Bio

	Mwali Phiri
	Class: Junior Height/Weight: 6-3, 180     Hometown: Yonkers, N.Y.         High School: Tuckahoe/Tyler J.C.

Background: Posted a record of 33-5 in two seasons at Tyler (Texas) Junior College… Competed in No. 1 singles for the Apaches, who finished second in the nation in the NJCAA ranking in 2008-09… Captured an NJCAA doubles title last season… Selected UMBC “because of its well-known sports and academic values”… Also competed in soccer while at Tuckahoe (N.Y.) High School… Considering a major in mechanical engineering… Has three brothers and one sister… A fan of the Miami Heat and Dwayne Wade and music of Kanye West… Son of Kai Namunyola… Born Feb. 24, 1989.