Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023-24 Cowgirl Tennis Roster
Roster
Safiya Carrington
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Laurel Springs Online School
- Hometown:
- Port St. Lucie, FL
1x Big 12 Player of the Week
2024 All-Big 12 Second Team Singles
2024 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Singles Team
2024 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Doubles Team
2024 ITA Indoor National Championship All-Tournament Team
2022 All-SEC Second Team
2022 All-Louisiana Second Team
2021 All-SEC Second Team
2021 All-Louisiana Second Team
2020 All-Louisiana Second Team
2023-24 (Graduate): Went 14-5 in singles and 17-6 in doubles … finished the season No. 87 in the ITA singles rankings … played primarily at No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles positions … named to All-Big 12 Second Team Singles … selected to Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team in singles and doubles … earned spot on ITA Indoor National Championship Team … named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 13 … went 5-0 against nationally ranked opponents in singles … came back from down 5-7, 1-4 to clinch the match vs. No. 10 Texas in the ITA Indoor National Championship quarterfinal … went 8-2 in singles in conference play … finished the season on a seven-match win streak in doubles with partner Kristina Novak … beat No. 43 DJ Bennett of Auburn to clinch match in ITA Indoor National Championship Round of 16.
2022-23 (Senior at LSU): Went 20-17 in singles throughout the year … went 8-4 in singles play against SEC opponents … recorded 20 singles wins for the first time in her career … went 17-16 in doubles … earned 11 doubles wins in dual matches while playing with four different partners … finished the year with the second-most singles wins and third-most doubles wins for the Tigers.
2021-22 (Junior at LSU): Led the team with 11 singles wins, with four coming against nationally ranked opponents … earned All-SEC Second Team honors for the second consecutive season … was named the SEC Player of the Week for her efforts in wins over Kentucky and Vanderbilt … finished runner-up in the 2021 ITA Southern Regional singles bracket … earned four singles wins from the No. 1 spot in SEC play … posted nine doubles wins … was named to the All-Louisiana Second Team for the third-straight year.
2020-21 (Sophomore at LSU): Posted 10 singles wins, with six coming in dual action … spent most of the season playing from the No. 2 spot … earned a spot on the All-SEC Second Team … earned 11 doubles wins throughout the season … clinched ranked wins over No. 9 Vanderbilt and No. 23 Tennessee.
2019-2020 (Freshman at LSU): Was a part of LSU’s 2019 No. 10 recruiting class … ranked as high as No. 15 in the 2019 class, according to tennisrecruiting.net … went 15-7 overall, including six dual wins playing consistently at the No. 2 spot … earned eight doubles wins while playing with three different partners … reached a season-high ranking of No. 57 in the Oracle ITA Singles Rankings and No. 37 in doubles with partner Eden Richardson … was named to the 2020 All-Louisiana Second Team … had her freshman season cut short due to COVID-19.
Personal: Daughter of Lex and Marria Carrington … has two younger siblings, Noor and Ibrahim … attended Laurel Springs high school … third-generation tennis player at the Division I level … father Lex and grandfather Art Carrington are the only African-American father-son duo to have played at the U.S. Open … will be a graduate student at Oklahoma State studying business.
