Biography

Coleman is a force on the tennis court. She is a three time letter winner for Bentonville High School. Additionally, she was named both All-Conference and All-State in 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Coleman will continue her academic and athletic career at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

Since being honored, Coleman had a banner freshman year. She finished with a 16-3 record. She was named the GLVC’s Player of the Year and the GLVC’s Freshman of the Year. After the season, Coleman was also honored as the ITA Rookie of the Year for Division II Women’s Tennis.

Professional Achievements

2024 ITA Rookie of the Year for Division II Women's Tennis

Personal Honors

Attends Rockhurst University (MO)

Biography

As a senior, Roth won the No. 2 singles state for the first time by a score of 7-6, 2-6, 6-3. She was also named First Team All-State.

Roth previously won two state championships with her partner, Maya Brakhage, as a junior and sophomore.

Roth will continue her academic career at the University of Indiana and will play tennis on the club team.

Records

3x State Champion

Biography

Wolfberg capped an incredible four-year run with her fourth straight Florida Class 4A singles state championship. Wolfberg is the first female player to ever accomplish the feat, which helps her pass Hall of Fame tennis player Chris Evret, who won three straight titles from 1970 through 1972 while she was at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

Wolfberg never lost a high school singles match. Wolfberg is equally as good in the classroom. She holds a 4.0 GPA and received over 50 college scholarship offers. She will continue her career on a tennis scholarship at Oklahoma State University.

Wolfberg finished her freshman year with a winning record in both singles and doubles for the Cowgirls. Off the court, she was an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Records

4x Florida Singles State Champion

Personal Honors

Attends Oklahoma State University

Biography

Mannix recently closed out her high school career by winning her fourth straight Nebraska No.1 singles title.

After the match, the Iowa-recruit told Omaha.com, “It was one of my goals since I was probably in middle school. I am ready to move on (to college), but I’m so glad that I was able to represent Elkhorn South.” Mannix was a perfect 114-0 during her scholastic career.

She is the fourth girls in Nebraska girls’ tennis history to win four straight No. 1 singles titles.

Mannix saw action her first two seasons as a Hawkeye. She had a 4-6 record at the No. 2 position before the season was canceled due to Covid. She was a letterman winner. In the spring of 2021, Mannix was named Academic All-Big Ten and the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She was also an ITA Scholar Athlete.

Records

4x State Champion in Singles

Career Record of 114-0

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Iowa

Biography

Kate Fahey was the #1 college recruit according to TennisRecruiting.com during her senior season.

After finishing runner-up as a sophomore and taking-off to compete nationally as a junior, Fahey captured New Jersey’s singles’ championship during her senior season.

Fahey will attend Michigan to play college tennis.

As a Wolverine, Fahey was a three-time ITA All-American. She was a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior. She was named All-Big Ten all four years. Fahey graduated as Michigan’s leader in career singles wins with 132.

Fahey exceled off the court as well. She was the recipient of the ITA Scholar Athlete Award twice.

Upon graduating, Fahey returned to New Jersey where she is the volunteer assistant coach at Rutgers University.

Records

New Jersey Singles State Champion

Professional Achievements

3x ITA All-American

2x Big Ten Athlete of the Year

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Michigan

Biography

Cassie Mercer closed out her incredible high school tennis career with her fourth straight No. 1 singles state championship. In addition, she teamed-up with Kate Huck to wins the state’s #1 double title.

Mercer, who will attend the University of Virginia, is a great student and has been playing on the United States Tennis Association’s junior circuit since 2006.  She’s currently ranked #11 in the country by tennisrecruiting.net.  Mercer is West Virginia’s first girls’ tennis player to be honored by the NHSCA.

Mercer played all four years while attending UVA.

Records

4x West Virginia Singles State Champion

4x West Virginia Doubles State Champion

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Virginia

Biography

Rasheeda McAdoo closed-out her high school career by winning her second straight overall Florida individual singles title.

McAdoo is the daughter of NBA legend Bob McAdoo.  He is currently an assistant coach with the NBA champion Miami Heat.  Rasheeda is only one of 24 girls to win more than one Florida individual state championship since the state began holding them in 1938.

McAdoo, who will attend Georgia Tech on a tennis scholarship, is ranked #5 in America on the junior circuit. She was undefeated as a junior and a senior.

