Sydney Lee
Sydney Lee
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Oakland, CA
  • High School:
    Head Royce School
  • Major:
    Media Studies/Psychology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio




At CMS:
Career record after three seasons: 101-31 (56-14 singles, 45-17 doubles)

2021-22 (Senior)
All-America honors in singles ... All-SCIAC first team honors ... Earned SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee ... Had a 19-5 record in singles and 22-9 record in doubles ...  Played No. 2 singles for an Athenas squad that captured the second national title in program history with a 5-1 win over Chicago on May 25 ... Earned a 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles with Gabby Lee in a 5-0 win over previously undefeated Wesleyan in the NCAA Semifinal before advancing to the national title game against Chicago ... Captured an 8-0 win in doubles at the regional finals, defeating SUNY-Oneonta and Case Western ... Recorded a 6-0, 6-0 win against No. 9 Amherst, 6-2, 6-1 against No. 2 Emory and a 6-4, 6-1 against No. 8 Middlebury ... Dominated with a 6-1, 6-1 victory to lead CMS to an 8-1 team win over Trinity ... Recorded a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles to earn a 6-3 win over Williams. 

2020-21 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team
... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... ITA Scholar-Athlete selection ... Compiled an 11-4 record in singles and 6-3 in doubles ... Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA West Regionals before falling to teammate Catherine Allen ... Advanced to the semifinals of the ITA West Region in doubles with Madison Shea, before also falling to fellow Athenas (Crystal Juan and Anna Kern) ... Earned a 6-4, 7-5 win against No. 7 Carnegie Mellon in the ITA Indoor Semifinals ... Capped off the season with a 6-2, 6-2 win against No. 19 WashU ... Had a 6-0, 6-4 win in a comeback victory over Army West Point. 

2018-19 (First-Year)
Second-Team All-SCIAC ...
Had a 26-5 record in singles, leading the team in wins, and a 17-5 record in doubles ... Had the clinching wins in the NCAA Regional finals against Pomona-Pitzer and the NCAA Quarterfinals against Carnegie Mellon ... Earned a 6-3, 6-2 win against No. 3 Middlebury in the NCAA Semifinals ... Had a 16-match singles win streak snapped in a three-set loss to Wesleyan in the NCAA Championship ... Had 6-0, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-0 wins in the NCAA Regionals ... Earned a 6-1, 6-0 win over No. 5 Williams during the regular season ... Reached the semifinals of the ITA West Regionals in both singles and doubles in the fall ... Joined the doubles line-up in the postseason at No. 3 (with Madison Shea) and went 6-1, with the only loss 11-9 in a tiebreaker in the NCAA Semifinals against Middlebury ... Picked up an 8-4 win in doubles in the national championship match against Wesleyan.

Prior to CMS
Attended Head Royce School in Oakland, where she was a member of the tennis team

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she has a dual major in media studies and psychology.

Sydney Lee posed shot

News Mentions

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Seven Athenas Capture ITA Scholar-Athlete Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seven members of the national championship CMS women's tennis team earned Scholar-Athlete honors from the Intercollegiate...

July 14, 2022

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Sydney Lee Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

CLAREMONT, Calif. - An All-American on the NCAA Division III Champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team, Sydney Lee was announced today...

July 14, 2022

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Crystal Juan Earns ITA Most Improved Senior Award for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis senior Crystal Juan earned the national Most Improved Senior Award from the Intercollegi...

June 15, 2022

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Crystal Juan, Sydney Lee Earn All-America Honors in Singles, Batoshvili/Chulani in Doubles

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Crystal Juan and Sydney Lee earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-America honors in singles, and Nikolina Batoshvili...

June 8, 2022

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National Championship Season Concludes, as Athena Duo Falls in Doubles Quarterfinals

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Williams doubles team of Erica Ekstrand and Yuu Ishikawa had a big comeback in a first-set tiebreaker and carried the momentum...

May 28, 2022

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Three Years in The Making: The Long Road to Redemption for CMS Women's Tennis

ORLANDO, Fla. - Winning a national championship is always special, and comparing how special each one is can be a fool’s errand. Yet if you...

May 27, 2022

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Batoshvili, Chulani Advance to NCAA Division III Women's Doubles Quarterfinal Round

ORLANDO, Fla. - Nikolina Batoshvili and Alisha Chulani got off to a slow start, fighting off two set points in the first set, but turned it on...

May 27, 2022

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Mission Complete! CMS Women's Tennis Completes Dominant Run to Second National Title with 5-1 win Over Chicago

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team led 2-1 after doubles, won the first set on all six singles courts, and went on to...

May 25, 2022

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National Championship Bound! CMS Women's Tennis Rolls Past Wesleyan in Semis to Reach Third Straight Final

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team advanced to the national championship match for the third straight time with a...

