Career Statistics

Rankings History

Career-High Singles Ranking: 48 (Sept. 11, 2018; Fall) 

Collegiate Honors 

• 2018 First-Team All-Big Ten 
• 2018 ITA Midwest Regional Player to Watch 
• Big Ten Athlete of the Week (2/27/18) 
• 2018 Scholar-Athlete Award* 
• 2018 Player to Watch* 
• 2017-19 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2017 Briana Knue Fighting Illini Spirit Award*
• 2016-18 ITA Scholar-Athlete 
• 2016 Scholar Athlete-Athlete Award*

*team award 

Senior - 2018-19

• Clinched three Illinois victories, including Illinois' 4-0 sweep of Wisconsin in the B1G Tournament
• Clinched five doubles points on the year
• Took down No. 89 Jayci Goldsmith in Illinois' Valentine's Day win over Texas A&M
• Picked up a singles victory over Wake Forest's No. 96 Anna Ulyashchenko at the Blue Gray Tennis Classic

Junior - 2017-18

• Clinched six Illini victories, including a 4-3 victory over No. 22 Washington in a tiebreak in the third set 
• Clinched a team-best 11 doubles point with three different doubles partners 
• Became Illinois's first recipient of the ITA Midwest Regional Player to Watch award 
• Earned first singles ranking on February 20 
• Earned first B1G weekly honor on February 27 

Sophomore - 2016-17

• Posted a 15-12 mark in singles play, including a 6-3 record in the conference
• Played primarily the No. 3 and No. 4 spots
• Compiled a 16-7 record with partner Madie Baillon
• Played both No. 1 (2-2) and No. 2 (9-4) doubles
• Defeated the 56th-ranked pair of Nandini Das and Ariana Rahmanparast of Florida State 

Freshman - 2015-16

• Worked to an overall singles record of 15-8
• Went 10-4 in dual singles matches and 7-2 in Big Ten play
• Produced an overall mark of 9-7 in doubles play
• Teamed up with Daniela Pedraza Novak for a 3-2 reading in Big Ten play

Junior Tennis | High School

• Named First Coast High School "Player of the Year" at age 12
• 2013 Orange Bowl doubles champion (16 and under)
• 2013 Eddie Herr semifinalist (16 and under)

Personal

• Daughter of Michael and Kitty Switkes
• Has two older brothers, Sean and Sam
• Aunt Colleen O'Brien played tennis for the University of Florida
• Hobbies include ping-pong and tap dancing
• Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school
• Favorite athlete is Roger Federer because "He is a very classy and amazing tennis player."
• Lists her parents as the most influential people of her athletic career