Lina Tammam

2024-25

• Compiled a 13-3 overall record playing every match at position two
• Finished tied for the most wins on the team for the year
• Went undefeated against MASC opponents
• Competed in the Ramsay Cup (CSA A-Division) for the second straight year, falling in the opening round
• Won seven straight matches from December 7 to February 15
• Recorded her 10th win of the season against No. 11 Tufts at the Howe Cup (3/7)
• Picked up an 6-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 win against Madison Ho of No. 4 Stanford, helping UVA finish in fifth place at the Howe Cup (3/9)
• Ended the season on a four-match win streak

2023-24

• CSA Second Team All-American, her first time earning All-America honors
• All-MASC First Team
• MASC All-Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Finished the season with a 12-7 record, playing primarily at position 2 with a 11-6 record at that position
• Had two 4 match win streaks, spanning from Nov. 4 – Nov. 17 and Dec. 3- Feb. 10
• Earned her first invitation to compete in the 16-player Ramsay Cup (CSA A-Division), falling in the first round
• Opened the season by playing at the 1 position for the first time, picking up an 11-7, 11-13, 11-6, 11-1 win against Jesse Brownwell of Georgetown (11/4)
• Tallied an 11-8, 11-6, 1-11, 11-9 win against Penn’s Sohaila Ismail at 2 (11/18)
• Went 6-2 in November and December
• Picked up her 10th win of the season during MASC Championship group play against Georgetown (2/10)
• Posted a 3-1 win against Princeton’s Liyen Teoh (2/17)

2022-23

• MASC Co-Rookie of the Year
• All-MASC First Team
• Played at 2 and 3 with a 10-4 record for the season
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background

• Competed at Alexandria Sporting Club from 2011-2022
• Placed third in the U19 divisions at the Gezira Open and the Maadi Open
• Advanced to the finals of the 2022 Madkour Academy Satellite
• Took the Ciaro Regional Open Championship in the U17 division
• Placed third at the Egyptian National Championships (U17)

Personal

• Full name Lina Sherif Tammam
• Has an older brother, Abdelrahman
• Has two older sisters, Zeina and Sarah, and a younger sister, Salm
• Enrolled in the McIntire School of Commerce