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Saint Joseph's Hawks

2021-22 USCI Women's Tennis

Myra Anwar

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School St. Francis
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.

Biography

Career Honors

2020-21 CACC All-Academic Team

2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete

3x Dean's List Honors

 

Career Record

  Singles Doubles
2019 4-9 7-7
2021 3-6 2-7
Overall 7-15 9-14

 

2021-22 (Match-by-Match): 

  • Paired with Rosemary Esquivel to win a team-high two games in doubles play at the second flight at Division I Saint Joseph's (4/24)
  • Won twice in home-finale win over Bloomsburg, including in straight sets at No. 3 singles (4/21)
  • Won 6-4 with Kirsten Wijnsema at No. 2 doubles to help USciences secure point in CACC Semifinals versus Jefferson (10/23)
  • Improved to 2-1 in CACC play with Kirsten Wijnsema with a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles at Jefferson (10/19)
  • Delivered in three sets at No 5 singles once again, battling back from a 4-6 first-set loss to win the second and third, 6-1, 6-2, to clinch 4-3 win over Chestnut Hill (10/13)
  • Prevailed in the final set, 6-4 at No. 5 singles, to propel the Devils to a 4-3 triupmh at Goldey-Beacom. Also paired with Kirsten Wijnsema for a victory at No. 2 doubles (10/9)
  • Won twice in CACC-opening sweep at Dominican; at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles with Myka Williams in their first-ever pairing together (9/25)
  • Nearly picked up a win in the doubles draw of the ITA East Regional Championships with partner Kirsten Wijnsema, falling in a tiebreaker to a pair from Queens (9/17)

2021 (Match-by-Match): Anwar was fourth on the team with three singles wins as a sophomore, splitting her time between the third and fourth flight. She also won two No. 1 doubles matches with partner Kirsten Wijnsema.

  • Marked a near-perfect start to the season with a 6-1 first flight win with Kirsten Wijnsema in their first ever match together, in the season-opening triumph at Chestnut Hill (3/17)
  • Won her first singles match of the year, losing just two games at the third flight, in win over Dominican (3/23)
  • Teamming with Wijnsema, pushed the first doubles pairing from Concordia, the top ranked team in the East Region, to the limit. Facing two All-CACC performers, including the No. 12 ranked singles player in the ITA rankings, the underclassmen fell by the narrowest of margins, 6-8, in a tiebreaker (4/9)
  • Got USciences off to the perfect start in CACC Semifinal at Chestnut Hill, sweeping No. 1 doubles with Wijnsema (4/23)

2019 (Match-by-Match):

  • Anwar finished tied for second on the team with seven wins, including going 5-2 in the CACC, with victories at the first, second and third flight
  • She also won four singles matches, including going 2-2 at the fifth flight
  • Won both a singles and doubles match in her first career appearance at the ITA East Regionals. Defeated an opponent from Molloy 8-2 in her First Round Qualifying match, while also teaming with Karla Miletic for an 8-3 doubles triumph from defending CACC Tournament champion Wilmington (9/13)

Prior to USciences:

  • Has played No. 1 singles since sophomore year
  • Three-time Team MVP
  • Four-time Delta League champion
  • San Joaquin Section champion

Personal:

  • Daughter of Shakil and Shahnaz

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    5'3"