Rhiann Newborn

Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Penn Foster HS
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Sophomore Year (2015): Rallied in third set of singles match to defeat Jessie Lynn Paul of Louisville in ACC Tournament 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 (4/22) ... Was winning doubles match with Amanda Rodgers against Megan Kurey and Alexa Anton-Ohlmeyer of No. 25 Georgia Tech 7-6 before match was halted (4/19) ...Took down NC State's Liza Fieldsend in singles play 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. Was winning 5-4 alongside Amanda Rodgers in doubles play against Elisha Hande and Nicole Martinez before match was halted (4/17) ... Defeated Samantha Asch of Wake Forest in singles play 7-5, 7-5. Carried success into doubles with Amanda Rodgers to beat Andrea Retolaza and Xue Zhang in doubles 8-3 (4/11) ... Beat Ariana Rodriguez in win over Louisville 6-1, 6-2 (3/27) ... Defeated in tight singles match in third set against Beatrice Gumulya of No.15 Clemson 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 (3/22) ... Put up a strong fight to pull close but ultimately fell with partner Breanna Bachini 8-5 to Ester Goldfeld and Rebecca Smaller of No. 21 Duke. Took down Samantha Harris in singles play 7-5, 6-3 (3/8) ... Won in a close match with partner Breanna Bachini against Pittsburgh’s Molly Wickman and Amber Washington 8-7 (3/1) … Dominated her singles match against Julie Vrabel of Notre Dame 6-3, 6-3 (2/27) ... Lost to Virginia tandem Danielle Collins and Stephanie Nauta with partner Amanda Rodgers 8-2. Had a strong showing in singles play against Skylar Morton, taking it to three sets 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 (2/21) ... Captured the win at BU with partner Breanna Bachini over Katya Vasilyev and Emily Safron 6-4, defeated by Vasilyev in singles play 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 (2/14) ... Defeated Albany’s Cheryl Kukkonen and Dajana Ognjejovic 6-1 with teammate Breanna Bachini. Took her second win in singles against Alba Sala 6-3, 6-4 (2/7) … Won her match via retirement over Cornell’s Marika Cusick. Took another win with partner Amanda Rodgers over Dena Tanenbaum and Lizzie Stewart 6-2 (1/31) … Lost in doubles play with Amanda Rodgers against Alabama duo Erin Routliffe and Maya Jansen 6-2. Came back in a close singles match against Jansen in the first set 7-6 (8-6) and was trailing 3-2 when her match finished (1/24) ... With partner Amanda Rodgers, took down USF’s Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Vera Bessonova 6-3. Also took the win in her singles match against Bessonova 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 (1/10) … Beat FGCU’s Johanna Sterkel 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in her first match of the spring (1/8). Defeated by Sarah and Elizabeth Means 6-6 (7-9) with partner Amanda Rogers in a tie-break ... Competed in doubles draw with Amanda Rodgers; the duo defeated pairs from Buffalo (8-2) and Sacred Heart (8-2) to advance to the round of 16 before falling to Hanna Yu and Ree Ree Li of Yale (8-2). In singles, Newborn won each of her first three matches in straight sets, before falling to Columbia's Kanika Vaidya (6-3, 7-6(2)). Newborn topped Siena's Rina Sakai (6-2, 6-0), Harvard's Annika Ringblom (6-4, 6-0) and Princeton's Dorothy Tang (7-6(6), 6-1) ... At the Houston Classic won a singles match against Malene Stripp of Oklahoma (6-1, 6-3) ... Defeated Alanna Wolff of Princeton in singles (6-1, 7-6, (7-4)).

Freshman Year (2014): Match-by-match results
In the season opener at South Florida, rallied to defeat Vera Bessonova 1-6, 6-2, (10-5) on the fifth court and paird with Aleah Marrow to knock off Olaya Garrido-Rivas and Fanny Fracassi at second doubles... At fourth singles, outlasted Liza Fieldsend 6-7, (10-12), 6-4, 7-6, (7-0) at NC State ... Against Virginia Tech, defeated Kelly Williford 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10) in third singles and partnered with Komal Safdar to outlast Tea Ivanovic and Sansitha Nandakumar in third doubles, 8-6 ... Against Virginia, picked up SU's only win by defeating #47 Rachel Pierson 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in third singles ... Partnered with Maria Avgerinos at second doubles to defeat Jennifer Ren and Heini Salonen of Boston College 8-5 ... Posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Lolade Ogungbesan of Pittsburgh on the third court ... Claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Maryland's Kristina Hovespyan at third singles ... Against Notre Dame, defeated Jennifer Kellner 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, in third singles.

Prior to SU: Five-star recruit and ranked 30th in the country according to Tennis Recruiting Network ... Achieved a No. 1 ranking in Girls Superchamp in Texas in 12s, 14s, 16s and for two years in the 18s levels ... Concluded junior career with a No. 1 ranking in the Gulf Coast Region and in Texas ... Recognized by USTA Texas with the Mary Lowden Award, which is the highest honor given to the junior girl that has shown exceptional ability and high ranking throughout their career, and has shown the best citizenship, leadership and sportsmanship.

Personal: Rhiann Newborn ... Born June, 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colo ... Daughter of Darryl and Lezlie Newborn... Father, Darryl played football at University of Texas El Paso ... Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.