SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Women's Tennis' Christina Sisti
Apr 27, 2020 | Women's Tennis
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
A Mount Vernon, N.Y., native, Christina Sisti joined the Green Wave women's tennis program as a freshman in the fall of 2016. Over the course of four years, she racked up 111 total wins, including 65 in singles and 46 more in doubles play. Sisti led the Green Wave in singles wins in her freshman and sophomore years, respectively, while doing the same in doubles during her debut campaign. Among her many accomplishments, Sisti clinched Tulane's 4-3 win over East Carolina on court six in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championships to send the Wave to the quarterfinals.
Just 15 matches into the 2020 spring season, she was unable to complete her final season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, we honor Sisti in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH CHRISTINA SISTI
What made you want to come to Tulane?
"I had a pretty long recruiting process and looked at a lot of schools. Growing up in Westchester (County), Tulane was a very well-known school, academically, with a lot of alumni in the area. I felt very wanted so it drew me to the school. After meeting the girls on the team, it just felt like everyone got along and New Orleans is such a great city to be in. The most important part to me was that there was a balance between academics and tennis. Whenever you commit to a school, you don't really know if you're going to like it until you've spent a few months there and have a routine. There is always some risk, but my experience has been really good."
What is your favorite memory from your time at Tulane?
"Off the court, I loved spending time with my teammates, relaxing and enjoying the city of New Orleans and all its restaurants. Playing tennis, the conference (tournaments) have always been great experiences, especially playing at the USTA Tennis Center. That's always been a lot of fun."
What's next?
"I actually accepted a job offer in October to work at Ernst & Young in structured finance. I'm currently scheduled to start in August, and I'm very fortunate to have had all of my internship experiences during the summer while keeping up with tennis because they really afforded me the opportunity to get this job. I'm very excited and it's going to be an interesting next step and transition in my life. I'm sad to leave tennis, but I'm ready for the next stage."
When do you plan on coming back to Tulane?
"I plan on coming back for a couple weekends here and there during the fall. My best friend is still on the team, so I plan on going back to visit them. I'm definitely going to come back!"
Whenever you commit to a school, you don't really know if you're going to like it until you've spent a few months there and have a routine.
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— Tulane Green Wave (@TulaneAthletics) April 17, 2018
CHRISTINA SISTI'S CAREER BIO
2019-20: Compiled a 10-12 overall singles record including a 4-7 mark playing No. 5 in the lineup during the spring season…Won her consolation draw with a 2-1 record at the Florida State Invitational (11/10)…Went 8-6 overall in doubles, including a 7-4 record during the spring playing No. 2 and No. 3 in the lineup…Started the spring with a 5-1 record.
2018-19: Accomplished an 10-21 dual record in singles ... Went 3-4 at No. 4 and 4-8 at No. 5 .... Achieved a 7-13 record in doubles ... Went 6-10 in doubles alongside Adelaide Lavery, including a 3-5 mark at the No. 3 position.
2017-18: Posted a team-leading 18-7 overall singles record including a 13-5 mark in dual matches…Went 5-2 at No. 5 singles and 7-1 at the No. 6 spot in the lineup…Closed the spring season with wins in eight straight matches…Won 14 of her 18 matches in straight sets…Clinched Tulane’s 4-3 win over East Carolina (4/18) from the No. 6 spot in a three-set battle in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship in Dallas…Tallied a 5-13 overall doubles record including a 4-6 mark at No. 3 doubles during the spring.
2016-17: Led the Wave in overall singles wins with a 27-11 record ... Produced the second most dual wins on the team with an 18-6 record ... Went 7-2 at No. 5 singles and 11-4 at No. 6 ... Notched a 4-0 record against American Athletic Conference opposition ... Clinched the 4-3 victory over No. 28 LSU, marking the program's first top-30 win in post-Katrina era ... Won eight of her last 10 in singles ... Led the squad in overall doubles wins as well with a 26-12 mark ... Co-led Tulane in doubles dual victories with an 18-8 record, all at the No. 3 position ... Went 4-0 in doubles alongside fellow freshman Ivone Alvaro ... Won the Leslie Grossman Doubles Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic alongside partner Kyla Klier ... Named to Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017.
High School: Attended Ursuline School up through her sophomore year where she lettered in tennis under head coach Andre Sinclair … Played No. 1 singles and went undefeated in league play … Was named MVP in 2010, 2012 and 2013 … As a sophomore in 2013, Sisti won the New York State Girls' Singles Championships, along with the Section I and Conference II Singles Championships, becoming the school's first ever State champion in tennis … Also guided Ursuline to an undefeated season, conference title and section team championship in 2013 … In 2014, Sisti was the recipient of a Mayoral Citation from the city of Mount Vernon in recognition of NYSPHSAA Tennis Singles Championship ... She then trained at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy under Lawrence Kleger … Attended Montfort Academy as a senior ... A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … Ranked 55th nationally and third in the state of New York.
Personal: Born in New York, New York … Older brother, Andrew, is the starting kicker for Bowdoin College football team … Hobbies include baking, fitness, yoga, skiing, interior decorating and art … Favorite athlete is professional tennis player Simona Halep … Interested in studying business administration at Tulane with a focus on marketing (sports) and finance.
SISTI'S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 |
| 2016-17 | 27-11 | 18-6 | 9-5 | 4-0 | - | - | - | - | 7-2 | 11-4 |
| 2017-18 | 18-7 | 13-5 | 5-2 | 3-0 | - | - | - | 1-2 | 5-2 | 7-1 |
| 2018-19 | 10-21 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 1-3 | - | - | - | 3-4 | 4-8 | 0-1 |
| 2019-20 | 10-12 | 4-7 | 6-5 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | 4-7 | - |
| Total | 55-39 | 42-31 | 23-20 | 8-3 | - | - | - | 4-6 | 20-19 | 18-6 |
SISTI'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour. | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
| 2016-17 | 26-12 | 17-3 | 9-9 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 | 4-1 |
| 2017-18 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 1-7 | 0-0 | - | - | 4-6 |
| 2018-19 | 7-13 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| 2019-20 | 8-6 | 7-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 5-2 |
| Total | 46-44 | 33-22 | 13-22 | 4-0 | 5-3 | 11-5 | 17-14 |
Upcoming Senior Day Series Schedule
April 28– Senior Day on Stephen Hahn (Sailing)
April 30– Senior Day on Trent Johnson (Baseball)
May 2– Senior Day on Eva Torruella (Beach Volleyball)
May 4– Senior Day on Ewan Moore (Men’s Tennis)
May 6 – Senior Day on Keagan Gillies (Baseball)
May 7 – Senior Day on Mary Catherine Stovall (Track and Field)
May 8 – Senior Day on Tim Ruetzel (Men’s Tennis)
May 10 – Senior Day on Meghan Doyle (Beach Volleyball)
May 12 – Senior Day on Corey Dauphine (Track and Field)
May 13 – Senior Day on Brinton Hoover (Sailing)
May 14 – Senior Day on Skyler Guillot (Track and Field)
May 15 – Senior Day on Tarin Mergener (Beach Volleyball)
May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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