Summer meet and greet :: Precious Gbadamosi
7/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
July 17, 2014
Over the course of five weeks, GoGriz.com is introducing you first to three incoming players, then five returning players who will make up the 2014-15 Montana women's tennis team. Today: Precious Gbadamosi of Houston, Texas.
Playing in the bottom half of the singles lineup as a freshman and sophomore, Gbadamosi won 23 matches in 2011-12 to earn second-team All-Big Sky Conference honors. As a sophomore in 2012-13 she went 27-8 and was named first-team All-Big Sky.
Gbadamosi went 10-3 last fall, winning Cal State Fullerton's tournament, finishing second at Rice's and advancing to the round of 16 at the ITA Mountain Regional at Las Vegas. That success resulted in a No. 13 ITA region ranking in January.
Gbadamosi played No. 1 and 2 singles during the spring and teamed up with Haley Driver to go 16-6 at No. 1 doubles as Montana won its first Big Sky Conference regular-season championship with a perfect 9-0 record. Gbadamosi and Driver earned a No. 10 doubles ranking in the ITA's June poll.
Gbadamosi has gone 69-33 in singles in her Griz career and 61-31 in doubles.
"Precious has brought a competitive spirit and strong belief in winning to the team," says UM coach Steve Ascher.
"When people watch Precious play, they get to enjoy a show of both speed and athleticism. To see her run down a shot that many others would not get to has drawn oohs and aahs from both spectators and players.
"What I enjoy as a coach is that Precious has continued to grow on the court and off. She is gearing up for a great senior year. We are excited to see her in action and running down some more unbelievable shots in the fall."
Year in school: Can you believe it? I'm a senior!
Major: Communicative science and disorders
Siblings: Two brothers, Rasaki (21) and Prince (17), and one sister, Princess (19)
Favorite pro tennis player: Roger Federer! But I'm slowly becoming a Nadal fan
Favorite female pro athlete: People say I remind them of Serena Williams, which warms my heart
Favorite male pro athlete: LeBron James
Favorite sports other than tennis: Basketball and track. My former teammate used to call me Usain
Favorite movie: Can't say I have a favorite, but I love a good romance
Favorite TV show: SpongeBob SquarePants. I'm a big kid
Favorite band or musician: Drizzy Drake
Favorite book: I don't really read outside of schoolwork
Favorite food: Salmon
The best place you have visited: Nigeria
The place you would like to visit: France
The best words to describe you: Sweet, lovable, respectful, awesome, energetic, hard-working and sometimes a little sassy
What you wanted to be when you were a child: A doctor
What you want to be when you graduate college: A speech pathologist
Summer or winter: Summer! Duh, I'm from Texas!
Morning or night: Morning
Introvert or extrovert: For sure an extrovert
Dancing or singing: Dancing! I save the singing for the shower
Cats or dogs: Little doggies
Call or text: None of the above
PC or Mac: I'm a sucker for Apple products
Ice cream or frozen yogurt: Fro-Yo!
Spicy or mild: Spicy. I like a little kick
Clay, grass or hard court: Hard court
Country you would like to win the World Cup: Nigeria
Country you think will win the World Cup: I'm pretty sure Brazil is taking it
