Rhode Island College

Grace Zangari ’21 is a three-time First Team All-Conference and four-time Second Team All-Conference selection in women’s tennis who helped lead the Anchorwomen to four consecutive Regular Season and Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
The Saunderstown, R.I. native closed out her RIC career with a 36-12 (.750) career singles record and a 55-4 (.932) career doubles record for 63.5 career points. At the conclusion of her career, Zangari was RIC’s all-time leader in career doubles wins,  third in career doubles winning percentage, 15^th in career singles wins and 17^th in career singles winning percentage.
 
As a senior in 2020, Zangari was named First Team All-Little East in both singles and doubles. She was 3-1 (.750) in singles and 7-1 (.875) at No. 2 doubles for 6.5 points on the season.
 
As a junior in 2019, Zangari was named Second Team All-Little East in both singles and doubles. She was 9-2 (.818) at primarily No. 3 singles and 13-1 (.929) at primarily No. 2 doubles for 15.5 points on the season.
 
As a sophomore in 2018, Zangari was named Second Team All-Little East in singles and was a Second Team All-Little East selection in doubles. She was 9-8 (.529) at No. 1 singles and 18-1 (.947) at No. 2 doubles for 18.0 points on the season. The 18 doubles wins tied the program record for a single season.
 
As a freshman in 2017, Zangari was named First Team All-Little East in singles. She was 15-1 (.938) at No. 2 singles and 17-1 (.944) at No. 3 doubles for 23.5 points on the season. Zangari’s 17 doubles wins are a new program record for a single season. She was named the Little East Rookie of the Week four times on the season.
 
She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Rhode Island College in 2021.
 
Zangari spent a year and a half as RIC’s assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach and is currently a patient coordinator at Elite Physical Therapy.
 
She currently resides in Wakefield, R.I.