2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Laki, Michaela
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Michaela Laki
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Larissa, Greece
Bio
HONORS:
-ALL-ACC Singles Third Team (2025)
-ACC Player of The Week (2025)
-2X ACC Freshman of The Week (2025)
2024-25(FRESHMAN)
-ALL-ACC Singles Third Team (2025)
-ACC Player of The Week (2025)
-2X ACC Freshman of The Week (2025)
2024-25(FRESHMAN)
- Named to the All-ACC Singles Third Team
- Finished the regular season with a solid 6-7 singles record and a 9-4 doubles record.
- Honored as ACC Freshman of the Year twice and recognized with ACC Player of the Week accolades after a standout performance against No. 10 Pepperdine.
- Played in the No. 1 singles spot throughout the entire season.
- Secured a dominant victory over #13 Savannah Broadus of No. 10 Pepperdine, winning 6-4, 6-4 in just her second collegiate match.
- Clinched victories over:
- - #6 Sofia Johnson of ODU (6-3, 6-3)
- - #22 Sara Ziodato of No. 2 Virginia (7-5, 6-1)
- - #12 Irina Balus of No. 7 Duke (3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
- Registered straight-set wins in all but one match throughout the season
- Made her collegiate debut in the No. 1 singles position against the Campbell Camels.
- Top 10 ITF Junior World Ranking with her highest coming in at No. 9, becoming the fourth top 10 ITF junior coach Simon Earnshaw has signed
- Has earned four ITF W15 Singles titles
- Won the 2023 W15 Heraklion Singles Championship, 2023 W15 Prokuplice Singles Champion, 2023 W15 Kursmulijska Singles Champion and 2021 W15 Heraklion Singles Champion
- Has played in six Grand Slam Junior events
- Reached the 2022 Australian Open Singles Quarterfinals, as well as the 2021 Roland Garros and US Open Singles Round of 16
- Sports six ITF Junior Singles titles and four ITF Junior Doubles titles, including the 2021 J1 Porto Alegre Doubles Championship and 2021 J1 Plovdiv Singles Champion
- Represented Greece in 2021 Billie Jean King Cup
- Ranked No. 1 in all categories in Greece and won the National Championship at the U10, U12, U14, U16 and Women's National Championship in 2021
- Won the European Junior 14 and Under Singles title in 2019