2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster

Amira Badawi
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Dar Eltarbiah IGCSE
- Major:
- Economics
Awards & Honors
2023 (Junior):
2021-22 (Junior at NJIT): Compiled a 30-7 record with NJIT over two seasons, including an impressive 22-5 mark playing in the top three singles spots for the Highlanders in 2021-22 ... led th team to a second place finish in the Southland Conference Tournament ... reached career-best mark of No. 214 in the ITF Junior Rankings ... rattled off 13 consecutive singles victories from Jan. 28 to April 8 ... Badawi was 2-0 in singles play playing in the No. 2 position at the Southland Tournament and was up a set in an unfinished match in the conference championship.
2020-21 (Sophomore at NJIT): Team did not compete this season (COVID-19 opt-outs).
2019-20 (Freshman at NJIT): Ended NJIT's shortened spring season (COVID-19) with the second-most dual singles wins on the team (8-2) and a 7-5 dual doubles mark ... went undefeated at No. 3 (4-0) and was 7-2 at the top half of the singles lineup ... went 6-5 at No. 1 doubles.
Prior to College: Competed at Dar Eltarbiah IGCSE ... also played competitively with Gezira.
- 2023 ITA Northeast Region Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award Recipient
- Compiled four singles and three doubles victories across the 2024 campaign
- Was featured in the ITA national doubles rankings two times across the spring with partner Mai Nguyen
- Recorded a three-set win to help RU down Minnesota for the first time in program history (April 21)
- Earned third conference doubles win with Karki on the road at Penn State (March 29)
- Picked up back-to-back B1G doubles wins with partner Naomi Karki in pair of weekend matches against Michigan State (March 22) and Michigan (March 24)
- Helped RU earned its final nonconference dual of the campaign, winning her singles match in straight sets at UIC (March 14)
- Battled to pick up a 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (10-7) victory in RU victory against Army (March 3)
- Made season debut in team's comeback win over UConn, earning a strong 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 win on the second court (Feb. 18)
2023 (Junior):
- Saw action in 19 matches, recording a 9-4 record in dual matches
- Recorded singles and doubles victories to help team defeat Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament first round (April 26)
- Earned a 6-4, 6-4 singles win at the No. 3 spot over Northwestern (April 9)
- Recorded a 6-3 win in doubles play with partner Tara Chilton against No. 34 Illinois (April 7)
- Secured singles victory at the No. 2 spot against Southern (March 18)
- Registered a comeback win at the No. 3 singles spot at No. 16 Wisconsin (March 16)
- Came back to earn a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 singles victory at the No. 3 spot against No. 75 Indiana (March 10)
- Battled to a 6-2, 4-6, 10-9 singles win at the No. 3 spot at Delaware (Feb. 27)
- Secured a straight-sets win at the No. 3 singles spot in team's defeat of FDU (Feb. 12)
- Won a singles match at the No. 4 singles spot at Yale (Feb. 4)
- Recorded a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 4 singles spot against Army (Feb. 3)
2021-22 (Junior at NJIT): Compiled a 30-7 record with NJIT over two seasons, including an impressive 22-5 mark playing in the top three singles spots for the Highlanders in 2021-22 ... led th team to a second place finish in the Southland Conference Tournament ... reached career-best mark of No. 214 in the ITF Junior Rankings ... rattled off 13 consecutive singles victories from Jan. 28 to April 8 ... Badawi was 2-0 in singles play playing in the No. 2 position at the Southland Tournament and was up a set in an unfinished match in the conference championship.
2020-21 (Sophomore at NJIT): Team did not compete this season (COVID-19 opt-outs).
2019-20 (Freshman at NJIT): Ended NJIT's shortened spring season (COVID-19) with the second-most dual singles wins on the team (8-2) and a 7-5 dual doubles mark ... went undefeated at No. 3 (4-0) and was 7-2 at the top half of the singles lineup ... went 6-5 at No. 1 doubles.
Prior to College: Competed at Dar Eltarbiah IGCSE ... also played competitively with Gezira.
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