Megan Pritchard
| School: |
UTEP |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Ontario |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
HB Beal Secondary |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Sunday, June 24, 1990 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
38-54 |
| Doubles Record: |
43-39 |
007-08 (Junior) Displayed her mental toughness and leadership by fighting through an ankle injury on the way to winning 11 matches ... four of her victories were of the three-set variety ... twice enjoyed unbeaten streaks of here matches while also notching consecutive wins on two occasions ... picked up three successive straight set triumphs on the way to advancing to the championship of the Flight Three Singles at the campaign-opening Miners Invite ...strong showing at the UNF Invite, derailing a pair of players before bowing out in the semifinals of the main draw ... paired up with Weronika Bloczynska to post a mark of 9-8 on at the year in doubles play ... included among record was an effort of 6-4 at No. 1 doubles member of the C-USA Academic Honor Roll, one of six Miners to be so distinguished.
2006-07 (Sophomore) Versatile sophomore who played at three different singles positions ... was 1-0 at No. 4 singles, 10-9 at No. 5 singles and 1-0 at No. 6 singles ... the 12 dual match wins tied her for second on the squad ... making it even more impressive is that she started dual play at 1-5 ... responded by claiming seven straight and nine of 10 ... voted as Team MVP by the coaching staff ... second on squad with 18 wins, trailing only All Conference USA performer Weronika Bloczynska ... joined forces with Bloczynska to comprise UTEP's top doubles pair which fashioned an 8-6 record at No. 1 singles ... effort included 8-2 stretch during the middle of the season.
2005-06 (Freshman) Spent half of the season occupying the No. 1 doubles slot with Danielle King ... overall, Pritchard recorded an individual doubles record of 7-11 ... when teamed with King, however, pair was 7-6 ... duo ran off five straight victories to christen dual-match play ... picked up her first collegiate win over Southwest region foe Marine deBourqueney of Texas-Pan American in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5 ... effort helped the Miners dispatch UTPA, 6-1 ... knocked off Jill Smith of Utah State, 6-4, 7-6 (8) to help UTEP improve to 3-2 on the season ... missed six matches due to a knee injury.
Prior To UTEP Played tennis her junior and seniors seasons at HB Beal Secondary School for coach Walzak ... went 17-2 in singles as a junior and 12-1 as a senior ... as a senior, led Beal to a third-place finish in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations ... Beal claimed fourth in the OFSAA the year before ... also played varsity badminton, basketball, track and volleyball ... named Team MVP as a sophomore in basketball, badminton and volleyball ... received the Athlete of the Year award in badminton and tennis after her junior year ... named to the honor roll all four years of high school ... ranked 18th in singles and 24th in doubles in the Ontario province ... reached the finals of the Women's Summer Open ... captured the doubles title in the Summer Bowl Open and was runner-up in mixed doubles ... also recruited by Hawaii, New Orleans and Ohio.
Personal Full name is Megan Lindsay Pritchard ... born on June 24, 1987, in London, Ontario ... daughter of Wayne and Helena Pritchard ... has an older brother, Andrew ... majors in marketing, with a minor in graphic design ... began playing competitive tennis in 2003 ... lists Pete Sampras as her favorite tennis player.
