2009-10 Women's Tennis

Silia DeFilippis

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Millburn High School
  • Hometown Short Hills, NJ

Biography

Prior to Yale- As captain her senior year, sheled her team to a record of 31-0 and a statechampionship...Received All-Conference honors all four years atMillburn High School...Named First Team All-State as well as FirstTeam All-Group senior year...Received NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete awardand represented high school at a statewide banquet...Valedictorianof her graduating class... Personal:
Nickname: Silia
Residential College: Calhoun
Major: possibly Women''s Studies and/orBiology
Future Plans: medical school
Why She Chose Yale: "When I stepped onto thecampus for the first time, I couldn''t imagine myself anywhere else.The combination of superior academics and incredible people isirresistible. I''m continually astounded by the feats of my peers;each day is full of surprises."
Other schools officially visited: none
Favorites:
Favorite place at Yale: Sterling Law Building,Sterling Memorial Library
Favorite class at Yale: Chemistry, EuropeanLiterary Tradition
Favorite Band: Goo Goo Dolls, The Fray
Favorite Song: Ants Marching by Dave MatthewsBand
Favorite Food: anything Italian
Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Place She''s played tennis: DominicanRepublic
Place She''d love to visit: Italy
TeamSuperlatives
Most likely to make you laugh: D
Most likely to be caught daydreaming: Janet
Most likely to eat 4 plates of food at dinner:Lilian
Best Grunt: D
Best Pre-Serve/Pre-Return Routine: Lindsay C.
Best Cheerer: Sarah

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