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2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster

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Jade Hilton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ontario
  • High School Lorne Park Secondary School

Biography

Career StatisticsĀ 

Singles Doubles
Year
Overall
Big Ten
Overall
Big Ten
2014-15
16-12
4-3
7-9
0-1
2015-16 8-8 2-2 7-2 0-0
2016-17 6-8 1-0 4-6 0-0
2017-18 5-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
Career:
35-34
7-5
20-20
0-1

Collegiate HonorsĀ 

  • 2018 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2016 Academic All-Big TenĀ 
  • 2016 Big Ten Sportsmanship AwardĀ 
  • 2016 Scholar Athlete*Ā 
  • 2015 Scholar AthleteĀ 

*team awardĀ 

Senior - 2017-18

  • Competed in the fall season and earned a 5-6 overall singles record and 2-3 mark in doubles playĀ 

Junior - 2016-17

  • Posted a 6-8 overall record in singles, including a 1-0 mark in Big Ten play
  • Played the No. 5 and No. 6 spots
  • Partnered with Grace TapakĀ and Jerricka BooneĀ 

Sophomore - 2015-16

  • Went 8-8 overall in singles play
  • Worked to a 4-2 dual record individually, 2-2 in Big Ten play
  • Produced a 7-2 overall doubles record
  • Teamed up with Jaclyn Switkes for a dual match victory over IUPUI
  • Went 5-2 when working with Daniela Pedraza Novak during fall doubles play

Freshman - 2014-15

  • Worked to a 16-12 overall singles record
  • Posted a 4-3 record in Big Ten singles play
  • Went 7-9 overall in doubles action

Junior Tennis | Professional TennisĀ 

  • In her first Pro tournament in July 2014 at Evansville, made the round of sixteen in main draw winning her first WTA point
  • Canadian National doubles finalist in 2012 and 2013
  • Canadian Nationals singles quarter-finalist in 2013
  • Reached as high as top twenty in singles Nationally and top ten in doubles
  • Sixth place at Ontario Provincials
  • Doubles semi-finalist at the U18 ITF Canadian World Ranking Event 2 (October 2012)

High SchoolĀ 

  • Ran varsity track and cross country at Lorne Park Secondary School
  • ROPSSAA champion in 3000 meter as a junior and represented her school in cross country at the Provincial championships
  • Named team MVP in cross country
  • Named an Ontario Scholar
  • Earned honor roll all four years
  • Awarded the Principal's Platinum Award for Citizenship, Academics and Athletics

Personal

  • Daughter of Stuart and Lilly Hilton
  • Born on March 16, 1996
  • Native of Mississauga, Ontario
  • An accomplished singer-songwriter with several original compositions
  • Has performed live in a multitude of venues
  • Has one brother, Kurt, who studies Architecture at the University of Detroit-Mercy and is a member of the fencing team
  • Majoring in broadcast journalism

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Senior