Columbia University Athletics

2022-23
Went 1-3 in singles play during the fall season … Posted a 2-1 mark during fall doubles.
 
2021-22
As a junior, finished 2-2 in singles matches and 1-3 combined with teammate Tatiana Ziff … Earned varsity letter.
 
2020-21
Sophomore season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20
As a first-year, registered a 7-2 overall singles record and 2-3 combined doubles record … Went 2-2 with doubles partner Sophie Raiszadeh … Finished 6-2 in tournament play … Earned varsity letter.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif., where she earned three varsity letters while competing for Head Coach Ron Marquez … Named a Four-Star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net … Ranked No. 109 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net and No. 123 by TennisRPI in the Class of 2019 rankings … Advanced to the semifinals of the USTA National Level G16 Level 3 singles bracket at Cary Leeds … Placed third in singles and was a finalist in doubles at the G16 USTA No Quit Tournament in October 2016 … Three-time First Team All-CIF selection … Named CIF Most Outstanding Player Award … Three-time First Team All-Western League selection (2015, 2016 and 2017) … Earned Western League Player of the Year award … Named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team in 2017 … Earned Cathedral Catholic’s Scholar-Athlete Award in 2017 … Named the Dons’ Most Valuable Fall Athlete in 2016 and 2017 … Founded a non-profit with her three younger siblings: Str8up Kid2Kid, which received national attention for its efforts in teaching thousands of children proper posture habits while using technology.
 
PERSONAL
Born Sophie Charlotte Raiszadeh on February 25, 2001, in San Diego, Calif. … Daughter of Kam and Shirin Raiszadeh … Has three younger brothers and sisters: Cyrus, KJ and Lily … Father attended the University of California-Berkeley and the University of San Francisco School of Medicine, while mother attended the University of Virginia and Fordham Law School … Mother is a former prosecutor in the Bronx and Manhattan … Aunt Negar Ahkami graduated magna cum laude from Columbia and uncle Bill McNulty competed in cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field (1988-92) and graduated from Princeton … Uncle Kian Raiszadeh played tennis at UC-Berkeley (1993-97) and was named captain as a senior … Competed against Columbia teammates Paulina Ferrari and Jennifer Kerr in junior tennis … Wrote a column for a local magazine about teens who make an impact in the community … Served a social media internship with the United States Tennis Association Girls Under 16/18 National Tournament … Chose to play for Columbia because of Head Coach Ilene Weintraub, who she admires for her passion, pride, and commitment to the team and alma mater … Loves the academics, urban setting, location, energy, people, opportunities, culture, food, history and professional and alumni network that Columbia provides … Selected Columbia over offers from Cornell and Georgetown and was recruited by Brown and Dartmouth … Enrolled at Barnard College … Majors in Urban Studies/Sociology.
 
CAREER RECORDS
2022-23: 1-3 Overall (Singles), 2-1 Overall (Doubles)
2021-22: 2-2 Overall (Singles), 1-3 Overall (Doubles)
2020-21: Season Cancelled
2019-20: 7-2 Overall, 1-0 Dual (Singles), 2-3 Overall (Doubles)
Overall: 10-7 Overall, 1-0 Dual (Singles), 5-7 Overall (Doubles)