2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Benhadi, Ghita
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Ghita Benhadi
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fes, Morocco
- High School:
- Lycée Paul Valery
Bio
2018-19: Junior season…Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Finished with an 11-19 singles record, primarily in the No. 2 spot, and a 14-11 doubles record, splitting time in the No. 1 and No. 2 position with Cristina Corte Gonzalez… Won three-straight doubles matches from Feb. 9 to Feb. 23…Posted a 4-1 record at No. 2 doubles throughout the year...ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete.
2017-18: Sophomore season…Finished with a 14-12 singles record and a 15-10 doubles record playing primarily in the No. 1 spot with Kendra Bunch…Had a season-long winning streak of four in singles and three in doubles…Named CAA Player of the Week on April 3...Helped the Dragons to their first-ever win over city rival Temple with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles and a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles…Advanced to the Flight A Doubles Championship at the Cissie Leary Invitational… Reached the semifinals of Flight 1 Doubles at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…Notched first and second round doubles victories at the ITA Regionals…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient
2016-17: Freshman season…Finished with a 17-14 record playing primarily Nos. 2 and 3 singles and a 21-11 record playing primarily No. 2 doubles with Kendra Bunch…Named Colonial Athletic Association Performer of the Week on Feb. 22…Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Helped the Dragons to a 16-9 record, breaking the single-season team mark for wins…Advanced to the third round of the singles main draw and the second round of the doubles main draw at the ITA Northeast Regionals…Beat the tournament’s No. 17 seed, Marsha Trilou of Syracuse, in the second round, 6-3, 6-2…Victorious with partner Bunch over Binghamton in the ITA first round, 8-2…Earned a 6-3, 7-5 singles win and a 7-5 doubles win to push Drexel past Hofstra for its first win at the CAA Championships since 2012…Won 6-2, 6-1 in singles to help the Dragons to their first-ever win against College of Charleston…Had a season-long winning streak of six in singles and five in doubles…Picked up her first collegiate win with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Lin Robertson of Loyola (Md.) at the Quinnipiac Invitational…Earned a first-round victory over Ashley Zhu of Penn in Flight A singles and won twice in Flight A doubles consolation rounds at the Cissie Leary Invitational…Won the Flight 2 doubles title and met Bunch in the Flight 2 singles final at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…Advanced to the third round in Flight B doubles at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
Background: Attended Lycee Paul Valery in Meknes, Morocco…Moroccan junior champion in 2015…Moroccan champion in 2012 and 2013…Reached the semifinals in singles and was crowned champion in doubles at the African Junior Championships...Member of the Fed Cup team…Four-time participant in the WTA La Princesse Lalla Meryem Grand Prix event in Rabat…Also a member of the swim team in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Mohamed and Raha Benhadi…Oldest of three children…Planning to major in international business.
Career Record
Through Spring 2018
2018-19: 11-19 | 14-11
2017-18: 14-12 | 15-10
2016-17: 17-14 | 21-11
Total: 42-45 | 50-32
2017-18: Sophomore season…Finished with a 14-12 singles record and a 15-10 doubles record playing primarily in the No. 1 spot with Kendra Bunch…Had a season-long winning streak of four in singles and three in doubles…Named CAA Player of the Week on April 3...Helped the Dragons to their first-ever win over city rival Temple with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles and a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles…Advanced to the Flight A Doubles Championship at the Cissie Leary Invitational… Reached the semifinals of Flight 1 Doubles at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…Notched first and second round doubles victories at the ITA Regionals…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient
2016-17: Freshman season…Finished with a 17-14 record playing primarily Nos. 2 and 3 singles and a 21-11 record playing primarily No. 2 doubles with Kendra Bunch…Named Colonial Athletic Association Performer of the Week on Feb. 22…Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Helped the Dragons to a 16-9 record, breaking the single-season team mark for wins…Advanced to the third round of the singles main draw and the second round of the doubles main draw at the ITA Northeast Regionals…Beat the tournament’s No. 17 seed, Marsha Trilou of Syracuse, in the second round, 6-3, 6-2…Victorious with partner Bunch over Binghamton in the ITA first round, 8-2…Earned a 6-3, 7-5 singles win and a 7-5 doubles win to push Drexel past Hofstra for its first win at the CAA Championships since 2012…Won 6-2, 6-1 in singles to help the Dragons to their first-ever win against College of Charleston…Had a season-long winning streak of six in singles and five in doubles…Picked up her first collegiate win with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Lin Robertson of Loyola (Md.) at the Quinnipiac Invitational…Earned a first-round victory over Ashley Zhu of Penn in Flight A singles and won twice in Flight A doubles consolation rounds at the Cissie Leary Invitational…Won the Flight 2 doubles title and met Bunch in the Flight 2 singles final at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…Advanced to the third round in Flight B doubles at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
Background: Attended Lycee Paul Valery in Meknes, Morocco…Moroccan junior champion in 2015…Moroccan champion in 2012 and 2013…Reached the semifinals in singles and was crowned champion in doubles at the African Junior Championships...Member of the Fed Cup team…Four-time participant in the WTA La Princesse Lalla Meryem Grand Prix event in Rabat…Also a member of the swim team in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Mohamed and Raha Benhadi…Oldest of three children…Planning to major in international business.
Career Record
Through Spring 2018
2018-19: 11-19 | 14-11
2017-18: 14-12 | 15-10
2016-17: 17-14 | 21-11
Total: 42-45 | 50-32
Drexel's Autocomplete With Tennis Coach Mehdi Rhazali
Tuesday, March 18
2018-2019 All Sport Highlight
Thursday, May 23
Men's Tennis Takes Down La Salle 6-1
Thursday, February 15
Drexel Top 10 Plays Presented by IBX on April 25, 2017
Tuesday, April 25
