University of Tennessee Athletics
2012-13 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Fotopoulos, Mimi

Mimi Fotopoulos
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Prairie Village, Kan.
- High School:
- Shawnee Mission East H.S.
Bio
Career Singles Record: 16-16
Career Doubles Record: 13-16
Career Doubles Record: 13-16
MATCH-BY-MATCH
2012-13
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
Singles - Managed a solid win over Petra Ferancova (Miss. St.) 6-1, 6-0 (4/18)
- Defeated Sarah McLean of Arkansas 6-2, 6-2 (4/5)
- Went 3-4 in the month of March beating opponents from Miss. State, South Carolina, and Kentucky
- Contributed to UT's win over Ohio State by defeating Grainne O'Neill (OSU) 6-3, 6-0 (2/17)
- Closed out Julie Sabacinski of Notre Dame, 6-2, 7-6 in a close singles point for the Lady Vols (2/3)
- Defeated Mimi Nguyen of Michigan, 6-7 (5), retired (2/1)
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- Competed during the 2013 ITA Kickoff in Lincoln, Neb. falling to Nebraska's Maggie Lehmicke (1/26)
- Defeated Nida Hamilton of Northwestern 7-6(3), 6-2 during the UVA Winter Invatational (1/21)
- Picked up her first collegiate win with a victory over Ximena Siles of South Carolina, 6-2, 6-0
- Finished the highest of any Lady Vol at the Furman Fall Classic with a third place flight three victory over Amanda Murray (Furman) in straight sets
- Of her five singles victories, two match wins came against SEC opponents (USC & Kentucky)
Doubles
- Swept the state of Mississippi with partnered wins over Miss. State and Ole Miss with Sarah Toti
- Crushed OSU's Fidan Manashirova/Kelsey Dieters, 8-2 (2/17)
- Did not see playing time during the ITA Kickoff in Lincoln, Neb. in doubles play
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- Saw action in all four of the Lady Vols Fall tournaments
- Split time with three differnent doubles partners (Travares, Toti and Grace)
- All three of her wins came with fellow freshman partner, Tiffany Tavares
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked as the No. 32 player in the nation as well, a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net, as well as the No. 1 recruit in the Plains
- Two-time USTA National Sportsmanship Award recipient
- Four-time USTA National Open Singles and Doubles Champion
- Six-time Missouri Valley Doubles Champion
- USTA Missouri Valley Sportsmanship Award
- USTA Missouri Valley Heart of America Tennis Family of the Year
- Three-time National high school tennis All-American
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- Two-time undefeated Kansas 6A High School Singles Champion (2010, 2011) holding the state high school record of 32-0
- Four-year letterwinner and team captain
- Helped her team to the 6A state championship twice during her career
- Named to the First Team All-State and All-Metro in singles each year of her high school career
- Was undefeated in singles in her final two seasons in high school compiling a record of 64-0
- Her team earned league, district and regional championships from 2008-11
PERSONAL
- Lists her biggest thrill as going undefeated in No. 1 singles in back-to-back seasons and winning the high school state singles championship while going 32-0
- Father, Sam, played at the University of Texas as well as the University of Oklahoma where he was the No. 1 singles player and Big 8 Champion (Oklahoma) as well as a member of the Greek Davis Cup team and National Team
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- Older brother Chris plays tennis at the University of Oklahoma
- Grandfather John played tennis and basketball at the University of Kansas who was also a three-year letterwinner for the cheerleading team and one year captain
- Mimi Elizabeth Fotopoulos, daughter of Sam and Angie Fotopolous, was born April 30, 1993 in Overland Park, Kan.
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