Moira Silva

Moira Silva

Yr. Jr.
Hometown Houston, Texas
High School Houston Tennis Academy

2023-24 Team's Valpo Award 
2022-23 MVC Flight 2 Singles Champion 
2022-23 Team's Valpo Award 

2023-24: Posted 15 singles wins and 15 doubles victories... Started the fall season with an 8-1 record... Part of the MVC Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 25 alongside Olivia Czerwonka after a victory over Cleveland State... Honored as MVC Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 7 after victories over Bellarmine and St. Thomas at No. 1 Singles... Picked up a conference singles win over MVC regular-season champion Murray State’s No. 1 Singles player, winning 6-7 (4), 6-3, 11-9 on April 20... Enjoyed conference doubles wins over Bradley (March 30) and UNI (April 7) at the No. 1 position... Earned the team’s Valpo Award, which is presented annually to the individual who best exemplifies work ethic, attitude, determination, passion, being a great teammate and being teachable and coachable, for the second straight season... Achieved MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention... Received Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors.

2022-23: Burst onto the scene as a freshman by winning the MVC Individual Title at Flight 2 Singles in October, beating Bradley’s Mariia Pukhina 6-4, 6-0 in the title match to round out a 4-0 weekend with wins over Missouri State, UIC, Illinois State and Bradley… Finished the season with a team-high 18 singles wins (18-9) and shared the team lead in doubles wins with partner Olivia Czerwonka after finishing 17-11… Tied for ninth in program history for singles wins in a single season… Tied for seventh in program history for doubles wins in a single season… Won her opening-round match at the ITA Regional in October… Named MVC Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 15 alongside Olivia Czerwonka after playing a key role in Valpo securing the doubles point in a 4-3 road victory at Northern Illinois… Named MVC Player of the Week on March 22 after a perfect 4-0 week… Named the team’s Valpo Award winner, an honor bestowed upon the individual who best exemplifies work ethic, attitude, determination, passion being a great teammate and being teachable and coachable… Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition.

Prep: Placed third at Regionals twice... Placed in multiple USTA tournaments, both singles and doubles... Also competed in track & field, cross country, swimming and ice skating... Achieved above a 4.0 grade point average while taking multiple AP classes and participating in health pathway... Member of National Honor Society... Served as a mentor to young girls in her tennis community.