2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Biography
• All-Ivy first team, singles (2018)
• All-Ivy first team, doubles (2018)
As a senior (2017-18)
Dual season
• Became first Cornell women’s tennis player to ever be named to All-Ivy League first team in both singles and doubles in same year.
• Anchored lineup, competing exclusively at No. 1 position in both singles and doubles.
• Led team in victories with 9-9 record in singles, including two straight-set victories against Yale and Brown in final weekend to finish league slate 3-4.
• 10-7 in doubles with two different partners.
• Competing with Ananya Dua, was 4-2 in Ivy League matches — including 6-1 victory against nationally-ranked entrants from Princeton on April 6.
• Finished career 47-27 in singles and 48-26 in doubles.
• Served as captain for second straight year.
Fall tournaments
• 9-5 in singles, including a team's only trip into Round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals.
• Finished in second place in 'A' Singles at Cissie Leary Invitational.
• 4-5 in doubles, with all but one match alongside Mariko Iinuma.
As a junior (2016-17)
Dual season
• Captained team to historic season, culminating in program's first Ivy League title, national ranking of No. 49 and matching of program record with 15 dual-match victories.
• Presented team's Captain's Award and Iron Woman Award, which is given annually to squad's hardest worker in the weight room.
• Posted sterling 14-4 record in singles, primarily from No. 3 position, and also had team’s best winning percentage among regular competitors in doubles with 13-5 record.
• All but two of doubles matches came alongside Mariko Iinuma at No. 2 spot, resulting in 3-3 mark in Ivy League play.
Fall tournaments
• 9-5 in singles with a trip into the Round of 64 at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals.
• Also 9-5 in doubles — including 8-2 mark when teamed with Iinuma, including team-best run into the quarterfinal round of regionals.
As a sophomore (2015-16)
Dual season
• Presented team's Most Improved Player award after finishing season on remarkable 12-match winning streak in singles.
• Competing exclusively from lower half of the order, 15-7 overall in singles and perfect 7-0 in Ivy League matches.
• Fought back for three-set win to clinch the victory April 1 at Harvard.
• Also led team in doubles victories with a 15-8 record, all from the No. 2 position while paired with Alexandra D'Ascenzo or Lizzie Stewart.
Fall tournaments
• 11-2 in singles and 3-4 in doubles.
• Won 'B' Singles bracket of Cornell Invitational in September, then finished second in 2nd Singles bracket at West Point Invitational.
As a freshman (2014-15)
Dual season
• Led all Cornell freshmen in singles victories with 9-7 record, with all but one appearance coming from lower half of the order.
• 4-3 in Ivy League play, including come-from-behind three-set victory over to help team clinch a victory against Harvard.
• 10-6 in doubles, including strong 5-1 mark in Ancient Eight matches while paired with Lizzie Stewart.
Fall tournaments
• 5-5 in singles and 9-1 in doubles
• Teamed up with Dena Tanenbaum to win the 'A' doubles bracket title at the Cornell Fall Invitational.
Prior to Cornell
• Listed as four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 78th nationally among classmates before enrolling at Cornell.
• Helped Lake Nona HS to second-place finish at the state championships in 2011.
• As a junior, became Florida District 2A Overall Singles Champion and Overall Doubles Runner-Up to earn class' Player Of the Year honors.
• Received All-Metro Player Award four times and was named to first team twice.
• Two-time team Most Valuable Player and served as captain during senior year.
• Member of National Honor Society and was recognized for academic excellence with Asian Association.
Personal
• Priyanka Shah is the daughter of Shrenik and Amruta Shah, and she has two sisters.
• Older sister, Nisha, competed with Towson University tennis team.
• Enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration.
Statistics
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