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Tyra Richardson
Chicago, Illinois
 
St. Ignatius College Prep
Graduate, Class of 2021
 

Overall Record: 4-9 #358 on This Week's TennisRPI
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Height: Unknown
 Plays: Unknown
 H.S. Coach: Kirby Morrison
 Private Coach:   Robert Gates
 Favorite Player: Serena Williams
 

TOURNAMENTS
Notable Results:

Winner of 4 singles matches in a row (3 on court) finishing Top 32-25, Girls 18s USTA National Winter Championships (Level 1), USTA National Campus, Orlando, FL, December 28, 2019 - January 3, 2020

Champion, 2019 USTA Midwest Level 3 tournament, Girls 18s (32-draw), October 19-20, 2019, Saint Joseph, MI

Team Member, Marian Wood Baird Cup, Girls 18s - 1st Place (Chicago District Team), June 14-16, 2019, Atkins Tennis Center, Urbana, IL

Finalist, 2019 Chicago District Championships - Girls 18s Qualifier - Midwest Level 3 (64-draw), June 7 - 11, 2019, Combe Tennis Center, Evanston, IL

Champion, Doubles (Partner, Anisha Apte), USTA National Level 3: Darling Memorial Spring National, Girls 16s, Las Vegas, NV, April 20 - 22, 2019

Semi-Finalist, 2019 USTA Midwest Level 3 tournament, Girls 18s (32-draw), April 6-7, 2019, XS Tennis Village, Chicago, IL

Winner of 5 matches - and winner of the back-draw (played out fully), USTA National Level 3 Tournament, Girls 16s, Greensboro, NC (clay surface), March 23-25, 2019

Champion, 2019 USTA Midwest Level 3 tournament, Girls 18s (32-draw), March 9-10, 2019, Aurora, IL

Winner of 6 matches, including defeating two 4 Star seniors and a 4 Star junior - winner of the back-draw, USTA Midwest Level 1 Championships (64-draw), Girls 18s, Mishawaka, IN, November 3 - 5, 2018

Winner of 6 matches, including defeating two 5 Stars, USTA Midwest Level 1 Closed Championships, Girls 16s (128-draw), Indianapolis, IN, June 23 - 28, 2018

3rd Place, Doubles (Partner, Sierra Sandy), USTA National March Level 3, Girls 16s, Greensboro, NC, March 24-26, 2018

Winner of 6 matches, including defeating #2 seed, Blue Chip and 9th ranked player in the nation, 6-3/4-6/10-7, USTA National Clay Courts Championships (Level 1), Girls 14s, Plantation, FL, July 16 - 23, 2017

Semi-Finals in Singles and Finals in Doubles (Partner, Maya Rukosuev), Amelia Classic USTA National Level 3 Girls 14s Tournament (clay surface), Fernandina Beach, FL, March 25-27, 2017

Consolation West Group Semi-finals, 2016 USTA National Championships (Level 1) - Girls 14, August 6-12, 2016

Consolation Southeast Group Champion, 2015 - 2016 USTA National Winter Championships (Level 1) - Girls 14s, December 27, 2015 - January 2, 2016

Earned #10 seed at Eddie Herr International, National Level 1, Girls 12s, Bradenton, FL, December 1, 2015

Finalist, 2015 USTA Midwest Level 1 Fall Closed Girls 14s Championships (64-draw), November 2015

Consolation Champion (played out fully), 2015 Eve Zimmerman USTA National Tournament (Level 2), Girls 12s, Stanford, CA, September 2015

Reached Round of 16, Silver Group Finalist (Finishing 9th) 2015 USTA National Girls 12s Championships (Level 1), August 2015

Finalist in Singles and Champion in Doubles 2015 Midwest Level 1 Outdoor Closed Championships Girls 12s (128-draw), June 2015

Champion, 2015 Chicago District Championships Girls 12s (64-draw), June 2015

Finalist, 2015 USTA Midwest Level 3 Memorial Day tournament, Girls 14s (64-draw), May 2015

Reached Round of 16 (earned #7 seed), 2015 USTA National Spring Tournament (Easter Bowl) (National Level 1), Girls 12s (lost round of 16 match 6-0/4-6/9-11), Indian Wells, CA, April 4 - 10, 2015

Finalist in Singles and Champion in Doubles, 2015 USTA National Selection Tournament (Level 2) Girls 12s, February 2015

Consolation Northwest Group Finalist, 2014 USTA National Clay Courts Championships (Level 1) - Girls 12s, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, July 13 - 19, 2014

3rd Place in Singles, 2014 USTA Midwest Level 1 Outdoor Closed Championships Girls 12s (128-draw), June 2014

Champion, 2014 USTA Midwest L3 Memorial Day tournament, Girls 12s (64-draw), May 2014

Consolation Southeast Group Champion, 2013 USTA National Clay Courts Championships (Level 1) Girls 12s, Boca Raton, FL, July 14-20, 2013

3rd Place, 2013 USTA Midwest Closed Level 1 tournament, Girls 10s (128-draw), July 2013

Finalist, 2012 USTA Midwest Closed Level 1 tournament, Girls 10s (128-draw), July 22, 2012, Indianapolis, IN

3rd Place, Little Mo Nationals, 8 & Under, Austin, TX, October 15-17, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL
Attend St. Ignatius College Prep, a top rated selective private Jesuit Catholic college-preparatory high school in Chicago, IL.

