2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster

Brienne Minor
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mundelein, Ill.
- High School:
- Carmel
At Michigan
• 2017 NCAA Singles National Champion
• 2017 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• Four-time ITA All-American, the most citations in Michigan history
• Four-time All-Big Ten
• Graduates with 110 singles wins, ranking seventh all-time at Michigan
• Reached the national championship match of the 2019 NCAA Doubles Tournament with Kate Fahey
Senior (2018-19)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• ITA All-American (doubles)
• All-Big Ten
• Participated in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
• Ended the season ranked No. 53 in singles and No. 7 in doubles with Kate Fahey
• Compiled a 30-7 singles mark, going 20-4 in dual matches
• Went 6-1 at No. 2, 12-3 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 4 in singles dual-match action
• Held a 27-13 doubles record, highlighted by a 14-1 record at No. 1 with Kate Fahey and 24-4 overall record with Fahey
• Reached the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships
• Won the ITA Midwest Regional doubles title with Kate Fahey
• Competed at the ITA All-American (doubles) and ITA Fall National Championships (singles and doubles)
Junior (2017-18)
• Earned third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• Michigan's female Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Made her return to the lineup on Feb. 1, playing doubles
• Finished with an 11-7 record in singles play, going 8-1 in Big Ten action
• Went 3-0 at the Big Ten Tournament, helping Michigan win its second title in program history
• Compiled a 12-7 record in doubles
• Did not compete during the fall season after recovering from a pair of knee procedures
Sophomore (2016-17)
• Earned second varsity letter
• 2017 NCAA Singles Champion, the first in program and Big Ten women's tennis history
• Named 2016-17 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year, becoming the second women's tennis athlete to earn the honor
• ITA All-American
• All-Big Ten
• Nominee for Honda Award
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week twice
• Ended the season ranked No. 9 by the ITA, the second-highest year-end ranking for a Wolverine in school history
• Ended the season on a nine-match winning streak in singles, closing with a 33-6 overall record
• Dropped just two sets and defeated three top-16 seeds in her run to the singles national title
• Went 19-5 in dual matches (6-3 at No. 1, 13-2 at No. 2)
• Won at No. 1 over Vanderbilt's No. 4-ranked Astra Sharma (Feb. 11)
• Ended the season with four wins over top-10 players
• Compiled a 26-15 record in doubles, going 22-10 with Mira Ruder-Hook, 4-4 with Chiara Lommer and 0-1 with Kate Fahey
Freshman (2015-16)
• Earned first varsity letter
• 2016 ITA All-America (singles and doubles) -- only second player in school history to earn both in a season
• All-Big Ten
• Finished the season ranked No. 19 in singles after going 36-10
• Finished second on the single-season list for singles wins
• Won the ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 24-27)
• Finished runner-up in the backdraw at ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (Nov. 12-15)
• Competed in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
• Defeated No. 1 Aldila Sutjiadi and Mami Adachi in a 4-3 win over Kentucky (Jan. 24)
• Defeated No. 1 Whitney Kay and Hayley Carter in a 5-2 upset win over North Carolina (Feb. 20)
• Defeated No. 4 Danielle Collins 7-5, 6-0 at No. 10 Virginia (Mar. 12)
• Defeated No. 9 Stephanie Wagner 6-2, 6-4 en route to a 4-2 win over No. 11 Miami
• Defeated No. 22 Caroline Brinson 6-3, 6-1 in a 4-2 loss against No. 2 Georgia (Feb. 6)
• Beat No. 52 Jessica Golovin 6-4, 6-3 in a 4-2 win against No. 18 LSU (Feb. 7)
Prep
• Carmel Catholic High School
• Did not play high school tennis during her junior year
National/International
• National Team Championships 2014 and 2015
• National Spring Team Championships 2015
• Marian Wood Baird Midwest Team Cup 2012-2015
• Intersectional Team Championships 2013
• Zonal Team Championships 2007, 2008, 2010-2012
• Midwest Team Cup 2008, 2009, 2011
Senior 2014
• 34-0 record
• ESCC regular season and tournament champion
• ESCC Play of the Year
• Carmel Catholic High School Team MVP
• IHSA Sectional and State Champion
• IHSA First Team Selection Girls' Tennis
• Carmel High School Athlete of the Year
Sophomore 2012
• 38-3 record
• ESCC regular season and tournament champion
• ESCC Player of the Year
• Carmel Catholic High School Team MVP
• Carmel High School Athlete of the Year
• IHSA Sectional Champion
• State Championship quarterfinalist
Freshman 2011
• 34-4 record
• Carmel Catholic High School Team MVP
• IHSA Sectional Champion
• State Championship Round of 16
Personal
• Full name is Brienne Alexandra Minor
• 11/25/1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in Sports Management
Career Statistics
Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
2015-16 | 36-10 | 20-6 | 16-4 | 8-3 | 1-0 | 12-6 | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- |
2016-17 | 33-6 | 19-5 | 14-1 | 9-2 | 6-3 | 13-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2017-18 | 11-7 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 8-1 | -- | 3-4 | 8-3 | -- | -- | -- |
2018-19 | 30-7 | 20-4 | 10-3 | 9-1 | -- | 6-1 | 12-3 | 2-0 | -- | -- |
Career | 110-30 | 70-22 | 40-8 | 34-7 | 7-3 | 34-13 | 27-6 | 2-0 | -- | -- |
Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 |
2015-16 | 27-10 | 16-7 | 11-3 | 6-4 | 16-7 | -- | -- |
2016-17 | 26-15 | 18-7 | 8-8 | 8-2 | 1-2 | 17-5 | -- |
2017-18 | 12-7 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 8-6 | 4-1 | -- |
2018-19 | 27-16 | 16-7 | 11-9 | 9-1 | 14-1 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
Career | 92-48 | 62-28 | 30-20 | 28-11 | 39-16 | 23-11 | 0-1 |
* Big Ten Conference dual-match record (regular season)