Melinda Alviar
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- Height:
- 5'6"
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- Year:
- 2024
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- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
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- High School:
- Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
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- Major:
- Neuroscience
Bio
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2021 ITA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- 2022 NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference No. 1 Doubles
- 2022 NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference No. 4 Singles
- 5x NEWMAC Doubles Team of the Week (2/28/22, 3/14/22, 3/21/22, 4/4/22, 4/11/22)
2021-22:
- Went 10-4 in singles matches, including 6-1 in the conference a sophomore for the Blue
- Finished with a 9-5 doubles record and was regionally ranked inside the top-10
- Made collegiate debut at the Morehouse Invitational with a doubles and singles victory on Sept. 25
- Won the doubles C bracket at the NEWITT Tournament on Oct. 10 with partner Cristiana DeAgazio
- Won first spring singles match 6-1, 6-4 versus RPI on Feb. 26
- Defeated the No. 12 nationally ranked doubles team from Whitman College (8-7, 7-3) with partner Annissa Mu on Mar. 18
- Earned a 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 5 singles victory against 30th ranked Gustavus Adolphus College
- Earned an 8-4 victory in No. 3 doubles with partner Celeste Tran in the NEWMAC Semifinals over Babson
- Held a lead in the NEWMAC semifinals before the match was unfinished
2020-21:
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Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, and graduated in 2020.
- Was on the varsity tennis team for 4 years.
- Was voted as an All State selectee by the IHSTECA for two years.
Personal:
- Daughter or Liza Ilag and Alvin Alviar.
- Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Has an older brother, Carlo.
- Loves fruit.
- Chose to attend Wellesley because of the unique academic opportunities available.