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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
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Ahmed, Dalia
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Dalia Ahmed
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
Bio
Last Updated: June 29, 2021
Career Accolades
PERSONAL: Originally from Cairo, Egypt ... Ahmed has strong ties to Fresno State, with two sisters – Rana (2012-16) and Mayar (2014-16) – having starred for the Bulldogs. Rana (2013) and Mayar (2015) each earned Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors in their respective freshmen campaigns. Rana later became the first four-time All-MW Singles Team selection at Fresno State, and teamed up with Mayar in 2016 for All-America honors in doubles. Mayar was also the 2016 MW Player of the Year.
Career Accolades
- 2021 Mountain West Player of the Year
- 2021 All-Mountain West Singles Team
- 2021 All-Mountain West Doubles Team
- 2021 Oracle ITA Northwest Region - No. 9 Doubles Team
- Mountain West Player of the Week (March 3, 2021)
- Fresno State junior Dalia Ahmed earned 2021 MW Women's Tennis Player of the Year honors – the 14th Bulldog to earn conference player of the year honors in program history (third in Fresno State's first nine seasons in the MW).
- Ahmed was also named to the 2021 All-MW singles and doubles teams
- In singles, Ahmed went 15-2 overall, including an 11-1 mark at the No. 1 singles position with a perfect 7-0 in conference contests and ended the season on a ten-match winning streak at the top singles spot. Nine of Ahmed's 15 singles victories came in straight sets (4 of 7 in MW play).
- In doubles, Ahmed partnered with fellow 2021 All-MW doubles selection Deniza Marcinkevica most often at the No. 1 doubles slot, where the dynamic duo went 12-2 and ended the season on a six-match winning streak in doubles play. For the season, Ahmed went 14-3 overall in doubles contests (12-2 at No. 1, 1-0 at No. 2 and 1-1 at No. 3).
- Ahmed and Marcinkevica ranked ninth in the final 2021 Oracle ITA Northwest Region rankings.
PERSONAL: Originally from Cairo, Egypt ... Ahmed has strong ties to Fresno State, with two sisters – Rana (2012-16) and Mayar (2014-16) – having starred for the Bulldogs. Rana (2013) and Mayar (2015) each earned Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors in their respective freshmen campaigns. Rana later became the first four-time All-MW Singles Team selection at Fresno State, and teamed up with Mayar in 2016 for All-America honors in doubles. Mayar was also the 2016 MW Player of the Year.
2022 Season Hype
Thursday, April 28
Jittakoat named MW Player of the Year
Tuesday, April 26
Jittakoat: Player of the Week
Wednesday, April 06
Undefeated at home!
Sunday, April 03
