Biography
2022-23
Finished her junior season with a 12-12 mark in singles play … Went 8-8 in dual singles, primarily playing the No. 1 singles spot … Posted a 4-3 mark in Ivy League play … Posted a 14-9 overall mark in doubles action … Named First Team All-Ivy in singles … Named Second Team All-Ivy in doubles with partner, Sophia Wang … Earned a No. 9 ranking in the ITA Northeast Region singles rankings … Ranked No. 5 in the ITA Northeast doubles rankings with partner, Sophia Wang … Recognized as an ITA Division I Scholar-Athlete.
2021-22
As a sophomore, earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors in singles … Played the majority of the season at the No. 2 singles position … Finished the year with a 14-11 overall singles record, 11-7 in dual matches, 2-2 in Ivy League play, and 10-7 at the No. 2 singles position … In doubles, she combined for a 12-13 overall record, including 8-9 with teammate Akanksha Bhan and 6-4 with teammate Winta Tewolde, including a 2-2 Ivy League record and 5-1 record at No. 3 doubles … Also went 1-2 vs. nationally ranked singles players … Defeated No. 61 ranked Jaeden Brown of Michigan.
2020-21
First-year season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of McKinney North High School, where she played one year of varsity tennis for Head Coach Jonathan Stein .. Played only her freshman season of high school tennis … Named to the Class 5A All-State Tennis team as a freshman … In 2019, registered her highest national ranking of No. 15 by Tennisrecruiting.net and No. 14 by TennisRPI … Also ranked No. 814 world-wide in the ITF women’s rankings … Ranked among the nation’s top-30 players in each of the last four years by Tennisrecruiting.net … Advanced to the USTA National Level 2 quarterfinals in 2019 … Won two USTA National Level 2 Tournaments in Edmond, Okla. and San Antonio, Texas in 2018 … Placed third at the USTA National Fed Cup in 2018 … Won the USTA National Level 3 Tournament in Midland, Texas in 2017 … Placed fifth in the USTA National Fed Cup in 2017 … Took second place in the state singles championships as a freshman in 2017 and was named the team’s Most Important Player … Finished in sixth place at the HOSA … Earned three cords for four years of academic excellence … Involved in a variety of volunteer and community service activities through her high school’s Key Club … The many activities included making care packages for the homeless shelter, assisting a chicken coop show in downtown McKinney, and playing baseball with kids.
PERSONAL
Born Anna Zhang on March 6, 2002 in Stony Brook, N.Y. … Daughter of Jincheng Zhang and Fang Li … Has a younger brother Mike … Both parents are tennis coaches and competed in tennis … Mother competed in all the grand slams championships, the Olympics (represented China), played on the Chinese Fed Cup team for seven years, and advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open … Mother was ranked as high as No. 36 in the world … She turned professional in 1990 and retired in 2001 and competed against players including Steffi Graf, Martina Hinges, Monica Seles, and Lindsey Davenport … Has family living in the New York City area … Hobbies and interests include hiking, concerts, traveling, and cooking … Also assisted her father’s summer tennis camps … Has played tennis since she was two years old … Also competed in swimming, golf, dance, basketball, cross country, and soccer … Lists her moth as her role model because she is extremely hard-working and is willing to do anything to help those in need … Chose Columbia because it felt like a home away from home but in big city, the prestigious academics, high-level tennis, and location in New York City … Also chose Columbia for the diversity and opportunities it has to offer … Chose Columbia over offers from Notre Dame, SMU, Georgia Tech, Santa Barbara, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Texas A&M, and Michigan … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
CAREER RECORDS
2022-23: 12-12 Overall, 8-8 Dual (Singles), 14-9 Overall (Doubles)
2021-22: 14-11 Overall, 11-7 Dual (Singles), 12-13 Overall (Doubles)
2020-21: Season Cancelled
Overall: 26-23 Overall, 19-15 Dual (Singles), 26-22 Overall (Doubles)
