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Savanna Ly-Nguyen

Washington State University (WSU) tennis player Savanna Ly-Nguyen finished the 2020 season strong with a 16-10 singles record and is carrying that same success into the 2021 season, currently holding a team-best season record of 17-2 as of April 11. Ajunior neuroscience major, Ly-Nguyen has found success academically too. As a two-time recipient of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Academic Achievement Award, she currently holds a cumulative GPA of 3.95 and is a regular volunteer at WSU Athletics community service events. In 2019, she represented Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games, where she captured a silver medal.

School: Washington State University
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience

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