Emily Witt

Emily Witt - BGSU Invitational - Sept 19 2014 - MJC photo

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

BGSU tennis - Jan 25 2015 v Youngstown State

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Magnificat
Hometown:
Grafton, Ohio

2016-17
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive season ... captured her first singles win of the year at the Raider Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) against Brigitte Swartwood of IUPUI, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5 … Finished her junior campaign with a 7-20 overall singles record and 1-7 record in conference play … played as high as No. 4 singles … was in the lineup for all 20 dual matches on the season … finished league play with a win by dispatching Northern Illinois’ Evelyn Youel in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Orange and Brown their first point ... in doubles play, had three victories ... did not participate in doubles during the dual-match schedule, as the Falcons had only five healthy players and never fielded a number-three doubles team for any of the 20 spring matches.

2015-16
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... picked up her first singles win of the year at the Chicago State Invitational (Sept. 11-13) against Julie Martin of Bradley, 6-2, 6-3 in Flight 3 … advanced to the flight championship, but fell 6-3, 6-1, to Oakland’s Tamara Blum … helped the Falcons capture two victories at the No. 4 spot against Detroit (5-2) and South Dakota (4-3) … finished the season with 10 singles wins … was in the lineup for 14 of 21 matches … missed matches due to injury … teamed up with Polina Radeva at the No. 2 spot all season tallying eight victories.

2014-15
Had four wins during her initial collegiate season ... was the only team member to be in both the singles and doubles lineups in all 17 of BGSU's dual matches during the spring ... primarily played at the third singles and second doubles flights ... was at number-three singles in 15 matches, including all eight MAC duals ... played at the second doubles flight in those same 15 matches ... rose to the second singles and first doubles flights for the Falcons' match at Michigan State (Feb. 21), and played at the top singles and doubles flights in BGSU's match at IPFW six days later (Feb. 27) ... picked up a win over Cleveland State's Jana Schober in a tiebreaker at the third flight at the Perrysburg Tennis Center (Feb. 13) ... also won a match that went to a 'breaker in MAC play, downing Mary Malkin of Northern Illinois in the conference opener at Keefe Courts (March 20) ... that match also came at the third flight ... in doubles, competed with Megan Miller and Antonina Farrar four times each, with Leeah Floyd six times and with Brittany Plaszewski on 10 occasions ... one match with each of her four teammates was unfinished ... won a match with Miller over an IPFW duo during the BGSU Invitational in the fall (Sept. 20) ... she and Miller were tied, 3-3, at the top flight vs. Michigan State when that contest was halted ... she and Plaszewski were deadlocked, 4-4, vs. an Akron tandem when the match was stopped.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Magnificat H.S. for coach Chris Johnson ... helped the Blue Streaks to an overall record of 51-19 during her four years ... qualified for the state tournament in Division I singles in each of her last three years, advancing to the quarterfinals as a junior ... earned All-Ohio honors that year ... lost to the eventual state champion as both a junior and a senior ... two-time team MVP ... had an individual record of 78-32 during her four-year career, including a 25-7 record in her sophomore year and a 21-7 mark as a senior ... helped Magnificat finish third in the state as a team in both 2011 and '12 ... was ranked as high as 16th in the state of Ohio and 56th in the Great Lakes region by TennisRecruiting.net ... Vice President of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Emily Candace Witt was born on June 24, 1996, in Elyria, Ohio ... a biology (pre-medicine) major at BGSU, with a 3.051 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2017 semester ... plans to attend medical school after graduation ... daughter of Ed Witt ... has an older brother.