Melody Taal

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ede, Netherlands

**2017 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2017 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE**
**2018 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2018 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE**
**2019 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2019 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE**
**2020 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2020 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE**:

2019-20: Missed most of the season due to injury...won her first two matches at the West Point Invitational in the fall...returned from injury to win at No. 2 singles in a team victory over Sacred Heart while on Spring Break.

2018-19: Had a very impactful season with the Pirates, winning 18 of 26 singles matches...went 14-4 in spring singles, including 13-4 at No. 3 singles and 7-2 in BIG EAST matches...also was very successful in doubles with an 18-9 mark, primarily teaming with Michal Matson.

2017-18: Won the C Singles championship at the West Point Invitational.

2016-17: Finished with a 13-11 overall record, 8-6 in dual matches...mostly competed at No. 3 singles, but was successful at No. 4 (4-1) and No. 5 (2-1) singles...also very strong at No. 3 doubles with her partner Michal Matson, finishing 8-3 and winning four of the last five matches on the schedule...notched four straight singles victories over opponents from Binghamton (2/4), Army West Point (2/5), Quinnipiac (2/11), and NJIT (2/17)...went 2-0 at the NJIT Invitational (1/21) with victories over Army West Point's Stella Fedele and Yuka Lin... went 2-1 at the Navy Invitational (10/8) with victories over Navy's Rozel Hernandez, 8-6, and Farleigh Dickinson's Patricia Eftenoiu, 8-4.

Prior to Seton Hall/Personal: Finished 4th in 2012 U16 nationals...County Champion at three different levels (U12, U14, U16).... Attended High School in Ede, Holland...Daughter of Elisabeth Bolang and Richard Peter Taal...Chose Seton Hall because of the opportunity to play tennis at the collegiate level...Born February 28.