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Tadai Abilla
Tadai Abilla
  • Nickname:
    Ty
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Galloway, NJ
  • High School:
    Absegami HS
  • Major:
    Television Production

Bio

Season: 3rd

2011-12: Earned an 8-6 overall singles mark and a 13-4 mark in doubles play...was 8-5 in dual single matches, including a 3-1 mark in conference play...teamed with Sofia Leon for a 13-3 record in dual doubles play, going 12-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 2.

2010-11: This two-sport athlete finished the season with a 7-7 singles and 4-10 doubles record. Received the 2010-11 Coaches Award.

High School: Abilla is a 2009 graduate of Absegami High School where she played basketball (guard), soccer (striker) and track (400, long jump, 4x400). She was coached by Goodwin, Tracy, Lee, and Hutchings. She earned eleven varisty letters throughout her high school career, four for basketball and soccer and three for track. Ty also tied the single season assist record in soccer as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Walter and Theodosha Rucker-Abilla...television production major with a career goal of to obtain a position in the field of television production or become an entrepreneur… hobbies include shopping, spending time with family and friends and music…also enjoys watching or playing soccer… favorite food is Hamburger Helper… favorite movie is Love & Basketball… favorite TV network is ESPN… favorite music artists are Wale, J. Cole, and Lauryn Hill… favorite website is solecollecter.com… reasons for choosing UDC were that it is very culturally diverse and the athletics… Navy, Citadel, Wagner, Iona, James Madison, West Chester and the University of Tampa all expressed interest in TY… favorite things about UDC and the Distric of Columbia are the housing, location, and diversity… greatest athletic experience was making the NCAA tournament for basketball and tennis… dream as a college athlete is to win a NCAA championship… greatest athletic influences are her parents and Shayls Lloos… most impressive person she has ever met is her grandmother… she chose her number in basketball because it is the same number she wore in high school and it brings back great memories of a great high school career… her only habit on gameday is to always pray.