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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

Tanja Skalda

Tanja Skalda

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
  • High School:
    McAuliffe School of Arts and Sciences (Longwood)
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

2020-21:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... also was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... went 2-1 at No. 4 singles and 2-1 at No. 2 doubles ... recorded a 6-2, 6-0 singles win vs. Lake Superior State (9/8), along with a 7-5 triumph in doubles ... notched a third-set singles victory (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) over Michigan Tech (9/29) ... tallied a 6-2 doubles win against Ashland (10/5) ... squad had already qualified for the NCAA Championships as the winner of the GLIAC Tournament ... final seven matches and NCAA Championships canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2018-19:  Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... finished the season with a 4-4 mark in singles matches and an overall record of 1-4 in doubles matches ... competed at No. 5 singles vs. Walsh in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament ... played Grand Valley State in the second round of the Midwest Regional ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2017-18 (Longwood):  Finished her freshman season tied for the most wins on the squad with an 11-9 record ... went 8-3 at the fifth flight ... led the team in Big South Conference wins ... finished the season on a 7-4 stretch including a 6-2, 6-2 win in the Big South Conference opening round that sparked a Lancer comeback win ... earned Longwood Scholar-Athlete honors.

High School:  A 2017 graduate of McAuliffe School of Arts and Science ... also spent time at the Sotogrande International School ... played Landesliga for her German team, going unbeaten … was as a top-10 player in the state of Bavaria, a top-100 in Germany and top-900 in Europe in her age circuit … has experience as a volunteer with Animals in Need when she lived in Spain taking care of abused and injured cats, dogs, horses and other such animals and pets.

Personal:  Full name--Tanja M. Skalda ... born on March 22, 1999, in Berlin, Germany ... daughter of Stephan and Sibylle Skalda … has three older siblings, Maria, Alexander and Katharina … is majoring in Public Health with a minor in Biology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2018.

 
Tanja Skalda's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 ITA Regional GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2018-19 - 0-2 0-1 1-1 - - 1-4
2019-20% - 2-1 - 3-1 - - 5-2
Career - 2-3 0-1 4-2 - - 6-6
 
 
Tanja Skalda's Career Singles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 ITA Regional GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2018-19 - - - 2-0 2-3 - 0-1 0-1 0-1 4-4
2019-20% - - - 2-1 - - 1-1 - - 3-2
Career - - - 4-1 2-3 - 1-2 0-1 0-1 7-6

* - Included in flight record
% - Season cut short due to COVID-19

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'8"

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'8"

  • 2020-21Senior

    5'8"