Mimi Fotopoulos

Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Prairie Village, Kan.

RS SENIOR (2016-17)

Predominantly represented the Sooners at the No. 2 singles position. Accumulated ranked wins at the No. 1 singles position. Played No. 2 doubles earning wins with partner Lily Miyazaki. OU Athletics “Pulse of the Team” Leadership Award. 2017 recipient of the Dr. Gerald Lage
Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 conference’s highest academic honor. Garnered Academic All Big 12 First Team honors and was named to the ITA All-Academic team.

JUNIOR (2015-16)

Won 6 matches playing No. 3 singles. 2 of the wins clinched the match for OU against Utah (1/23) and Kansas State (4/24). Contributed 6 wins in doubles between the No. 2 and 3 positions. Received Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors with a 4.0 GPA in communications.

2014-15

Redshirt year at Oklahoma due to transfer rules.

SOPHOMORE AT TCU (2013-14)

Compiled a 7-6 record while at TCU … Posted singles wins at positions 1, 2, and 3 over Top 100 players from Illinois, Pepperdine and Purdue … Named TCU Student Athlete of the Month.

FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE (2012-13)

Held a 17-14 record in singles play, compiling the third-most singles wins for the Lady Vols … Posted singles wins over Top 15 opponents from Michigan, Northwestern, and Notre Dame … Summer Circuit Doubles Champion at VCU … Took third place at the Furman Classic … Named to the All-SEC APR Academic team.

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a five-star recruit out of high school according to TennisRecruiting.net … Also ranked No. 32 nationally, and No. 1 in the Plains … Four-year letterwinner at Shawnee Mission East … Went undefeated her final two seasons, finishing 64-0 and winning two Kansas 6A state championships … Three-time high school All-American … Six-time Missouri Valley doubles champion … Four-time USTA National Open singles and doubles champion … Was also team captain … Two-time USTA National Sportsmanship Award recipient and USTA Missouri Valley Sportsmanship Award Recipient … Four-time Kansas Regional, District, and League singles champion … Two-time Kansas City All-Metro Player of the Year … Six-time Missouri Valley doubles and singles champion … Named first-team All-State and All-Metro in Kansas state high school singles … Two-time Kansas City Star Sports athlete of the week … Two-time Kansas City All-Metro Player of the Year … Helped her team to the 6A State Championship twice.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Sam and Angie Fotopoulos … Father Sam played tennis at Oklahoma and Texas, winning a Big Eight Championship at OU … Mother Angie was a member of the Pom Pom Squad at OU and was a former UTSA ranked junior player … Brother Chris also played tennis at Oklahoma … Grandfather, John Fotopoulos, played tennis and basketball at the University of Kansas … Named to academic honor roll (2013, 2014) … Was also involved in Student Council, FCA, and Principal’s Leadership Class in high school.