … Tallied nine doubles win on the year … Named to the All-SEC second team … Earned All-Louisiana honors for the third straight year after being named to the second team … Earned her third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
Earned ten singles wins, including six in the dual season primarily playing at the No. 2 spot … Clinched the match at No. 9 Vanderbilt with a straight set win at the No. 1 spot over Emma Kurtz … Clinched the win against No. 23 Tennessee with a three set win over a ranked Carly Briggs … Earned 11 wins in doubles play… Named to the 2021 All-SEC Second Team … Earned her second varsity letter …

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20) – Season was cut short due to COVID-19
Tallied a 15-7 overall record and earned six wins in the dual season playing primarily at the No. 2 singles … Earned eight wins in doubles play with three different partners … Ranked as high as No. 57 in the Oracle ITA Singles Rankings and No. 37 in doubles with partner Eden Richardson … Earned a spot on the 2020 All-Louisiana Second Team.

PRIOR TO LSU
Part of LSU’s 2019 No. 10 recruiting class … Has ranked as high as No. 15 in the 2019 class according to tennisrecruiting.net … Boasts an 11.12 Universal Tennis Rating, an elo rating system powered by Oracle … Earned 47 wins across various ITF tournaments in four years.

PERSONAL
Born June 23, 2001 … Parents are Lex and Maria … Third generation in family to play Division 1 tennis … Has a younger sister, Noor, and brother, Ibby … Majoring in Finance.

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