Adetayo Adetunji
Availability status: Committed
University: University of Delaware
Country: Nigeria (US Citizen as well)
Date of birth: 18th December 2000
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 165 lbs
Sex: Female
School: British International Distance School
Graduation Year: 2018
College Enrollment Year: 2018
Qualifications:
High School Grades: French: A, English: B, Geography: B, Accounting: B, Maths: C, Business: C;
SAT: 1180
Top 5 Tournament Finishes:
Winner ITF Grade 4 West African Championship
Quarterfinalist ITF Grade 3 Brooklyn Union Axnosis Championship
Quarterfinalist ITF Grade 4 GN Junior Tournament
Semifinalist ITF Grade 5 Mozambique
Quarterfinalist Youth Commonwealth Games
Total Tournaments Entered (2017): 15 ITF Juniors / 2 ITF
Biggest Tennis accomplishments: Winner of an ITF Grade 4 Tournament
Tournament Wins (ITF): ITF Grade 4 (Singles), ITF Grade 5 (Doubles)
UTR Ranking: 9.22
ITF Ranking: 392
TENNIS RECORDS THIS YEAR
Season – Singles Wins (ITF): 18
Season – Singles Losses (ITF): 11
Season – Doubles Wins (ITF): 9
Season – Doubles Losses (ITF): 11
Name your best ever tournament: Winner ITF Grade 4 West African Championship
Name the 5 strongest players you have beaten: Sara El Ghazouly (UTR 10), Lara Van Der Merwe (UTR 9), Marne Dercksen (UTR 9), Linda Eloundou (UTR 9), Carmine Becoude (UTR 9)
Tennis Team Selections: Nigerian National Team
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
tenacious, strategic, focused, competitive, adaptable
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
Winning my first ITF tournament was very eye-opening. I was extremely happy and proud of myself!
Goals:
Academics are very important to me, so I want to get a great university degree all while playing competitive tennis at the highest possible level!
Anything else we should know?
I am both a Nigerian and American citizen. I played Netball for several years and also competed on the track and field team in high school!