2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Sydney Fitch
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, TX
- Height:
- 5-9
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Squadron:
- 6 Bull Six
Awards:
2023 ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award Finalist
2X All-Mountain West Singles
2X Academic All-Mountain West
2022-23 All-Mountain West Doubles
2020-21 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2X Mountain West Player of the Week
Senior | 2022-23:
2022-23 team captain … won three-straight on line one through a nonconference stretch which Included a pair of road wins at Creighton, North Dakota and a home win against Idaho - All won in straight sets … went 26-8 on the year in doubles, all played with partner Alexis Odom … in doubles, opened the fall season on a 6-0 run, earning a doubles main draw victory at the Bedford Cup (Sept. 17), and defeated top-seeded Arizona duo on the way to a second-place finish in a 16-team doubles draw at the Wildcat Invitational (Oct. 29) … ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award finalist … All-Mountain West singles and doubles selection.
Junior | 2021-22:
38-24 overall record ... 22-10 record in singles and 16-14 in doubles ... 15-7 record in dual singles and 8-10 in dual doubles ... Mountain West Player of the Week (2/2/2022) ... 6-3 record in MW singles.
Sophomore | 2020-21:
All-Mountain West Singles honoree and just the second in program history to earn all-MW as a sophomore ... posted 19-8 overall record ... went 11-1 in singles and 8-7 in doubles ... went 5-1 in singles in Mountain West play ... was 6-1 at No. 2 singles and 5-0 at No. 3 singles ... earned team Outstanding Singles Award ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Mountain West.
Freshman | 2019-20:
Posted 30-12 overall record ... tied for team-lead with 19 singles wins ... went 19-6 in singles and 11-6 in doubles ... went 9-3 in tournament singles and 10-3 in dual singles, primarily at #5 and #6 singles ... went 8-4 in tournament doubles and 3-2 in dual doubles ... Freshman of the Year nominee for the Air Force Athletics Bolt Awards ... Academic All-Mountain West.
High School: Tennis recruiting national ranking of #48 and ranked #1 in Texas … coach during high school was Phil Hendrie.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 … daughter of Johann and Angie Fitch … has a younger sister … uncle, Michael Hayes, is a 1993 USAFA grad … nickname is Syd … political science major ... future career plan intel AFSC ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “My uncle was a big part of the reason I came to the Academy, but I also wanted to be a part of something bigger and make a difference in the world.” … in the summer prior to her sophomore year, completed a summer academics class ... hobbies are reading and writing … began playing tennis at age six … credits her parents has having the biggest influence on her sports/tennis career … pre-match superstition is wearing her necklace for every match … favorite possession/gadget is her racquet … on her bucket list is to sky dive … on road trips, never forgets her book … dream vacation spot is Sydney, Australia … guilty pleasure is anything chocolate … favorite role model is her grandmother … something most people don't know about her is she hates swimming ... enjoys listening to Taylor Swift … favorite TV show is Friends … favorite movie is Forrest Gump … favorite class subject is English … favorite athlete is Roger Federer.
