Annabelle Xu
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2024 ITA Singles All-American
2023-24
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- ITA Singles All-American
- First Team All-ACC in singles
- Named as an alternate for the NCAA Singles Championship, moving into the main draw via withdrawls
- Picked up two wins in the NCAA Singles Championship (No. 14 Sofia Cabezas of Tennessee and No. 21 Vic Allen of Florida State) to advance to the Round of 16
- Career-best No. 44 singles ranking at the end of the season
- 23-11 in singles including a 7-3 mark at No. 1 and 5-2 at No. 2
- Went 15-15 in doubles
- Picked up the highest-ranked singles win of her career against No. 9 Alexa Noel of Miami (4/12). Noel went on to win the NCAA Singles Championship in May
- Doubles finalist at the ITA All-American (partnering with Mélodie Collard), picking up three wins against teams ranked in the top 25
- Finalist in consolation doubles at the ITA Fall National Championships
- Advanced to the qualifying final in singles at the ITA All-American (10/3)
- Ranked No. 71 in the ITA Preseason Singles Rankings
- Ranked No. 46 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings, moving up to No. 13 in the final fall rankings and reaching a career-best No. 9 ranking (2/20)
- ACC Top VI Award recipient for dedication to community service and outreach programs
- CSC Academic All-Region
- All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
- Went 15-3 in singles and 17-7 in doubles
- Ranked No. 52 in the preseason doubles rankings with Julia Adams
- Won her collegiate debut, topping Sophie Abrams of NC State at the Wahoowa Invitational (9/16)
- Won a gold medal competing in the mixed team competition at the 2022 Canada Games. She and fellow Cavalier Melodie Collard played on team Quebec (8/14)
- Picked up ranked wins against No. 49 Lily Jones of Michigan (2/10) and No. 51 Kailey Evans on San Diego (2/12) at ITA Indoors
- Was on a six-match win streak in singles (1/20-2-12) before being sidelined with an injury
- Returned to singles play after a two month month absence by picking up a win against No. 71 Abigail Rencheli of NC State (4/14)
- Went 8-0 in singles in dual matches during the regular season
- All-ACC Academic Team
- ITA Scholar Athlete
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
JUNIORS AND HIGH SCHOOL
- Career-best junior ranking of No. 21
- Reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2022 Junior French Open
- Closed out her juniors career with a run to the semifinals in doubles at the 2022 Junior US Open
- Has played in all four Junior Slams, advancing to the second round of the 2021 Junior US Open and the 2022 US Junior Australian Open
- Has competed in four main draws of ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments, advancing to the finals of the 15K in Norman, Okla. in October 2021
- Won the U18 Junior Nationals in her native Canada
- Partnered with her soon-to-be UVA teammate Melodie Collard in doubles during the 2019 Junior Fed Cup, going 2-0 in Round-Robin Group 3 play
- Has three junior singles titles under her belt, most recently winning a title in 2021 in San Jose, Costa Rica
- Has won four junior doubles championships
- Runner-up in singles earlier at the 2022 Grade A tournament in Cricluma, Brazil
- Doubles finalist in November of 2021 in Merida, Mexico
PERSONAL
• Enrolled in McIntire School of Commerce
CAREER STATS
SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||
Year | Overall | Dual | ACC | Overall | Dual | ACC |
2022-23 | 15-3 | 10-1 | 1-0 | 17-7 | 11-3 | 1-1 |
2023-24 | 23-11 | 12-5 | 11-6 | 15-15 | 6-6 | 2-3 |
TOTALS | 38-14 | 22-6 | 12-6 | 32-22 | 17-9 | 3-4 |