Thandy Kangwa

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fort Myers, Fla.
High School:
Fort Myers

2018-2019:
Kangwa and doubles partner Gligic defeated Binghamton's Deimling/M. Eisenberg 6-2
Kangwa defeated (BING) Haykal 6-1 6-1
Kangwa and partner Minja Gligic defeated Salma Ziouti/Anisiya Simpson of Drexel University (7-6(2))
Kangwa and partner Minja Gligic defeated Sasha Bollweg/Jessica Brzozowska of LIU (6-2)

2016-17: Defeated opponents from Binghamton (2/4), Army West Point (2/5), Quinnipiac (2/11), Morgan State (2/25), Navy (2/26) to secure 5 straight doubles victories...Defeated Sitilia Rencheli of Quinnipiac (2/11) 7-5, 6-1...Won the B Doubles Championship at the West Point Invitational by defeating Genevieve McCormick and Danna Funaro of Army West Point 6-3 (9/25).

2015-16: Appeared in three matches as a freshman for Seton Hall...Made her collegiate debut in spring season with a two-set victory over Paulina Bajet of Villanova (3/19).

High School/Personal: Earned All-Area Tennis Player of the Year for the third time as a senior, advancing to the finals of FHSAA Class AAA title matches in singles and doubles...As a freshman, she played her way into News-Press All-Area Tennis Player of the Year honors and repeated the feat as a sophomore; accumulating a 16-4 singles record as her team's top player en route to her second district title and appearance in the Class AAA semifinals in as many seasons...Teamed with doubles partner Chandler Novoa to take home the Class AAA first doubles state championship -- the first for Fort Myers High School. Became the first sophomore ever tabbed as the News-Press Female Athlete of the Year across all sports... Born in Zambia and hails from a decorated athletics family as her father and uncles represented the country as players and coaches in Davis Cup competition while her mother was a member of the national volleyball team.