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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

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Samantha Johns

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • High School South Carolina Connections Academy
  • Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.

Biography

Accolades Won
• 2024 Patriot League Doubles Team of the Year
• 2024 All-Patriot League First Team
• Ranked No. 10 in 2024 ITA Year-End Atlantic Regional Doubles Rankings
 
2023-24 – Senior: Ranked No. 10 in the ITA Year-End Atlantic Region Doubles Rankings with Sia Chaudry … Named Patriot League Doubles Team of the Year alongside Chaudry, the first pairing in program history to win the award … Named First Team All-Patriot League … Went 26-13 in singles play while racking up a 21-14 doubles record as a senior, representing Navy at the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic and the ITA Atlantic Regionals … Posted a 17-7 singles mark in the spring dual season, including a Patriot League record of 4-1 … Tallied an 11-5 record at her primary spot of No. 2 singles, also going a perfect 3-0 at the top position … Opened season by winning first eight singles matches from Sept. 9 to Sept. 28, also posting a seven-match win streak from Feb. 11 to Match 7 … Posted a 12-8 doubles record in the spring dual season, including going 10-6 with Chaudry as her partner … Went undefeated alongside Chaudry in Patriot League Tournament doubles action, picking up wins in both the league semifinals and championship matches … Notched her first career flight victory in the "B" singles bracket of the Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational … came out atop the "B" singles draw at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational … The 26 singles wins stand fifth in program history while the 47 combined victories sit fourth in program history … Named the team’s Warrior of the Year.

2022-23 - Junior: Missed fall tournament season while recovering from injury … Racked up an 8-3 record in spring singles competition, going 2-2 in Patriot League matches … Primarily played at the No. 5 position with a 3-2 mark, also going 2-1 at No. 4 and 2-0 on the sixth court … Won first five singles matches after making season debut in singles play on Feb. 26 … Played to a 13-5 doubles record in the spring, including a 1-1 mark in league action … Opened spring with a six-match winning streak in doubles play and won eight of her first 10 doubles matches from Jan. 21 to Feb. 26 … Primarily played alongside Emily Tannenbaum, with the duo going 10-5 as the No. 1 Navy pairing … Earned the team’s Unsung Hero Award.

2021-22 - Sophomore: Went 8-6 in singles, including a 2-0 record in dual matches … Earned one victory at the No. 2 singles and another at the No. 4 position … Teamed up with Kacey Moore to win the “B” flight of doubles competition at the Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational … Also won the “B” flight of doubles with Moore at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational … Named team’s Warrior of the Year

2020-21 - Freshman: During her first collegiate season, she finished with a 7-1 singles where her seven wins were tied for most on the team … She finished 7-0 at No. 6 singles to lead the team to a perfect 11-0 mark at the No. 6 spot in the lineup … Johns also finished with a 2-1 Patriot League record … Johns also notched a 5-3 record in doubles going 4-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 2 … Named the team’s Rookie of the Year

Personal: Captured the 2018 National Level 3 Doubles Championship … She also finished third at the Southern Closed Championship in 2018 while also being a finalist for the 2018 Southern 1A Tournament … Two-time recipient of the sportsmanship pin in the South Carolina State Championship … Finished her high school career as a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net and posted top-50 RPI ratings in 2017 and 2018 … Graduated as valedictorian with honors at South Carolina Connections Academy … Member of the National Honor Society and was awarded the Academic Excellence Award in science in 2019 … Daughter of Mark and Susanne Johns.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'7"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'7"