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2011-12 Women's Tennis

Ellie Shanholt

Ellie Shanholt

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Crystal Springs Uplands School
  • Hometown:
    Burlingame, CA

Summary

Biography

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed her senior year as a member of the Women's Tennis team...Also is active in Pomona-Pitzer intramural sports, playing soccer, basketball and volleyball...2012: ITA Scholar All-American...Had two singles appearances on the year, taking a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Whittier, and earning a 6-0, 6-0 win over Caltech in her final collegiate match...Earned doubles win over Puget Sound and Caltech as well...High School: Attended Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, California, where she played tennis, soccer and basketball...A four-year member of the varsity tennis team, including a two-year captain...Was all-league as a sophomore, junior and senior, and a team MVP...Also a two-year captain and four-year member of the soccer team, earning all-league honors...Helped the Gryphons to the first second-place finish in North Coast Section in school history...Earned Headmaster's Award and cum laude honors in the classroom...School president...Personal: Attending Pomona College, where she majors in economimcs with a Spanish minor...Has one brother and one sister...Brother played soccer and baseball at Middlebury, and sister was on the surfing team at Pepperdine...Mother played varsity tennis for Vassar College...Hobbies include playing rec sports and rooting for the Giants, Warriors, Niners and Manchester United...Favorite athletes include Barry Bonds, Buster Posey, Andre Agassi, Ryan Giggs and Lionel Messi...Favorite books include Predictably Irrational, Freakonomics, Let's Call Him Lau-Wiliwili-Humuhumu-Nukunuku-Apuaa-Oioi...Favorite movies are My Cousin Vinny and anything with Edward Norton, Will Smith and Denzel Washington...Lists "Intermediate Macro" with Professor Steinberger as the most interesting course she has taken while at Pomona...Plans to work for Bain & Company in San Francisco after graduation...Academic All-American candidate..."Very excited to be playing for Coach Brittany this year!"...Born March 1, 1990...Chose Pomona because "I first heard about Pomona because of the great education.  I chose Pomona because I could be involved in many activities and not feel lost at a big school.  Plus, I got to stay in sunny Claremont!"

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