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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

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Mia Rabinowitz

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tenafly, N.J.
  • High School Laurel Springs School

Biography

Career Statistics

Singles Doubles
Season Overall Big Ten Overall Big Ten
2017-18 28-9 9-2 17-9 6-3
2018-19 14-11 7-3 19-7 9-2
2019-20 5-7 1-0 5-7 0-1
2020-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 47-27 17-5 41-23 15-6

Rankings History  

  • Career-High Singles Ranking: 69 (Sept. 11, 2018; Fall) 

Collegiate Honors  

  • 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete 
  • 2018 Fighting Illini Female Freshman of the Year 
  • 2x Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Week (2/18/20; 2/6/18) 
  • 2018 MVP* 

*team award 

Senior - 2021

Junior - 2019-20  

  • Paired with Sasha Belaya to clinch the doubles point over #5 Duke
  • Earned a doubles victory with Ashley Yeah over #50 Kansas
  • Claimed singles wins over two nationally ranked opponents
  • Secured the 4-1 victory over Purdue with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles
  • Had a season high ranking tied at 122 in the Fall (Sept. 17, 2019)
  • Named B1G Tennis Athlete of the Week (2/18/20)

Sophomore - 2018-19  

  • Clinched three match victories for the Illini
  • Picked up a singles victory over No. 63 Isabelle Boulais in Illinois' upset victory over No. 18 Ohio State
  • Defeated Texas A&M's No. 109 Tatiana Makarova in straight sets
  • Turned in an impressive 7-3 conference singles record
  • Paired with Asuka Kawai to accumulate a team-best 19 doubles victories on the season
  • Went 9-2 in doubles play during the conference slate

Freshman - 2017-18  

  • Fighting Illini Female Freshman of the Year
  • Clinched Illinois's 4-2 win over No. 11 Texas on February 2 and was the Illini's first win over a Top-20 opponent since 2012 
  • First Illini freshman to win a B1G weekly honor since 2004 
  • Led the Illini with a 21-5 mark in dual match play 
  • Clinched six doubles points 
  • Went on a 14-match singles winning streak and ended the season winning 14 out of her final 15 singles matches 

High School | Junior Tennis 

  • Ranked among the Top-35 prospects, No. 2 prospect in New Jersey 
  • Won multiple Empire Cup doubles tournaments 
  • No. 1 singles players to represent the United States at the 2017 Maccabiah Games 

Personal 

  • Daughter of Michal and Jon Rabinowitz 
  • Has one sister, Romi 
  • Chose Illinois because of the coaches, team and great tennis atmosphere 
  • Favorite athlete: Roger Federer 
  • Intends to major in recreation, sport and tourism 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior