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Episode 44: Sara O'Leary

2024-08-1912:27

Sara O'Leary is on the rise. The UVA women's tennis head coach shares her story coaching 2021 NCAA Singles Champion Emma Navarro, who is now ranked No. 13 in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 43: Lulu Sun

2024-08-0120:32

Lulu Sun is on the rise. The Texas alum shares her story becoming the first woman from New Zealand to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals in the Open Era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 42: Alexa Noel

2024-07-3013:21

Alexa Noel is on the rise. The Miami redshirt junior shares her story winning the 2024 NCAA Individual title and earning a wild card into the upcoming US Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 41: Kara Hall

2024-06-1815:58

Kara Hall is on the rise. The Michigan alum shares her story becoming the stunt double for Zendaya in the 2024 film Challengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 40: Jennifer Kerr and Melissa Sakar

2024-05-1518:55

Jennifer Kerr and Melissa Sakar are on the rise. The Washington tennis alums share their story transferring from Ivy League to Pac-12 programs and finding success in both conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 39: Angella Okutoyi

2024-04-2515:43

Angella Okutoyi is on the rise. The Auburn sophomore shares her story becoming the first player from Kenya in nearly 50 years to win the African Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 38: Mira Ruder-Hook

2024-04-1519:25

Mira Ruder-Hook is on the rise. The 2016 All-American shares her story earning a Top 10 national doubles ranking for Michigan. Now, Mira is creating a new venture to support former college athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 37: Donatella Guarnieri

2024-04-0112:09

Donatella Guarnieri is on the rise. After playing for the UCF club tennis team, Donatella was called up to the varsity roster midway through the 2024 season. One week later, she earned her first Big 12 doubles victory over #7 Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 36: Anna Danilina

2024-01-1211:51

Anna Danilina is on the rise. The University of Florida alum shares her story becoming the first Kazakh player in the Open Era to win a mixed doubles major title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 35: Grace Melrose

2023-12-2112:31

Grace Melrose is on the rise. The former pro player shares her story founding Tennis Girl Nation before returning to the tour, this time as a published author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 34: Mary Stoiana

2023-11-3011:37

Mary Stoiana is on the rise. The Texas A&M junior shares her story becoming the first Aggie to win the ITA All-American Championships. This fall, Mary climbed to No. 1 in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 33: Katherine Hui

2023-09-2717:13

Katherine Hui is on the rise. The Stanford freshman shares her story winning the 2023 US Open Junior Championship as an unseeded player. This fall, Katherine became the first player since 1982 to win a Junior Grand Slam and play college tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 32: CiCi Bellis

2023-09-1413:08

CiCi Bellis is on the rise. The former world No. 35 shares her story rising to stardom at age 15, when she became one of the youngest players to win a US Open main draw match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 31: Lauren Embree

2023-08-1720:08

Lauren Embree is on the rise. The University of Florida alum shares her story becoming a five-time All-American for the Gators before returning to Gainesville as an assistant coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 30: Hannah Berner

2023-07-2035:37

Hannah Berner is on the rise. The Wisconsin alum shares her story playing on the top court for the Badgers before launching her comedy career. Berner has over 2 million followers on TikTok, was a reality TV star on Summer House, and is currently on a comedy tour throughout North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 29: Fiona Crawley

2023-01-1715:19

Fiona Crawley is on the rise. The North Carolina junior shares her story becoming the first Tar Heel to go undefeated in a fall season, winning the 2022 All-American Championships along with the 2022 ITA Fall National singles and doubles titles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 28: Dana Mathewson

2022-12-0121:20

Dana Mathewson is on the rise. The Arizona alum shares her story becoming the first American to win a wheelchair Grand Slam while representing Team USA at multiple Paralympic Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 27: Kaitlin Ray

2022-11-1016:25

Kaitlin Ray is on the rise. The UCLA alum shares her story helping lead the Bruins to the 2014 NCAA Championship before pursuing a career in sports law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 26: Irina Falconi

2022-10-1417:32

Irina Falconi is on the rise. The Georgia Tech product shares her story breaking the record for singles winning percentage at Tech before reaching a career high world ranking of No. 63. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Return: Angela Kulikov

2022-09-1521:07

7 finals, 4 ITF titles, and 1 WTA title. One year later, University of Southern California product Angela Kulikov and her partner Sophie Chang are ranked Top 75 in the world in doubles. This is The Return of Angela Kulikov. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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