While at Georgia Tech she continued to perform on the court. She helped the Yellow Jackets with their national ranking.  McAdoo is now playing professionally after graduation from college.

 

Records

2x Florida Singles State Champion

Personal Honors

Attended Georgia Tech University

Biography

Ranked the No. 8 recruit nationally by tennisrecruiting.net and the top-ranked player from the Middle Atlantic region, Yurovsky completed her career by winning her second consecutive 3A state singles title last fall. She was a four-time state placewinner, finishing third in state as a sophomore and second in state as a freshman.

Before winning her second state title, Yurovsky became just the second girl to become a three-time Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) singles champion. She lost just five singles matches in her high school career and was undefeated in regular-season play.

Currently ranked No. 16 on the USTA Under-18 girls list, Yurovsky owns a 14-8 Junior record. The University of Michigan recruit claimed the singles title at the 2010 USTA Interscholastics Championship East and was a bronze ball winner as a semifinalist at the 2008 Easter Bowl.

This winter, she was a semifinalist in the USTA Under-18 Regional Segment and a finalist in the USTA Under-18 National Open, both held in Grand Rapids, Mich. Yurovsky also was named a 2011 Scholar-Athlete Extra Effort Award recipient and is a volunteer for the Make a Wish Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Fund.

While at Michigan, Yurovsky excelled on the tennis courts. She is one of two Wolverines to make four NCAA Singles Championship appearances in Michigan history. She was named the Big-10 Freshman of the Year, as well as the ITA Midwest Region Rookie in 2013. As a senior, she was named ITA Midwest Region Senior of the Year. She was also honored as Michigan’s Big Ten Female Sportsmanship Award in 2016. She was named All Big Team every year and Academic All-Big Ten three times.

After graduation, Yurovsky played two years on the WTA Tour. In 2019, she was hired as an assistant coach at Penn State.

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Community Service

Yurovsky volunteered for both the Make a Wish Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Fund during high school.

Records

2x PIAA State Champion and 1x State Runner Up

4x State Place finisher

Professional Achievements

2016 ITA All American

2016 ITA Midwest Region Senior of the Year

4x NCAA Qualifer

2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

4x All Big 10 Honoree

Biography

The 5-foot-7 Urzendowski became the second girl to become a four-time Class A state champion at No. 1 singles, posting three unbeaten seasons and completing her career with an overall record of 115-2. That included year-by-year records of 29-0 as a freshman, 25-2 as a sophomore, 32-0 as a junior and 29-0 this year.

She is a four-time Metro Conference champion, a three-time Nebraska Girls Player of the Year and a three-time captain of The Omaha World-Herald All-State First Team. A four-star recruit ranked No. 126 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, Urzendowski owns a career Junior record of 21-15 and was the Missouri Valley Girls-16 Player of the Year in 2009. Also an outstanding student, Urzendowski owns a 4.3 GPA (of 4.0), ranks No. 13 in a class of 163 and was named to The Lincoln Journal-Star Academic All-State Team.

The Saint Louis University signee is a member of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics Honor Society. She also finished third in the Sports News Coverage category in the Nebraska School Activities Association State Journalism Championships this month.

Urzendowski continued her success on the tennis court and in the classroom. She finished her career with a 65-39 singles record and a 54-43 doubles. She was also on the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll seven of eight terms.

Records

4x Class A State Champion

High school record of 115-2

Professional Achievements

2x ITA Scholar-Athlete

Personal Honors

Attended Saint Louis University

Biography

Earlier this month, the 5-foot-7 Kimbell became the ninth girl in Texas high school history to win four state singles titles and the first to win any of them in 5A, the state’s largest classification. She followed up two 4A titles with a pair of 5A crowns. In her four state tournament appearances Kimbell never lost a set, and dropped just 16 games in four state tournament matches this year.

Last fall Kimbell led New Braunfels to its third straight team title and second in 5A, and the Unicorns have won 75 straight matches and 120 of their last 123. Ranked No. 5 on tennisrecruiting.net’s Blue Chip list, Kimbell was the Orange Bowl Under-16 singles and doubles champion in 2007 and was the Texas Sectionals Grand Slam champion in 2009. In 2009, and again this year, she won a gold ball in doubles in the USTA Spring Supernationals and swept the singles and doubles titles in the Under-18 National Open Championships.

She will attend the University of Georgia.  Kimbell finished her career at Georgia with a 109-31 record in doubles competition. She was named to the All-SEC 2nd Team twice.

