Mahtani Commits to Wolverines in Early Signing Period
12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan head women's tennis coach Bitsy Ritt announced today (Thursday, Dec. 1) the signing of Tania Mahtani (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) to a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Wolverines in 2006-07.
Mahtani is currently listed at No. 45 nationally in the USTA Girl's 18-and-under singles rankings, and she has been ranked as high as No. 30 during her junior career. She also holds a No. 11 sectional ranking in the Southern California Girl's 18s. Mahtani has consistently earned top 30 national rankings in both Girl's 14s and 16s.
The No. 1 singles player at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Mahtani guided the Panthers to three Southern California Division I championship finals. She has been named the team's Most Valuable Player the past two seasons and was a first-team all-region selection all four years.
"We look forward to having Tania join our program next year," said Ritt. "Tania is an accomplished player with excellent potential to develop in college, an outstanding student and a great person. She will make a significant contribution to the program during her career."
Michigan will graduate two seniors at the conclusion of the 2005-06 campaign. Debra Streifler (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS) and Nina Yaftali (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS) will exhaust their eligibility at the end the season.
The Wolverines kick off 2006 by hosting the fourth annual Michigan Invitational Jan. 13-15 at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Contact: Marc Ressler (734) 763-4423
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