Norfolk State University Athletics

2023 (Junior): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Also named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Won two singles matches, one at the No. 4 position and one at the No. 5 slot … Defeated Virginia Wesleyan’s Kristina Abrams 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 position … Beat Coppin State’s Kenyange Kaounde 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 at the MEAC Tennis Roundup … Earned a 7-5 victory over North Carolina A&T at No. 2 doubles alongside Breana Cook … Won the Women’s Tennis Coaches Award at the 2023 Spartan Choice Awards.
 
2022 (Sophomore): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Also named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Appeared in eight singles matches, primarily at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions … Earned a 6-4 doubles victory alongside Andrea Barcenas against Hampton at the No. 2 slot … Won the Women’s Tennis Coaches Award at the 2023 Spartan Choice Awards.
 
2021 (Freshman): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Competed in a pair of singles matches, going 1-1 at the No. 6 position … Earned a victory over Virginia Wesleyan’s Amanda Stegemann, 6-0, 6-2, on April 8 … Also went 2-0 in doubles … Won at No. 1 doubles with Paula Fortuno, 6-3, over Virginia Wesleyan on Feb. 23 … Defeated the Marlins again at the No. 3 position, 6-2, with Laura Ruiz on April 8.
 
High School: Competed on the varsity team at Maury High School all four years … Earned the Class 5 Region A doubles championship as a sophomore and junior … Advanced to the state semifinals in doubles both seasons … Also led Maury to the regional team championship her sophomore and junior years … Finished second in the regional singles championship those years as well … Saw her senior season in 2020 end early due to COVID-19 … Posted an 11-0 record in both singles and doubles her junior year in 2019 … Went 10-1 in singles and doubles each her sophomore year … Team captain as a junior and senior … Carried an 11-0 record in singles as a freshman in 2017, 10-1 in doubles … Competed on the field hockey team her freshman year … Member of the school’s Honor Roll all four years … Also a member of the National Honor Society … Took classes at Eastern Virginia Medical School through the Medical and Health Specialties program.
 
Personal: Full name is Zada Christine McMorris … First name is pronounced ZAY-dah … Born on Nov. 6, 2002 … Daughter of Rochelle and Ritchie McMorris … Has one older sister, Zoe, who also played tennis at Maury High School … Mother Rochelle attended Norfolk State in the early 1990’s … Father Ritchie played baseball at Christopher Newport … Majoring in political science … Wants to work for a government agency or go to law school to become a criminal defense lawyer … Enjoys watching YouTube, going to the gym, and spending time with family and friends.