2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster
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Providence, Ryshena
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Ryshena Providence
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Yeadon, Pa.
- High School:
- Agnes Irwin
Bio
2016-17: Finished with an 11-9 record playing primarily No. 6 singles and a 12-13 record playing primarily No. 1 doubles with Clary Rodriguez Cruz…named Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Performer of the Week on Feb. 15…helped the Dragons to a 16-9 (2-3 CAA) record on the year, breaking the single-season team mark for wins…advanced to the third round of the doubles main draw at ITA Northeast Regionals…beat an NJIT duo, 8-4, in the first round before outlasting a UMass pair in the second, 8-7 (8)…earned a 6-4, 6-1 win to push Drexel past Hofstra for its first win at the CAA Championships since 2013…had a season-long winning streak of four in singles and five in doubles…earned a consolation round win in Flight B singles over Ananya Dua of Cornell at the Cissie Leary Invitational…picked up a Flight 3 singles victory and won the Flight 1 doubles consolation title at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…picked up a win in both Flight C singles and Flight A doubles at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...recorded a 14-10 singles record, playing primarily in the Nos. 4-6 positions…went 14-7 in doubles, playing primarily with Erin Bowsher in the No. 3 position…finished runner-up for the Flight D singles title at the Quinnipiac Invitational to teammate Fiorelle Coria…topped Towson in three sets, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4, and helped the Dragons win the doubles point…cruised past Villanova, 6-2, 6-1…came away with an 8-2 victory over Lehigh…won both matches on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Fairfield and Sacred Heart…swept St. Peter’s, 6-0, 6-0…earned wins over La Salle in singles and doubles…downed NJIT, 6-0, 7-5, and beat the Highlanders in doubles.
2014-15: Went 15-10 in singles play during her first collegiate season, splitting time between the Nos. 4 and 5 positions…played the most singles matches of any player on the team (25)…compiled a 12-5 doubles record, playing primarily with partner Erin Bowsher in the No. 2 position…ranked No. 117 in the ITA national rankings prior to the spring season…crowned the Flight 3 singles champion in her first career collegiate match at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals singles qualifying draw and won her first round match, 6-3, 6-3, against Albany…runner-up in Flight B singles and doubles at the Villanova Invitational…defeated Delaware on Senior Day in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3…was leading match, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 4-2, against James Madison before it was called for darkness…beat NJIT in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0…blanked Wagner…earned the straight-sets win vs. UMBC, 6-4, 7-5…blanked Lafayette…beat La Salle, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Morgan State to begin the spring season and did not drop a set until the third match...runner-up in Flight B singles and doubles at the Villanova Invitational.
Background: Four-year varsity letterwinner from the Agnes Irwin School… four-year recipient of the V Excellence award… named All Inter-Academic throughout high school career, and crowned Individual Singles Champion junior and senior year…named to All Main Line First Team from freshman to senior year…has competed sectional championships, the USTA National Open, The Clay Court Classic, the Northeast Regional Championships, and Zonal Team Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Charmaine and Joseph Providence…plans on majoring in environmental engineering.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2017
2016-17: 11-9 | 12-13
2015-16: 14-10 | 14-7
2014-15: 17-8 | 12-5
Overall: 42-27 | 38-25
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...recorded a 14-10 singles record, playing primarily in the Nos. 4-6 positions…went 14-7 in doubles, playing primarily with Erin Bowsher in the No. 3 position…finished runner-up for the Flight D singles title at the Quinnipiac Invitational to teammate Fiorelle Coria…topped Towson in three sets, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4, and helped the Dragons win the doubles point…cruised past Villanova, 6-2, 6-1…came away with an 8-2 victory over Lehigh…won both matches on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Fairfield and Sacred Heart…swept St. Peter’s, 6-0, 6-0…earned wins over La Salle in singles and doubles…downed NJIT, 6-0, 7-5, and beat the Highlanders in doubles.
2014-15: Went 15-10 in singles play during her first collegiate season, splitting time between the Nos. 4 and 5 positions…played the most singles matches of any player on the team (25)…compiled a 12-5 doubles record, playing primarily with partner Erin Bowsher in the No. 2 position…ranked No. 117 in the ITA national rankings prior to the spring season…crowned the Flight 3 singles champion in her first career collegiate match at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals singles qualifying draw and won her first round match, 6-3, 6-3, against Albany…runner-up in Flight B singles and doubles at the Villanova Invitational…defeated Delaware on Senior Day in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3…was leading match, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 4-2, against James Madison before it was called for darkness…beat NJIT in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0…blanked Wagner…earned the straight-sets win vs. UMBC, 6-4, 7-5…blanked Lafayette…beat La Salle, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Morgan State to begin the spring season and did not drop a set until the third match...runner-up in Flight B singles and doubles at the Villanova Invitational.
Background: Four-year varsity letterwinner from the Agnes Irwin School… four-year recipient of the V Excellence award… named All Inter-Academic throughout high school career, and crowned Individual Singles Champion junior and senior year…named to All Main Line First Team from freshman to senior year…has competed sectional championships, the USTA National Open, The Clay Court Classic, the Northeast Regional Championships, and Zonal Team Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Charmaine and Joseph Providence…plans on majoring in environmental engineering.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2017
2016-17: 11-9 | 12-13
2015-16: 14-10 | 14-7
2014-15: 17-8 | 12-5
Overall: 42-27 | 38-25
Drexel's Autocomplete With Tennis Coach Mehdi Rhazali
Tuesday, March 18
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Thursday, May 23
Men's Tennis Takes Down La Salle 6-1
Thursday, February 15
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Tuesday, April 25
