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2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster

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Sydney Cianciola

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Canfield
  • Hometown:
    Canfield, Ohio

Summary

Biography


Awards: 
  • 2021 ITA All-American (Singles)
  • 2021 NCAC Newcomer of the Year 
  • 2022 & 2023 First-Team All-NCAC (Singles)
  • 2022 & 2023 First-Team All-NCAC (Doubles)
  • 2021 All-NCAC East Division (Singles)
  • Selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Singles Championship
  • Team Captain as a senior
  • 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 NCAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete
  • 2021-22 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
  • Named NCAC Athlete of the Week three times (3/22/21, 3/7/22 & 4/11/22)
  • Member of 2023 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
  • 2022-23 Second-Team Academic All-America®, selected by College Sports Communicators

2023 (Senior):
  • Posted an 11-11 overall singles record and was 6-9 from the No. 1 singles position
  • Was 17-9 in doubles, going 12-6 with partner Sarah Robertson at No. 1 doubles
  • Finished her senior season ranked No. 12 in the ITA Central Region for singles while she and Robertson were ranked No. 6 in the region for doubles
  • First-Team All-NCAC in singles for the third year in a row and in and doubles for the second year in a row
  • 2022-23 Second-Team Academic All-America®, selected by College Sports Communicators (is the third Academic All-American® in the history of the Big Red women's tennis program and the first since 2008)
  • Was 30-31 in singles and 51-22 in doubles for her career
  • Ranks No. 17 on Denison's all-time doubles career wins list

2022 (Junior):
  • Finished with an 12-10 record in singles competition, including 7-6 in dual matches
  • Posted a 6-6 record from No. 1 singles
  • Was 19-8 in doubles, going 13-6 with partner Sarah Robertston from No. 1 doubles
  • Named NCAC Athlete of the Week twice (3/7/22 & 4/11/22) on the season
  • Went 4-0 between No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles on the weekend to help Denison improve to 4-1, including a 7-2 win over No. 32 Hope (Mar. 5)
  • Again went 4-0 on the week to help No. 30 Denison to two NCAC West Division victories over Wittenberg (Apr. 5) and DePauw (Apr. 9). Cianciola and Robertson collected 8-2 wins against both Tiger teams at the No. 1 flight. At No. 1 singles, Cianciola posted a 6-2, 6-3 win against Wittenberg and a 6-3, 6-2 victory at DePauw
  • Named First-Team All-NCAC for both singles and doubles
  • Named a first alternate for the NCAA doubles championship with Robertson
  • With Robertson ranked as fourth duo in the NCAA Central Region

2021 (Sophomore):
  • Posted a 4-4 record from No. 1 singles
  • Was 9-1 in doubles, going 8-1 with partner Sarah Robertson from No. 2 doubles
  • Named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year and became the first ITA All-American in singles for Denison women's tennis since 2014
  • Selected to compete in the NCAA Singles Championship

2020 (First-Year): 
  • Posted a 3-6 overall record in singles play, including two wins in dual match play
  • Went 6-4 on the doubles court with a 4-2 mark in the second flight with partner Sarah Robertson

Personal: 
  • Biology major (pre-med)
  • Daughter of Susan and Tim Cianciola
  • Mother, Susan, played four years of tennis at Syracuse
  • Father, Tim, played tennis at Youngstown State University
  • Brother, Tim, is a recent graduate of the Big Red men's tennis team
  • Sister, Hannah, is a recent graduate of the women's tennis team at Denison
  • Member of the National Honor Society and was a doubles team state champion at Canfield High School
  • Named to the Dean's List for each semester throughout her four years at Denison
  • Is a Denison Student-Athlete Advisory Council (DSAAC) representative for the women's tennis team
  • Is also involved with Denison's Mission34 Chapter, the Mortar Board, Tri Delta, the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Society and the Denison University Biological Society

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-Year

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

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