Erin O'Connor
5'9''
Height
Freshman
Class
Greenwich, Conn.
Hometown
Sacred Heart Greenwich
High School
2023-24
- Finished the season with a 5-1 record, playing positions 8 and 9
- Started the season with a 5 match win streak
- Picked up a 3-0 win against Georgetown’s Caroline Wilcox at 9 in the season-opener (11/4)
- Battled Zayna Usman of Dartmouth to a 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10 victory at 9 (12/3)
- Improved to 4-0 on the season with dominant victories at Dickinson and Denison, winning 11-3, 11-2, 11-0 and 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 at position 8 (1/20)
- Won 3-0 at 9 in the first match of the MASC Championship group-stage match against Franklin and Marshall to run her win streak to five straight (2/9)
- Won a five-game exhibition match against Georgetown in the second match of group play at the MASC championships
- MASC All-Academic Team
- CSA Scholar-Athlete
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Voted the Teammate of the Year at the Hoos Choice Awards
2022-23
- Finished the season 4-1
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22
- Named UVA squash’s most improved player
- Compiled an overall record of 10-5 for the Cavaliers this season
- Tallied three victories over top-10 opponents
- Won three matches at the MASC Championships
- Secured a three-game victory over No. 4 Columbia’s Megan Myerson at the CSA Team Championships
- Made her delayed collegiate debut in the season-opener at Yale, playing at No. 7
- Picked up her first collegiate victory with a three-game win against Jannia Singh at No. 7 in the Cavaliers’ upset of No. 4 Columbia
2020-21
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Did not compete due to the COVID-19 cancelation of the season
Background
- Named a 2019 Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honoree
- Named a 2017 and 2018 Fairchester Athletic Association All-League honorable mention honoree
- 2019 GU19 William T. Ketcham Jr. recipient for having the largest ranking increase during the 2018-19 season and for competing at the National Juniors
- Placed third in her draw at the 2019 New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Championships
- Named the 2019 Most Accomplished Athlete for Sacred Heart Greenwich
- Five-time varsity letterwinner served as captain for 2019-20
Personal
- Commerce major
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS | |
Year | Overall |
2021-22 | 10-5 |
2022-23 | 4-1 |
2023-24 | 5-1 |
Total | 19-7 |