Christopher Newport University

2020-21 - Junior Season - Earned Conference Doubles Team of the Year honors while also collecting first team All-Conference plaudits ... Earned second team All-State honors in doubles ... With teammate Tessa Trate, posted an 8-5 record exclusively at No. 1, including a 4-0 record in conference play ... Ranked in the regional rankings throughout the season, the CNU duo finished the year ranked No. 25 in the nation, marking just the third time in program history a duo finished the year in the final poll ... Never dropped back-to-back matches over the course of the season ... Continued to excel in the classroom as a repeat selection to the Conference All-Academic Team

2019-20 - Sophomore Season - Appeared in all nine of CNU's matches in both singles and doubles before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Among team leaders in doubles with an 8-7 record including a 5-1 mark in tournament play during the fall ... Won five straight matches in doubles, including three against Division I competition, during the George Mason Invite and the CNU Fall Invitational ... Also posted a 5-9 record in singles action with a pair of wins at No. 5 singles

2018-19 - Freshman Season - Excelled in doubles during her first year in Newport News … Earned second-team All-Conference accolades for her work with Colette Gilbert during the year … Posted an 11-4 record with Gilbert for a stellar .733 winning percentage … That rate marked the second-highest among all pairings in the CAC during the season … Collected a victory against No. 30 Redlands on March 8 … Also added five triumphs in conference action during the regular season, including 8-0 wins against Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary’s (Md.), and Salisbury … Came back with a pair of wins in doubles play during the first two rounds of the CAC Tournament as well … Also added seven victories in singles action during the year … Opened her collegiate campaign with two wins in the ITA Southeast Regionals during the fall … Collected two wins in the No. 3 position during the season after defeating Chapman on March 4 and Methodist on March 15 … Added a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the CAC semifinals against Salisbury as well … Also collected ITA National All-Academic honors and earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference Team for her work off the court.
 
At Kellam - Played No. 1 singles and doubles for the varsity tennis team … Won the Region 6A Singles Championship as a senior ... Earned All-Region and All-State accolades for her efforts … Was the Conference Singles Champion and a Doubles Finalist as a junior while earning All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State accolades … Also secured All-Conference and All-Region honors as a freshman and sophomore while winning the league singles championship … Helped lead Kellam to the first Regional Championship in school history while reaching the state finals as a senior … Won a conference title and advanced to the region finals as a junior as well … Also competed in field hockey … Was a member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal - Amanda Lynn Yermal is the daughter of James and Audrey Yermal ... “Up” is her favorite movie, and “Grey’s Anatomy” is her favorite TV show … Her favorite book is “The Hiding Place” … Adam Levine is her favorite musician … Aspires to become a Clinical & Anatomical Pathologist ... Majoring in Neuroscience.