Ashley Avery

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
High School:
Wellesley
Hometown:
Wellesley, Mass.

2019-20 • Senior

Spring
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Won three times in doubles when partnered with Jovana Bogicevic, each time at No. 2
• Earned three singles victories as well, claiming them in the No. 4 spot
• Stepped onto the No. 4 court for a 6-4, 6-3 win over St. Bonaventure’s Kahlei Reisenger (1/25)
• Also tallied a doubles win over the Bonnies with a narrow 7-6 (4) victory alongside Bogicevic
• Secured a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 comeback over Binghamton’s Jamie Lau at No. 4 singles on Jan. 26
• Posted a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles against Binghamton as well, doing so with Bogicevic
• Bettered Bryant’s Aleksi Gottlieb 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 4 singles spot and tallied a doubles win at No. 2 with Bogicevic as her partner on Feb. 1
• Season cut short by NCAA's nation-wide cancellation of athletics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Fall
• Claimed three wins each in singles and doubles action
• Won in comeback fashion over Mathilde Sreeves (Stony Brook) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5) during the Brown Invitational
• Totaled a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Dartmouth College’s Jingyi Peng during the Bulldog Invitational
• Won 6-2, 6-3 over Jenelle Downer (St. John’s) during the Big Green Invite
• Picked up a 6-4 doubles win over Dartmouth at the Big Green Invitational alongside Jovana Bogicevic

2018-19 • Junior

Spring
• Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Went 16-7 in doubles overall and achieved a record of 13-6 whilst playing alongside Ruth Crawford in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots
• Achieved the most doubles victories by any member of the team during the season
• Held a six-match winning streak with doubles partner Ruth Crawford
• Achieved a pair of 6-0 shutouts in the season, doing so against Quinnipiac and Saint Joseph’s
• Clinched the doubles point 7-6 (6), saving match points, against A-10 rivals Davidson
• Competed in three singles matches during the season at No. 6, winning one against Marist and finishing a set all against Bryant after fighting back to level the match when UMass clinched the tie

Fall
• Played in seven doubles matches split across No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4
• Played in eight singles matches, all at No. 8
• Defeated players from Boston University, Boston College, Rutgers and Dartmouth
• Began playing with doubles partner Ruth Crawford at the end of the season and achieved their first win with an impressive 7-6 (4) defeat of Dartmouth

2017-18 • Sophomore

Spring
• Primarily played at No. 3 doubles alongside Anna Napadiy
• Took home her first doubles victory of the spring with a 6-2 outcome over Bryant's Megan Tan and Nina Luiggi
• Added a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles, this time alongside Ruth Crawford, at Army

Fall
• Won a pair of singles matches and finished 6-4 in doubles action
• Primarily played No. 7 singles and No. 3 doubles
• Won four doubles matches alongside Anna Napadiy and one with Martina Bocchi
• Began her fall season with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Brown's Semi Oloko (9/22)
• Defeated Lee Levy of Rutgers 6-3, 1-6, 12-10 during the final day of the Brown Invitational (9/24)
• First doubles win came alongside Anna Napadiy against Stony Brook's Amanda Foo and Nolwenn Cardoso, 6-1 on Sept. 23

2016-17 • Freshman

Spring
• Took the court once in singles action against Fairleigh Dickinson
• Teamed with Brittany Collens for two doubles wins during the spring season: Georgetown and Quinnipiac
• Was a member of the victorious team that won the Atlantic 10 Championships for the second time in program history

Fall
• Played in five singles matches alongside seven doubles matches during the season
• Singles action came at the No. 4, No. 7 and No. 8 spots, while all doubles matches were at No. 3
• Earned her first collegiate singles win over Connecticut's Shea Flanagan 7-6 7-5
• In doubles action, the freshman contributed to five wins whilst paired with Brittany Collens
• Downed doubles pairs from Connecticut, Cornell, Harvard, Rutgers and Stony Brook

Before Massachusetts

• A three-star recruit who ranked as highly as the No. 7 player in Massachusetts
• Played for Wellesley High School, while training at the New England Academy of Tennis
• Guided Wellesley to a Division I State Championship title, the Bay State League Championship and a Division I South Sectional team title at No. 1 singles in 2016
• Won the MIAA South singles championship title as a senior (2016) after going undefeated with a 20-0 record during the regular season
• A two-time MVP of the Bay State League
• Two-time All-Scholastic honoree (2013, 2016)

Personal

• Majoring in Marketing
• Daughter of Debbie and Warren
• Sister of Caitlyn
• Sister, Caitlyn, plays tennis for Saint Lawrence University