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Amber O'Dell

5'7''
Height
Junior
Class
New Milford, N.J.
Hometown
West Rock Tennis Academy
High School
Amber O'Dell - Women's Tennis - Virginia Cavaliers

2021-22 (Senior Season)

  • Finished her career with 59 singles wins and 67 in doubles
  • Picked up two wins against ranked doubles teams at ITA Indoors, topping No. 6 Briggs and Zein from Florida 6-1 and No. 13 Crawley and Scotty from UNC 6-3 while partnering with Emma Navarro (2/13)
  • Won three of her last four singles matches to close out the regular season
  • Moved up to a career best No. 7 doubles ranking, partnering with Emma Navarro (2/24)
  • Finished the season ranked No. 26 in doubles with Navarro
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (Junior Season)

  • Ranked No. 104 in singles in the Preseason ITA rankings
  • Ranked as high as No. 41 in doubles with Vivian Glozman, finishing the year ranked No. 3 in the Atlantic Region
  • Had the clinching victory in the ACC quarterfinals against Duke, winning a three-setter against Margaryta Bilokin on Court 5 (4/23)
  • Finished the year with a 10-10 mark in singles, with a 9-4 record at No. 6
  • Went 7-4 in doubles in conference matches, playing at No. 3 with Vivian Glozman
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Sophomore Season)

  • Posted a 15-15 mark in singles play, including six wins in dual action
  • Started the year with a season-high singles ranking of No. 77 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings
  • Posted a 17-10 mark in doubles, including an 8-7 mark when partnered with Gullickson
  • Reached a season-high ranking of No. 41 in doubles with Gullickson
  • Advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Atlantic Regional in singles
  • Runner-up in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional with Munera
  • Went 3-1 in singles at the Wahoowa Invitational to open the fall season
  • Three wins over nationally-ranked foes with No. 20 Valentina Ivanov being the highest-ranked player defeated in singles action in a win over No. 16 California at the ITA Kickoff
  • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19 (Freshman Season)

  • Named ITA Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year
  • 23-15  in singles with a 15-11 mark in dual play and 8-5 in ACC play
  • Reached a high ranking of No. 68 in singles (3/19) in the ITA rankings
  • Went 18-15 in doubles action, including a 16-14 mark with Chloe Gullickson
  • Defeated then-No. 1 pairing of Leduc/Navarro at Clemson (3/1)
  • Named ACC Player of the Week (3/23)
  • Defeated No. 20 Cameron Morra of UNC and No. 29 Brienne Minor of Michigan in singles

HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIOR CAREER

  • Ranked as high as No. 4 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net and in RPI, top player in New Jersey and No. 2 player in the Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Two-time national selection G16 Championship
  • Two-time national selection G18 Championship
  • G16 Orange Bowl Doubles Finalist
  • G16 Eddie Herr Doubles Champion
  • G16 Clay Court Championships Silver Ball and Finalist
  • G18 National Indoor Championships Doubles Champion
  • G18 National Indoor Singles Championship – 5th Place Finish
  • 2018 Top 3 Eastern in G18
  • Top 3 Eastern in G16 and G18 in back-to-back seasons

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Clark and Rondi O’Dell
  • Has an older sister, Brittany, and an older brother, Joseph
  • Major: American Studies
  • Recipient of the 2021-2022 Nancy Wachtel Shrier Endowed Scholarship for Women’s Tennis
SINGLES DOUBLES
Year Overall Dual ACC Overall Dual ACC
2018-19 23-15 15-11 8-5 18-15 9-12 6-7
2019-20 15-15 6-8 2-4 17-10 7-6 1-4
2020-21 10-10 10-8 6-6 11-8 9-6 7-4
2021-22 11-12 7-7 4-5 21-11 16-9 7-4
Career 59-52 38-34 20-20 67-44 41-33 21-19