2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Alex Najarian
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Mich.
- High School:
- Cranbrook Kingswood
Senior (2017-18)
• Went 1-8 in singles and 4-7 in doubles during the fall
Junior (2016-17)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• All-Big Ten
• Compiled a 26-12 overall singles mark, going 14-7 (13-5 at No. 3, 1-2 at No. 4) in dual matches
• Finished runner-up to Kate Fahey in the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship
• Clinched Michigan's 4-2 win over Northwestern (April 23) and U-M's 4-2 win over Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (May 13)
• Paired with Fahey on the doubles court, going 27-6 as a pair and ending the season ranked No. 12
• The duo won the doubles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship and the backdraw title at the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
• Participated in the 2017 NCAA Doubles Championship with Fahey
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Finished the season with a 21-8 overall singles record and a 17-9 dual-match record
• Went 1-1 at No. 3, 8-3 at No. 4 and 8-5 at No. 5 in dual matches
• Clinched Michigan's 4-1 win over Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win at No. 4
• Also compiled a 20-9 doubles record, going 18-8 in dual matches
Freshman (2014-15)
• All-Big Ten
Singles
• Ranked No. 121 in the April 7 ITA rankings
• Clinched U-M's NCAA first round win over Miami (Ohio) (May 8) with a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win at No. 4
• Clinched Michigan's win at Ohio State (April 17) (6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) win over Sandy Niehaus to guarantee Michigan at least a share of the Big Ten championship
• Won 12 straight matches from Feb. 27-April 10
• Went 10-0 in Big Ten action, playing at No. 3 and No. 4
Doubles
• Ended the season with a No. 16 ranking by the ITA.
• Finished 33-10 overall
• Appeared in the NCAA Doubles Championship with Bektas, her first career appearance
Prep
• Graduated from Cranbrook Kingswood (2014)
• Led high school team to four straight state championships
• Won three singles state championships
• Three-time All-American
• 2014 Michigan High School Athlete of the Year
• Lost just one singles match as a high school tennis player
National/International
• Blue Chip recruit
• Ranked as No. 8 senior in the country
• Participated in the Fed Cup Girls 18s Nationals, Intersectional Team Championships and Marian Wood Baird Cup
Personal
• Alexandria Seta-Marie Najarian
• Daughter of Richard and Stephanie Najarian
• Father, Richard, graduated from U-M
• 3/20/1996
• Enrolled in LS&A
• Undeclared major
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2014-15 | 27-8 | 20-5 | 7-3 | 10-0 | -- | 1-0 | 9-1 | 10-4 | -- | -- |
| 2015-16 | 20-9 | 17-9 | 3-0 | 9-1 | -- | -- | 1-1 | 8-3 | 8-5 | -- |
| 2016-17 | 26-12 | 14-7 | 12-5 | 6-0 | -- | -- | 13-5 | 1-2 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 74-37 | 51-21 | 23-16 | 25-1 | -- | 1-0 | 23-7 | 19-9 | 8-5 | -- |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2014-15 | 33-10 | 18-5 | 15-5 | 10-1 | 18-5 | -- | -- |
| 2015-16 | 20-9 | 18-8 | 2-1 | 9-2 | 1-0 | 15-6 | 2-2 |
| 2016-17 | 31-11 | 17-5 | 14-6 | 7-3 | 15-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| 2017-18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88-37 | 53-18 | 35-17 | 26-6 | 34-9 | 16-6 | 3-3 |
* Big Ten Conference dual-match record (regular season)