May 24, 2022

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On to the Semis! CMS Women's Tennis Takes Down MIT 5-2 in NCAA Quarterfinal Round

Orlando, Fla. - Senior Sarah Bahsoun won in both singles and doubles, and senior Sydney Lee picked up the clincher at No. 2 singles, as the...

May 23, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Heads Back to Nationals after 5-0 Regional Title Win over Case Western

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Nikolina Batoshvili won in both singles and doubles, and Gabby Lee and Sydney Lee won 8-0 in doubles for the second straight...

May 14, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Advances to Regional Finals with Quick 5-0 Win over Oneonta

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team dropped only two games in three doubles matches, and only five games in singles,...

May 13, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts out Redlands, Advances Through to Saturday's SCIAC Finals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept all three doubles matches, and earned quick wins from Ella Brissett and...

May 6, 2022

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Six Athenas Named to All-SCIAC Women's Tennis Teams, Juan Wins Character Award

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team were chosen to the All-SCIAC teams, while Crystal Juan added the...

May 5, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out Redlands, Occidental on Final Day of Regular Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team traveled to Redlands in the morning and picked up a 9-0 win, and...

April 30, 2022

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After Perfect Weekend, Devon Wolfe Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week Honors for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After not dropping a single game in any of her five matches, Devon Wolfe earned the SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week...

April 11, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out Chapman, Stays Perfect in SCIAC

ORANGE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team went on the road and captured a 9-0 win over Chapman on Saturday, improving to 4-0...

April 10, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Earns Two Home Shutout Wins Over San Diego Christian, Whittier

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s tennis team picked up a pair of shutout wins on Friday at the...

April 8, 2022

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Gabby Lee Earns SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Honor

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Gabby Lee earned the SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week award for matches through Sunday, April 3, the league office...

April 4, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out Cal Lutheran for Tenth Straight Win

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team picked up its tenth win in a row by cruising to a 9-0 win over Cal...

April 2, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Knocks Off Caltech 9-0 in SCIAC Opener

PASADENA, Calif. - Crystal Juan, Sydney Lee and Gabby Lee each won in both singles and doubles as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team...

April 1, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Picks Up Eighth Straight Win, Knocks Off Williams 6-3

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team picked up its eighth win in a row, six of which have come against...

March 26, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Wins Tight Battle over Middlebury, Stretches Win Streak to Seven

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis had a tight battle with No. 8 Middlebury in a match that lasted almost...

March 25, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Adds Two More Wins, Defeats No. 8 Sewanee, No. 16 Bowdoin

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s tennis team knocked off a pair of top-20 teams in one day,...

March 17, 2022

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Fourth-Ranked CMS Women's Tennis Takes 7-2 Win over No. 9 Amherst in Top-Ten Battle

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis swept doubles to take command of the match early and earned a 7-2 win...

March 16, 2022

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Nikolina Batoshvili Becomes Third Athena to Win SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Nikolina Batoshvili earned the SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors for matches through Sunday, March 13, the...

March 14, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Rolls to Quick 9-0 Win over Babson

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team capped off a 3-0 weekend by sweeping No. 34 Babson 9-0 on Sunday...

March 13, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Picks Up Dominant 7-2 Win Over No. 2 Emory

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's team faced No. 2 Emory for the second time in six days, and turned the tables...

March 11, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Falls in Third-Place Match to Close ITA Indoor Nationals

Danville, Ky. - Nikolina Batoshvili and Alisha Chulani took an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles, but the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team...

March 6, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Drops Close Battle to Emory in ITA Indoor Semifinals

DANVILLE, Ky. - Sydney Lee won at both No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles, but the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team came up just short in a...

March 5, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Opens ITA Indoors with 9-0 Win over Carnegie Mellon

DANVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team opened play at the ITA Indoor Nationals with a dominant effort, taking a 9-0 win...

March 4, 2022

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Sydney Lee Earns SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Sydney Lee was named the SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, Feb. 27, the league office...

March 1, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Dominates Singles to Earn Wins over Trinity and Mary Washington

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team followed a similar script in both of its home matches on Sunday, battling to a...

February 27, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Wins First Duals of 2021-22 Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team defeated Point Loma 6-1 and Hope International 7-0 on Friday at the Biszantz...

February 19, 2022

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CMS Women's Tennis Advances Five Into ITA West Singles Quarterfinals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team will have five quarterfinalists at the ITA West Regional quarterfinals on...

October 2, 2021

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CMS Women's Tennis Dominates Singles on Second Day of Fall Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team played the second day of its annual Fall Invitational, competing against CSU...

September 19, 2021

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CMS Women's Tennis Splits in Doubles on Final Day of Fall Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team played the final day of its three-day Fall Invitational on Sunday, which...

September 19, 2021

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CMS Women's Tennis Has 2021-22 Debut at Fall Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team competed for the first time since March of 2020 when it played the first day of...

September 17, 2021