2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Christina Hand
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
- Hometown:
- Moorestown, N.J.
Bio
AWARDS:
2024: Went 16-6 in singles (four unfinished) and 14-10 in doubles (three unfinished)… picked up singles wins over six ranked schools and doubles wins over seven ranked schools… alongside doubles partner Justine Leong, ranked preseason No. 39 by the ITA... finished the season at No. 64 in the doubles rankings... reached the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships and the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in doubles play with Hand.
2023: 8-10 in singles (six unfinished) ... 15-4 in doubles (five unfinished) ... Picked up straight set wins against No. 72 Indiana (3/5) and No. 53 Iowa (4/22) during Big Ten Conference play ... Posted a 12-1 doubles record playing alongside Justine Leong as the pairing climbed as high as No. 34 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Rankings (4/7) ... Picked up wins over ranked opponents in No. 21 Vanderbilt (1/22) and No. 17 Kansas (3/3).
2022: 13-4 in singles (one unfinished) ... 16-5 in doubles (three unfinished) ... Opened the year by winning 12 of her first 14 matches, including a seven-match unbeaten run that spanned from March to April ... Went 5-2 in singles (one unfinished) in matches against ranked teams ... Was victorious in singles play in NCAA Tournament matchup with No. 20 Wake Forest (5/7) ... Boasted a spotless 6-0 doubles record playing alongside Justine Leong.
2021: 13-3 in singles (two unfinished) … 13-5 in doubles (five unfinished) … Won 12-straight singles matches to start the season, including wins over players from No. 8 NC State (1/24) and No. 3 Texas (2/5) … Won five-straight doubles matches between Mar. 14 and Apr. 11 upon forming a team with her sister, Clarissa … Won both her singles and doubles matches in the team win over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/30).
2020: 1-2 in singles ... 6-2 in doubles (two unfinished) ... Secured doubles win in her collegiate debut against Arizona State (1/24) ... Won in straight sets in her first singles match against No. 17 Georgia Tech (2/16) ... Rattled off four straight doubles wins in the month of February ... Was 2-0 in doubles when playing with her sister, Clarissa.
High School: Five-star recruit and ranked in the top-40 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net … The No. 2 ranked recruit in the state of New Jersey in 2018 … Owns a 25-12 mark according to TennisRecruiting.net, which includes 17 wins over five- and four-star recruits … 2018 doubles Silver Ball at Winter Nationals while partnered with sister Clarissa … Won 2018 National L3 singles and doubles … 2017 double Bronze Ball at indoor nationals with sister Clarissa … 2016 doubles Gold Ball at Hard Courts with Andrea Cerdan and Gold Ball with Cath McNally at hard courts.
Personal: Born Christina Quynh Hand … Daughter of Kim Hoang and Charles Hand … Sister Clarissa also played on the Northwestern women's tennis team.
Pollard on Hand: Christina is unassuming, intriguing and full of ability. She goes about her craft quietly and deftly. Her doubles instincts immediately will get her to the top of college tennis doubles and her impact to our singles lineup will be impressive.
SINGLES
DOUBLES
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- 2x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
2024: Went 16-6 in singles (four unfinished) and 14-10 in doubles (three unfinished)… picked up singles wins over six ranked schools and doubles wins over seven ranked schools… alongside doubles partner Justine Leong, ranked preseason No. 39 by the ITA... finished the season at No. 64 in the doubles rankings... reached the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships and the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in doubles play with Hand.
2023: 8-10 in singles (six unfinished) ... 15-4 in doubles (five unfinished) ... Picked up straight set wins against No. 72 Indiana (3/5) and No. 53 Iowa (4/22) during Big Ten Conference play ... Posted a 12-1 doubles record playing alongside Justine Leong as the pairing climbed as high as No. 34 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Rankings (4/7) ... Picked up wins over ranked opponents in No. 21 Vanderbilt (1/22) and No. 17 Kansas (3/3).
2022: 13-4 in singles (one unfinished) ... 16-5 in doubles (three unfinished) ... Opened the year by winning 12 of her first 14 matches, including a seven-match unbeaten run that spanned from March to April ... Went 5-2 in singles (one unfinished) in matches against ranked teams ... Was victorious in singles play in NCAA Tournament matchup with No. 20 Wake Forest (5/7) ... Boasted a spotless 6-0 doubles record playing alongside Justine Leong.
2021: 13-3 in singles (two unfinished) … 13-5 in doubles (five unfinished) … Won 12-straight singles matches to start the season, including wins over players from No. 8 NC State (1/24) and No. 3 Texas (2/5) … Won five-straight doubles matches between Mar. 14 and Apr. 11 upon forming a team with her sister, Clarissa … Won both her singles and doubles matches in the team win over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/30).
2020: 1-2 in singles ... 6-2 in doubles (two unfinished) ... Secured doubles win in her collegiate debut against Arizona State (1/24) ... Won in straight sets in her first singles match against No. 17 Georgia Tech (2/16) ... Rattled off four straight doubles wins in the month of February ... Was 2-0 in doubles when playing with her sister, Clarissa.
High School: Five-star recruit and ranked in the top-40 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net … The No. 2 ranked recruit in the state of New Jersey in 2018 … Owns a 25-12 mark according to TennisRecruiting.net, which includes 17 wins over five- and four-star recruits … 2018 doubles Silver Ball at Winter Nationals while partnered with sister Clarissa … Won 2018 National L3 singles and doubles … 2017 double Bronze Ball at indoor nationals with sister Clarissa … 2016 doubles Gold Ball at Hard Courts with Andrea Cerdan and Gold Ball with Cath McNally at hard courts.
Personal: Born Christina Quynh Hand … Daughter of Kim Hoang and Charles Hand … Sister Clarissa also played on the Northwestern women's tennis team.
Pollard on Hand: Christina is unassuming, intriguing and full of ability. She goes about her craft quietly and deftly. Her doubles instincts immediately will get her to the top of college tennis doubles and her impact to our singles lineup will be impressive.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 8-5 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 0-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 13-2 | 13-2 | --- | 10-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-1 | 12-1 |
| 2022 | 13-4 | 13-4 | --- | 6-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4-2 | 9-2 |
| 2023 | 8-10 | 8-10 | --- | 4-3 | -- | 2-2 | 3-6 | 3-2 | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | 20-8 | 16-6 | 4-2 | 8-2 | -- | -- | 13-6 | 3-0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 62-29 | 51-24 | 11-5 | 28-9 | -- | 2-2 | 16-12 | 6-2 | 5-4 | 22-4 |
DOUBLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 15-7 | 6-2 | 9-5 | --- | -- | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| 2021 | 15-5 | 15-5 | -- | 9-3 | -- | 13-5 | 2-0 |
| 2022 | 16-5 | 16-5 | -- | 9-2 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 12-2 |
| 2023 | 15-4 | 15-4 | -- | 6-1 | 6-2 | 9-2 | -- |
| 2023-24 | 19-14 | 14-10 | 5-4 | 8-2 | 8-8 | 6-2 | -- |
| Career | 80-35 | 66-26 | 14-9 | 32-8 | 14-11 | 33-11 | 19-4 |
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