Silvia Chinellato

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2020-21 (5TH YEAR)

Graduated in May 2021 with her master’s in international hospitality and tourism management
Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar-Athlete award winner
Began the spring ranked No. 20 nationally in doubles with Emma Shelton and finished the year at No. 78
Recorded two wins against ranked opponents in doubles
Had a three-match winning streak in singles to end January with victories against three ACC schools in Georgia Tech, Clemson and Virginia
Won a pair of critical singles matches on court four versus Vanderbilt and Kentucky in April, two teams ranked in the top 25 at the time, to help give the Gamecocks a six-match unbeaten streak
Clinched South Carolina’s second-round SEC Tournament contest with Vanderbilt with an 11-9 win in a second-set tiebreaker at No. 4 singles
Scored one of South Carolina’s two points in a loss to Texas A&M in the semifinals of SECs
Sidelined for singles play in South Carolina’s first-round NCAA defeat to Iowa State due to a knee injury
Nominated for the ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship and the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for the second year in a row

2019-20 (SENIOR)

Saw her senior season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic but elected to come back for another year after the NCAA granted another year of eligibility for athletes in spring sports
Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in tourism management and enrolled in a graduate program for international hospitality and tourism management
Named to the SEC Women’s Tennis Community Service Team
Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar-Athlete award winner
Nominated for the ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship and the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award
Reached the championship doubles match of ITA Carolina Regional Championships with newcomer Emma Shelton in October
Ended the fall campaign with a No. 18 national ranking in doubles with Shelton after beginning the fall unranked
Ranked among the top 25 in doubles during the spring, climbing as high as No. 12 with Shelton on Feb. 18 to set a career record
After a slow start to the spring, began SEC play with a 4-0 record in singles at the No. 4 position and was 3-1 at the second spot in doubles with Shelton
Had a 10-8 record in singles and was 18-7 in doubles, the second most victories in doubles for the Gamecocks
Posted a team-best 9-1 doubles record in dual matches

2018-19 (JUNIOR)

Went 16-6 during her junior campaign, including 11-3 in dual matches at the No. 5 position and 4-1 against SEC opponents
Totaled a doubles mark of 10-8, going 7-4 in dual matches; compete mainly with Paige Cline for a 7-7 record, including 3-2 at the No. 2 spot and 3-1 on court three.
Won all three of her singles matches at the Kitty Harrison Invitational
Adding to those three wins, claimed five matches in-a-row in dual matches for a nine-match win streak
Named the SEC Player of the Week after going 4-0 against Clemson and No. T20 Texas Tech; clinched the doubles point against the Tigers and then was first off the court in singles, putting the Gamecocks up, 2-0
Claimed the doubles point for again for Carolina against the Red Raiders and took her singles match in straight sets, giving South Carolina a, 3-1, lead
Clinched back-to-back road matches for the Gamecocks, first against No. 12 Texas A&M, 4-0, and then No. 23 LSU, 4-0
Closing out the season with a win over Florida, Chinellato contributed to both Carolina’s fist victory over the Gators in 37 years and its second-straight undefeated SEC road season
After just beating Florida, Chinellato clinched the match over the Gators in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in three sets, sending her team to the semifinals where she grabbed a quick win over Vanderbilt

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)

Finished with an overall doubles record of 17-6, including 3-3 in dual matches and 11-4 with Megan Davies
Compiled an even 11-11 singles mark, with dual play accounting for a 4-4 record
Suffered a knee injury in February, missing regular-season SEC play, before coming back to compete in the first round of the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament
Began the fall season as the No. 116-ranked individual
Ranked with Davies in 18 of the 20 weekly polls, climbing as high as No. 40 with Davies and appeared as the No. 79 duo with Ingrid Gamarra Martins
Defeated No. 115 Bojana Markovic of Texas for her first-career win over a ranked opponent with a 6-2, 6-3 victory (Feb. 10)
Earned a career-best doubles win paired with Davies after downing Texas Tech’s No.8-ranked tandem of Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici, 6-2 (Sept. 24)

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)

Tallied a 23-13 overall singles record, one of just four Gamecocks to claim over 20 wins
Went 7-6 in singles play in the fall
Advanced to the final of the UVA Invitational (Blue Draw), eventually falling to Dora Radozavljevic of Virginia
Made an immediate impact on the lineup, becoming a consistent contributor in the No. 4 spot
Started the spring with a No. 100 ranking, her first career collegiate ranking
Posted a 16-7 record in the spring, including a 7-4 record in the SEC
Led the team in three-set wins with nine on the season
Claimed her first SEC victory with a tiebreak victory over Saska Gravrilovska of Texas A&M (March 3)
Posted a 2-0 record in the SEC Tournament with singles victories in the No. 4 spot
Mounted a 13-7 doubles records, including a 5-5 dual-match record
Advanced to the Round of 16 with teammate Ingrid Gamarra Martins in the ITA Carolina Regional Championships (Oct. 20-21)
Advanced tot he final of the UVA Invitational (Orange Draw) with Rachel Rohrabacher (Sept. 23-25)

HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked as high as No. 154 in the ITF junior world rankings
Held a 2.3 Italian Federation Ranking in 2015
Captured the Trento Open title after defeating a WTA top-200 player
Competed in the Junior Wimbledon Championships (2014) and European Summer and Winter Cups (2012-13)
Spent three years with the Italian National Team

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