Records

4x Texas State Singles Champion

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Georgia

Biography

Last fall Epstein became the ninth girl in Illinois high school history to win multiple state singles titles after beating the two-time defending state doubles champion, Nida Hamilton of Hinsdale Central High, 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match.  She was named the Chicago Tribune/WGN-Channel 9 Athlete of the Month for October for her accomplishment.

Competing in a field that included six players on tennisrecruiting.net’s Blue Chip list, Epstein did not lose a set in six state tournament matches as a senior. She also won the state title in straight sets as a junior and was the state runnerup as a sophomore, winning the opening set of the title match. Ranked in tennisrecruiting.net’s top 30 seniors, Epstein owns a 27-14 junior record. She will attend Yale University.

While at Yale, Epstein helped the Bulldogs win their first ever NCAA tournament victory as a sophomore. She was named First Team All-Ivy her Senior and Junior seasons in singles.  Her senior year she was honored with the Nellie Pratt Elliot Award, the highest honor for a senior female student-athlete at Yale.

Records

2 time Illinois State Champion and one time State Runner-up

Personal Honors

Attended Yale University

Biography

Taney was unbeaten in a six-year high school career, winning all 166 matches in which she competed. That total included 150 singles victories and 16 doubles victories. Taney was the state doubles champion as an eighth-grader and as a freshman, following that with state singles titles as a sophomore, junior and senior. Edina won the state team title all six seasons.

As a junior player, Taney has won 174 consecutive USTA Northern Section matches and 42 consecutive tournaments, and has been ranked as high as No. 9 nationally in singles and No. 5 in doubles. She will attend the University of Michigan.

Taney was a four year letter winner while at Michigan. The Wolverine holds the record for most career doubles victories with 114. She was named All Big-Ten in 2008, 2010 and 2011. She also was a 2010 NCAA Qualifier. In addition, Taney was a three time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a two time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award winner.

Records

Undefeated in 166 matches during high school career

Holds Edina High School's record for most state medals with 11

Holds record at Michigan for most career doubles wins

Professional Achievements

3x All Big Ten Team

2017 Edina Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Michigan

Biography

Not many players are fortunate to win two state singles titles in hotly-competitive Texas, but Francis has accomplished the feat. Despite a loss in the finals of the region tournament earlier this month – her first in high school competition since the state tournament her freshman year – she has a chance to make it three titles later this month, which she did.

The reigning Dallas Morning News Most Valuable Player is the first three-time champion in Class 5A – the state’s highest class – in 35 years. Also active on the junior tennis circuit, she will attend Southern Methodist University.

She finished her career at SMU with 86 doubles victories, a school record, and 77 single victories, placing her sixth overall.

 

Records

3x Texas State Champion

Personal Honors

Attended Southern Methodist University

Biography

A four-time Division I state finalist, Potts finished her senior year with a 26-1 overall record, a 24-match winning streak and back-to-back state titles, also leading DSHA to the team title. That accomplishment earned her a mention in Sports Illustrated magazine’s Faces in the Crowd section in the December 6, 2004 issue. Potts, whose career record was 126-5, is a three-time All-American selection by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation.

A three-sport athlete, she scored a goal and an assist in the state title game to lead the Dashers to the Division I girls soccer crown this spring and also was a starting forward on the basketball team. She will attend the University of Notre Dame.

While competing for the Fighting Irish Potts was a two time NCAA Qualifier.

Records

4x State Finalist

Professional Achievements

2x NCAA Tournament Qualifier

Personal Honors

Attended Notre Dame University

Biography

Leimbach also finished her prep career with four state titles to earn NHSCA Senior Athlete of the Year honors. Leimbach, who holds a 59-0 career mark, never lost a set during her high school tennis career and hopes to continue her success at the University of Southern California.

In her Freshman year Leimbach earned All American honors while winning the PAC-10 Singles Title.  She then transferred to Texas Christian University her sophomore year.

In her TCU sophomore debut, Leimbach was the first Frog to reach the semifinals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. In 2006, Leimbach helped the Frogs make their first appearance at the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

In 2008, Leimbach had a season ending injury to her ankle and retired from tennis.

