2022-23
Went 11-5 overall in singles play as a senior … Primarily played in the No. 5 and 6 singles with a 6-3 dual record … Finished Ivy League play with two wins … Went 12-11 overall in doubles play … Named Academic All-Ivy … Recognized as an ITA Division I Scholar-Athlete.
2021-22
As a junior, went 13-6 overall in singles matches … Saw action primarily at the No. 6 singles position, where she went 6-4 … Also finished 7-4 in dual matches, 6-2 in fall tournament matches and 2-1 in Ivy League matches … Went 2-2 with doubles teammate Clarine Lerby … Went 1-2 with doubles teammate Winta Tewolde.
2020-21
Sophomore season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a first-year, saw regular action at the lower singles and doubles positions … Finished 18-6 overall in singles and 15-6 overall in doubles … Finished with .750 season winning percentage … Registered a 4-5 dual match record, 15-1 tournament record, and 13-4 vs. Northeast Region opponents … Teamed with Julia Haynes for a 13-5 overall doubles record on year, including 3-1 in dual matches and 10-4 in tournament play … Claimed the Cissie Leary Invitational doubles championship with partner Julia Haynes with a 3-0 record … Won D Division doubles title with Haynes at the Columbia Invitational … Teamed with Haynes for a 3-1 record at No. 3 doubles … Won her first 12 singles matches of her career … Won Northwestern Wildcat Invitational singles title … Won Cissie Leary Singles title … Claimed the Westchester singles title at the Columbia Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of James Madison High School in Vienna, Va., where she played one year of varsity tennis for Head Coach Stacey Reynolds … Five-star recruit … Played primarily on the USTA circuit … Ranked No. 41 nationally in the
www.tenniscruiting.net Class of 2019 top-100 rankings and No. 31 player in TennisRPI … Finished with a 16-9 USTA record after playing in five tournaments … Ranked the No. 16 player in the Middle Atlantic states and No. 3 player in Virginia … Second Team All-Region selection in singles … First Team All-District selection in singles and doubles … Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles … Earned the Girls Tennis Scholar-Athlete Award … Earned the league’s Sportsmanship Award for Girls Tennis … Guided the Warhawks to a team district championship in 2019 … Won individual district singles and doubles titles as a senior in 2019 … Also swam and played soccer … Served as the Senior Speaker for the JMHS Class of 2019 … Nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program … Selected for the Latin Governor’s Academy in 2017 … Won school’s English award as a junior and senior and Latin award as a sophomore and junior … Involved in the Latin, Science and Rho Kappa National Honor Societies … Involved in a variety of volunteer activities including at a polling place for the 2018 Congressional mid-term elections, Freeman House, working on events including gardening sales and tea parties, children’s days and women’s suffrage exhibits … Also completed a two-week internship at the University of North America in May 2019, teaching foreign students English … Worked as a tutor in Math, Reading/English and Latin.
PERSONAL
Born Michelle Xu on April 24, 2001, in Singapore … Daughter of Tao Xu and Margaret Wang … Has a younger sister Alice … Mother attended Penn State and father attended Ohio State … Hobbies and interests include playing the violin, reading classical literature and finding new and interesting cuisines and dishes to try … Has played the violin since age seven … Favorite food is ice cream … Favorite home-cooked meal is dumplings … Chose Columbia for its strong classics-based core curriculum, amazing academic opportunities, beautiful campus in New York City and well-run tennis program … Chose Columbia after visiting the campus and after the city, campus and tennis program won her over … Selected Columbia after being recruited by Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, William & Mary and Navy … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Computer Science.
CAREER RECORDS
2022-23: 11-5 Overall, 6-3 Dual (Singles), 12-11 Overall (Doubles)
2021-22: 13-6 Overall, 7-4 Dual (Singles), 3-4 Overall (Doubles)
2020-21: Season Cancelled
2019-20: 18-6 Overall, 4-5 Dual (Singles), 15-6 Overall (Doubles)
Overall: 42-17 Overall, 17-12 Dual (Singles), 30-21 Overall (Doubles)