Notable Results:

Academics:

Finished St. Ignatius College Prep with a cumulative 4.0 GPA - graduating with Honors with Distinction

May 2021 (Spring Semester): Honors with Distinction/Honor Roll (coursework includes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Honors PreCalculus, Honors English), St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL

January 2021 (Fall Semester): Honors with Distinction/Honor Roll (coursework includes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Honors African American Literature), St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL

June 2020 (Spring Semester): Honors with Distinction/Honor Roll (coursework includes: AP Comparative Political Systems, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish), St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL

January 2020 (Fall Semester): Honors with Distinction/Honor Roll (coursework includes: AP Comparative Political Systems, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish), St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL

Member of the St. Ignatius College Prep Arnold Damen Chapter of the National Honor Society

Member of the Spanish National Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica)

2017: Class Valedictorian, 8th Grade Class, St. Thomas the Apostle School, Chicago, IL, a private, Catholic school, June 7, 2017

Sports - Tennis:

Senior Female Athlete of the Year at St. Ignatius College Prep for 2020 - 2021 academic year, May 17, 2021

Competed in High School Tennis as a Sophomore and Freshman at St. Ignatius College Prep

Two-time (2x) Academic All-American named by the NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association)

2019: Academic All-American Team, 1 of 27 sophomore student-athletes named to the 2021 team, selected nation-wide across multiple sports by NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association), May 2, 2019

2019: Honor Student/Honor Roll, 2nd Semester, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL, June 2019

2019: Honor Student/Honor Roll, 1st Semester, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL, January 2019

2018: Academic All-American Team, 1 of 7 freshman student-athletes named to the 2021 team, selected nation-wide across multiple sports by NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association), April 25, 2018

2018: Honor Student/Honor Roll, 2nd Semester, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL, June 2018

2018: Honor Student/Honor Roll, 1st Semester, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL, January 2018

2018: Earned GCAC (Girls Catholic Athletic Conference) All Conference Academic Team, October 29, 2018

2017: Earned GCAC (Girls Catholic Athletic Conference) All Conference Academic Team, November 10, 2017

Sophomore Season:

2018: 3rd Place, Class 2A Singles at State Tournament, Illinois High School Association (IHSA) as a Sophomore, October 21, 2018. The St. Ignatius College Prep 1st Girls Singles Medal winner in school history.

2018: Earned #3 Seed, Class 2A Singles at State Tournament, Illinois High School Association (IHSA), October 17, 2018. Highest Girls Singles Seed in St. Ignatius College Prep School History.

2018: 1st Team All State, Class 2A Singles as Sophomore, Illinois High School Association (IHSA), October 21, 2018.

2018: Sophomore playing #1 Singles on Varsity. Finished with record of 40-4, with wins over a Blue Chip, 2 5 Stars and 4 4 Stars (Tennisrecruiting.net).

2018: Champion, Class 2A Singles, Sectional - as a Sophomore, October 13, 2018

2018: Champion, Chicago Catholic High School Athletic League - 1st Singles - as a Sophomore, October 8, 2018

2018: 2018 Athlete of the Year, Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC), October 8, 2018

2018: Team MVP - St. Ignatius College Prep Varsity Tennis

Freshman Season:

2017: Freshman playing #1 Singles on Varsity. Finished with record of 33-3 including wins over 5 Star Junior and 4 Star Sophomore (Tennisrecruiting.net).

2017- 1st Team All State, Class 2A, Singles, Illinois High School Association (IHSA), November 6, 2017. First girl tennis player at St. Ignatius College Prep history to earn 1st Team All State.

2017: Finished 7th, Class 2A Singles, Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Tournament including defeating 5 Star Junior 6-3/6-4 (Tennisrecruiting.net), October 21, 2017

2017: Earned 9th Seed as a Freshman heading into Class 2A Singles IHSA State Tournament, October 18, 2017

2017: Earned GCAC (Girls Catholic Athletic Conference) All Conference Academic Team, November 10, 2017

2017: Champion, Class 2A Singles, Sectional - as a Freshman, October 14, 2017

2017: Champion, Chicago Catholic High School Athletic League - 1st Singles, October 7, 2017

2017: 2017 Athlete of the Year, Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) and 1st Freshman in school history to be named Conference Athlete of the Year in any sport, October 7, 2017

2017: Team MVP - St. Ignatius College Prep Varsity Tennis

TENNIS CAMPS
USTA Player Development, Orlando, FL
USTA Player Development, Dallas, TX
USTA Player Development, Carson, CA
USTA Player Development, Boca Raton, FL
USTA Player Development, Indianapolis, IN
USTA Player Development, Tulsa, OK
USTA Player Development, Chicago, IL

ACADEMY
Blackman Tennis Academy (Martin Blackman), May 2013
10-Under Americas Team Games in Boca Raton, August 2013
Woodbridge Tennis Academy Brymer-Lewis (Chuck Brymer & Chris Lewis) Tennis, Irvine, CA, August 2014
JTCC, College Park, MD, August 2015
Saddlebrook Tennis Academy (Alvaro Betacur & Brandon Arradaza), September 2016

 
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