Records

4x State Champion

Undefeated in high school

Professional Achievements

NCAA All American

Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Honors

Attended USC and graduated from TCU

Graduated with her Pharm.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy

Biography

“Anne Yelsey has continually enjoyed enormous success on both the singles and doubles tennis scene,” said NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro. “The NHSCA is proud to honor Anne Yelsey as the National High School Senior Girls Tennis Athlete of the Year.”

Yelsey will continue her academic and athletic endeavors at Stanford University after closing out a high school career that seems to have put her directly in the center of the national tennis scene. A two-time doubles champion at the USTA Supernational Clay Court Championships, Yelsey also won the doubles title at the USTA Girls’ 18 National Hard Court Championship with Riza Zalameda. Yelsey also holds the singles and doubles titles at the Easter Bowl Girls’ 18 Championship.

While at Stanford, she had a great career. In 2005, Yelsey and her partner Amber Lui, advanced to the finals where they took second. Her junior year she earned All-American honors in both singles and doubles. Her senior year was derailed with an injury.

Since college she has won multiple ITF titles in the women’s circuit. In August of 2008 Yelsey hit her career high ranking, coming in at at 370.

Records

Won multiple national tournaments throughout high school

Professional Achievements

Earned All America honors in Singles and Doubles

Personal Honors

Attended Stanford University

Biography

“Athletes like Rankin Williams are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players not only in the state of North Carolina, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her.”

Coached by Steve Spivey, the NHSCA National High School Girls Tennis of the Year in 2000, Williams became one of the most dominating players in state history. She was undefeated in 94 singles matches during her career, helping lead Broughton High to four consecutive Class 4A dual state titles. After winning Class 4A state singles titles as a sophomore and junior, Williams elected to pass up a bid for a third singles title in favor of teaming with her sister, Hampton, a freshman, to play in the state doubles tournament (North Carolina does not permit players to play both singles and doubles in the individual state tournament series). The sisters went on to win the doubles title.

A finalist in the Gator Bowl Festival Tournament’s under-16 division as a junior and a quarterfinalist in the under-18 division as a senior, Williams was selected to the First Team by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation.

Also an outstanding student, she will attend Princeton University in the fall. Sports Illustrated magazine also recognized Williams’ distinguished career with a mention in its “Faces in the Crowd” section this year.

 

Records

Won Doubles State Championship with her sister, Hampton

2x Singles State Champion

Professional Achievements

First Team by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation.

Biography

“Athletes like Brittany Dietz are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players not only in the state of Kansas, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her.”

Dietz is the only female player in the nation to win a fourth state singles title this year, winning the Class 3A-2A-A title last fall and completing two consecutive unbeaten seasons. She also earned National High School All-America honors in the NHSCA National Sports Festival the past two years, in 1999 at Jekyll Island, Georgia and in 2000 at Orlando, Florida.

After graduation, Dietz spent two years at Hutchinson Community College playing basketball  before transferring to Oklahoma State University. Upon Dietz’s arrival in Stillwater, she was approached to be a walk-on for the tennis team.

Records

Four time Singles State Champion

High School record of 149-0

Professional Achievements

First female player in the nation to win a fourth state singles title

Personal Honors

Attended Oklahoma State University

Biography

“Athletes like Chrissie Nolan are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best tennis players in the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring her.”

Nolan was unbeaten as a senior, winning her third consecutive state singles title with a perfect 30-0 season record. She became the third girl to win three state singles titles, and the first since 1978. Nolan, whose career singles record was 106-3, led Glenbrook North to a sixth-place state finish.

Nolan appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” in December of 1999. Nolan will continue her education and tennis career while attending the University of Michigan.

While at Michigan, Nolan was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Conference multiple times.

Records

Career Singles Record of 106-3

Won 3 straight IHSA State Championships

Professional Achievements

Illinois First-Team All-State

Named Academic All-Big Ten Conference

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Michigan

Biography

Susanne Boyden closed-out her high school career with her third straight North Carolina singles tennis championship. Boyden won the state championship after surviving a three and one-half hour marathon in the morning semifinal.

Boyden outlasted Supriya Narisetti of Cary, who did not lose a game in four sets on Friday, by 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, and then took the championship over Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds’ Peyton Pesavento in straight 6-3 sets. Boyden will be attending Cal Poly in the fall.

Boyden earned Second Team All-Conference honors twice. She was also named Big West All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore. She completed her career notching 50 single match victories and 34 doubles.

Records

3x 4A Singles State Champion

Personal Honors

Attended Cal Poly