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University of California, Santa Barbara

2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang

Ali Benedetto

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Winnetka, Ill.
  • High School New Trier HS

Biography

2024-25: All-Big West First Team doubles selection with partner Amelia Honer…Made her Gaucho debut appearing in the doubles championship at the Women of Troy Invite with partner Marie Weissheim…Earned four wins at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships…Took six singles wins in the spring season to assist the Gauchos in their Big West regular-season title…Earned 10 doubles wins, including a 6-3 victory at the Big West Championship final and clinching the doubles point in the NCAA First Round. 

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA
2022-23: Named First Team All-Ivy League in singles ... Posted a 17-12 overall record in singles ... Went 13-4 in doubles matches ... Finished with a 13-6 record in the spring and registered a 4-1 record in Ivy League matches ... Posted an 8-3 record at line one and was 1-0 at line two ... Finished 7-0 in doubles matches with Olivia Mariotti.

2021-22: Named 2022 DI Women's Scholar-Athlete ... Competed at and won a singles match at ITA Regionals ... Posted the second most singles victories on the team on the season with 13 ... Tied for the third most doubles victories on the team with 14 ... Combined with Lindsey Hofflander to play 11 matches at No. 1 doubles, winning five.

2020-21: Did not compete for the Bears.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in tennis at New Trier High School … Three-time Conference and Sectional Champion ... Finished third in state singles as a senior ... Took fifth in state singles as junior ... Placed third in state doubles as a sophomore ... Qualified for state singles as a freshman ... Named All-Conference, All-Sectional and All-State ... Received the State Scholar Athlete Award and Outstanding Achievement at State Award ... Achieved the Honor Roll all four years ... Named Illinois State Scholar for Outstanding Academic Achievement (2020-21).
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa and John Benedetto … Her father competed in swimming at Purdue … Has two siblings, John, who plays tennis at Case Western Reserve University, and Quentin, who plays soccer at Connecticut College ... Achieved ITA Academic All-American freshman and sophomore year ... Will be pursuing her masters in Technology Management ... Her most memorable sports moment was clinching the deciding match in 2023 to claim second in the Ivy League ... Her favorite sports team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Her favorite food is a lobster roll ... Her favorite artist is Zach Bryan.

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