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Whitney Ritchie
 Whitney Ritchie
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Oklahoma City, Okla.

High School:
Bishop McGuinness High School

Height:
5-8

Birthdate:
08/15/1991

JUNIOR (2012-2013)
Went 9-7 at the No. 2 singles position and 14-5 at the No. 1 doubles spot... Clinched upset over No. 36 Kansas State with a 6-3, 6-4, victory against No. 94 Karla Bonacic... Defeated No. 107 Olivia Smith, 6-2, 6-3, to help Sooner hand TCU first conference loss... Named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 team... Named to the 2013 All-Big 12 singles and doubles team... Selected as one of the 32 doubles pairs to compete in the 2013 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships with partner Hermon Brhane.

SOPHOMORE (2011-2012)
Led the team in overall singles record at 17-6 and was voted the team's MVP and most improved player...Led the team in overall doubles record with Marie-Pier Huet at 17-6 overall...Won the 2011 USTA/ITA Central Region Doubles Championship with partner Marie-Pier Huet...Named to the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 second team...Selected as one of 32 doubles pairs to compete in the 2012 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships with partner Marie-Pier Huet...Named to the 2012 All-Big 12 team selection for singles and doubles...Finished the year ranked No. 21 in doubles and No. 90 in singles on the final ITA national rankings.

FRESHMAN (2010-2011)
Won the No. 2 doubles Big 12 position championship with partner Mia Lancaster after going undefeated in conference play ... Ended the season ranked No. 20 in singles in the ITA Central Region ... Led the team in overall doubles record with Lancaster at 13-2 overall ... Won seven straight doubles matches with Lancaster after the duo made its collegiate debut on Feb. 27 against Ohio State ... Finished in the top five in the Big 12 conference at the No. 3 singles position ... Spent two weeks (March 5-19) ranked No. 124 in the ITA top 125 singles players ... Went 15-8 overall in singles and 19-4 in doubles with partners Lancaster and Maria Kalashnikova.

PRIOR TO OKLAHOMA

Five-star recruit out of Oklahoma City ... Entered OU ranked No. 16 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net ... Finished in sixth place at the USTA National Claycourt Championships in Memphis ... Ranked No. 1 in Oklahoma ... Won five national doubles titles with partner and fellow OU signee Mia Lancaster ... Named 2008 USTA Missouri Valley Female Junior Player of the Year ... Named 2008 Oklahoma Female Junior Player of the Year ... Oklahoma All-City Female Player of the Year ... National High School All-American ... Won 5A No. 1 singles state title in 2009 and the 4A state doubles title in 2008 with Lancaster.

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