Gala Mesochoritou

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Thessaloniki, Greece
High School:
Pinewood American International School

Senior (2023-24)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship for the first time in her career, reaching the second round
• Named the Big Ten Athlete of the Week one time
• Finished the season ranked No. 64 in singles by the ITA
• Compiled a 27-7 overall singles record
• Went 18-5 in dual matches, including a 7-0 record in Big Ten action
• Went 1-0 at No. 1, 6-2 at No. 2, 7-2 at No. 3 and 4-1 at No. 4 in singles play
• Saw limited doubles action, going 4-5 in doubles play
• Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship before falling to teammate and eventual champion Kari Miller

Junior (2022-23)
• Earned third varsity letter
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Finished the season ranked No. 113 in singles
• Went 20-7 in singles action, marking the first 20-win season of her career
• Held an 11-5 record in dual-match play, going 1-0 at No. 4, 3-5 at No. 5 and a perfect 7-0 at No. 6
• Clinched Michigan's win over Virginia (May 13) in the super regional round of the NCAA Tournament, recording a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6
• Clinched Michigan's 4-0 win at Northwestern (April 1) with a three-set win at No. 6
• Saw limited doubles action, holding a 3-3 overall record
• Went 2-1 in doubles dual-match play, going 1-0 at No. 2 with Julia Fliegner and 1-1 at No. 3 with Andrea Cerdan

Sophomore (2021-22)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Missed the fall season after suffering a knee injury late in her freshman season
• Went 13-7 on the season in singles, finishing with a 13-6 dual-match record
• Went 1-0 at No. 4, 1-1 at No. 5 and 11-5 at No. 6 in singles play

Freshman (2020-21)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Set a new program standard for winning percentage, going 17-0 in singles action
• Ended the season ranked No. 115 in singles by the ITA
• Went 3-0 at No. 4, 8-0 at No. 5 and 3-0 at No. 6 in singles for a 14-0 dual-match record
• Also held a 4-4 doubles record
• Missed the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament after suffering a knee injury

Prep/International
• Pinewood American International School of Thessaloniki (2020)
• Reached as high as No. 208 during juniors singles career and 1022 in the WTA
• Winner of Malta ITF U18 G4
• Winner of Belgrade G4
• Part of the U18 Greek National team in Klosters and the Summer Cup
• ITF Doubles Winner of Ioannina Cup G5, Malta G5, Montenegro G4 and Belgrade G4
• ITF doubles runner-up of Pancevo G2

Personal
• Birthday is June 23, 2001
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts - majoring in psychology

Career Statistics

Singles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten*	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2020-21	17-0	14-0	3-0	14-0	--	--	--	3-0	8-0	3-0
2021-22	13-7	13-6	0-1	8-0	--	--	--	1-0	1-1	11-5
2022-23	20-7	11-5	9-2	6-2	--	--	--	1-0	3-5	7-0
2023-24	27-7	18-5	9-2	7-0	1-0	6-2	7-2	4-1	--	--
Career	77-21	56-16	21-5	35-2	1-0	6-2	7-2	9-1	12-6	21-5

Doubles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten*	#1	#2	#3
2020-21	4-4	2-3	2-1	2-3	--	--	2-3
2021-22	0-5	0-3	0-2	0-3	--	--	0-3
2022-23	3-3	2-1	1-2	--	--	1-0	1-1
2023-24	4-5	4-1	0-4	3-1	0-1	2-0	2-0
Career	11-17	8-8	3-9	5-6	0-1	3-0	5-7