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2014-15 Women's Tennis Roster
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William, Tiffany
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Tiffany William
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- Auburn-Montgomery
- Hometown:
- London, England
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
2014-15 (Senior)
Fall: Enjoyed a 9-3 record in fall play ... Defeated USC's Meredith Xepoleas 6-2, 6-2 when Xepoleas was ranked No. 79 ... Was the first Blue Raider since Jennifer Klaschka to be invited to the ITA All-Americans ... Went 4-0 in singles play at the Austin Peay Invite, where two of her wins came in third set tiebreaks ... William and doubles partner Nayara Moraes were 2-1 in doubles at the Invite, collecting wins at the No. 1 spot in the lineup against Southeast Missouri and Belmont.
Spring: William finished her last season at Middle Tennessee with a record of 13-7, all while playing the No. 1 spot in the lineup ... While ranked No. 67 at the time, she defeated Tennessee's Joanna Henderson 6-4, 7-5 ... Handed Georgia State's Niri Rasolomalala a loss in a third set tiebreak in a battle of two ranked players, as Rasolomalala was No. 102 in the country at the time ... Won five consecutive matches from Jan. 23-Feb. 7 ... She later reeled off seven straight victories from Feb. 27-Mar. 15 ... In the first round of the C-USA Championship, William and doubles partner Darya Shulzhanok took down WKU's Christopoulou/Granstrom 8-7 at No. 1 ... Compiled an 8-1 record in home singles matches and was 5-3 in doubles action ... Named All-Conference USA First Team Singles.
2013-14 (Junior)
Fall: Produced a 4-7 record in tournament singles and a 5-6 ledger in doubles play … Reeled off two straight wins with victories over Northern Arziona’s Jordan Denesik and Samford’s Kristin Lewis … Picked up two straight doubles wins twice, once with partner Sarah Sediri and with Jesse Grace.
Spring: Named the 2014 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year … Selected First Team All-Conference USA … Selected to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Named the MT Athletics Female Newcomer of the Year … Recorded a 22-12 overall record and a team-best 18-4 mark in dual action … Went 16-12 in doubles and 11-6 in the spring … Started off the 2014 season with nine straight victories (Jan. 25-March 7) … Earned C-USA Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 11 for a 5-0 week against Austin Peay and Lipscomb … Produced five straight wins on March 28 through April 5 … Won all three singles matches in the C-USA Championship … Knocked off Tulsa’s Yelena Nemchen, who ranked 116th nationally, in three-sets … Won three straight doubles matches with partner Jesse Grace (Feb. 28 – March 7) … Closed out the year with two straight wins in the Conference USA Championship with partner Nayara Moraes, including an upset over Tulsa’s Renata Kuricova and Marcelina Chicon.
Prior to MT:
Won two NAIA national championships with the Warhawks … Earned NAIA All-America honors in both 2012 and 2013 … Two-time first-team All-Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), taking home the conference championship both years at AUM … Won at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in the championship match vs. William Carey in 2013 … Went 7-0 between singles and doubles combined in the 2013 NAIA Tournament … Captured her final 11 matches of the 2013 season … Finished the spring 21-2 in singles play and 21-4 in doubles competition … It followed a freshman campaign in which she went 20-4 in singles and 17-9 in doubles.
Personal:
Full name is Tiffany Okpoho William ... Daughter of Esther Obong and William Okpoho … Has one brother, Mark … Majoring in Psychology.
Fall: Enjoyed a 9-3 record in fall play ... Defeated USC's Meredith Xepoleas 6-2, 6-2 when Xepoleas was ranked No. 79 ... Was the first Blue Raider since Jennifer Klaschka to be invited to the ITA All-Americans ... Went 4-0 in singles play at the Austin Peay Invite, where two of her wins came in third set tiebreaks ... William and doubles partner Nayara Moraes were 2-1 in doubles at the Invite, collecting wins at the No. 1 spot in the lineup against Southeast Missouri and Belmont.
Spring: William finished her last season at Middle Tennessee with a record of 13-7, all while playing the No. 1 spot in the lineup ... While ranked No. 67 at the time, she defeated Tennessee's Joanna Henderson 6-4, 7-5 ... Handed Georgia State's Niri Rasolomalala a loss in a third set tiebreak in a battle of two ranked players, as Rasolomalala was No. 102 in the country at the time ... Won five consecutive matches from Jan. 23-Feb. 7 ... She later reeled off seven straight victories from Feb. 27-Mar. 15 ... In the first round of the C-USA Championship, William and doubles partner Darya Shulzhanok took down WKU's Christopoulou/Granstrom 8-7 at No. 1 ... Compiled an 8-1 record in home singles matches and was 5-3 in doubles action ... Named All-Conference USA First Team Singles.
2013-14 (Junior)
Fall: Produced a 4-7 record in tournament singles and a 5-6 ledger in doubles play … Reeled off two straight wins with victories over Northern Arziona’s Jordan Denesik and Samford’s Kristin Lewis … Picked up two straight doubles wins twice, once with partner Sarah Sediri and with Jesse Grace.
Spring: Named the 2014 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year … Selected First Team All-Conference USA … Selected to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Named the MT Athletics Female Newcomer of the Year … Recorded a 22-12 overall record and a team-best 18-4 mark in dual action … Went 16-12 in doubles and 11-6 in the spring … Started off the 2014 season with nine straight victories (Jan. 25-March 7) … Earned C-USA Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 11 for a 5-0 week against Austin Peay and Lipscomb … Produced five straight wins on March 28 through April 5 … Won all three singles matches in the C-USA Championship … Knocked off Tulsa’s Yelena Nemchen, who ranked 116th nationally, in three-sets … Won three straight doubles matches with partner Jesse Grace (Feb. 28 – March 7) … Closed out the year with two straight wins in the Conference USA Championship with partner Nayara Moraes, including an upset over Tulsa’s Renata Kuricova and Marcelina Chicon.
Prior to MT:
Won two NAIA national championships with the Warhawks … Earned NAIA All-America honors in both 2012 and 2013 … Two-time first-team All-Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), taking home the conference championship both years at AUM … Won at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in the championship match vs. William Carey in 2013 … Went 7-0 between singles and doubles combined in the 2013 NAIA Tournament … Captured her final 11 matches of the 2013 season … Finished the spring 21-2 in singles play and 21-4 in doubles competition … It followed a freshman campaign in which she went 20-4 in singles and 17-9 in doubles.
Personal:
Full name is Tiffany Okpoho William ... Daughter of Esther Obong and William Okpoho … Has one brother, Mark … Majoring in Psychology.
MTSU Tennis Pro-Am 9/6/25
Tuesday, September 09
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 14, 2025: Women’s Tennis and Men’s Tennis
Monday, April 14
MTSU Women's Tennis vs WKU Recap on 04/08/25
Thursday, April 10
