The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Signs Maggie White to NLI
11/14/2019 1:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM – UAB women's tennis coach Mark Tjia has announced the signing of Maggie White to a National Letter of Intent.
A local product from Homewood High School, White was crowned the 2018 AHSAA 6A Tennis Singles and Doubles champion as a sophomore. As a freshman, she was the state runner-up in singles.
White has been a consistent fixture in tennisrecruiting.com's Top 100 for her class, achieving a ranking as high as No. 32 in 2016. She currently has a UTR of 9.19.
In August, White advanced to the semifinal round and doubles finals Charity Steel Open held at Birmingham's Greystone Country Club.
A gifted two-sport athlete, White was 2019 both discus and shot put state champion at the AHSAA track and field championships. She holds the Homewood school record in both of the events.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Maggie to our Blazer family," said Tjia. "She is an elite level athlete who has played elite level tennis in her career. We consider ourselves fortunate that she has decided to continue her tennis career as a Blazer. She will help us in singles and doubles with her aggressive style of play and will bring a competitiveness with her that we will benefit from. We can't wait to get her here."
The Blazers are off until Jan. 18 when they open the spring season against Central Arkansas in Auburn.
A local product from Homewood High School, White was crowned the 2018 AHSAA 6A Tennis Singles and Doubles champion as a sophomore. As a freshman, she was the state runner-up in singles.
White has been a consistent fixture in tennisrecruiting.com's Top 100 for her class, achieving a ranking as high as No. 32 in 2016. She currently has a UTR of 9.19.
In August, White advanced to the semifinal round and doubles finals Charity Steel Open held at Birmingham's Greystone Country Club.
A gifted two-sport athlete, White was 2019 both discus and shot put state champion at the AHSAA track and field championships. She holds the Homewood school record in both of the events.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Maggie to our Blazer family," said Tjia. "She is an elite level athlete who has played elite level tennis in her career. We consider ourselves fortunate that she has decided to continue her tennis career as a Blazer. She will help us in singles and doubles with her aggressive style of play and will bring a competitiveness with her that we will benefit from. We can't wait to get her here."
The Blazers are off until Jan. 18 when they open the spring season against Central Arkansas in Auburn.
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