Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Bridgewater, N.J. |
High School: | Bridgewater-Raritan |
Major: | Environmental Studies/Biology |
2020-21 Results, singles & doubles
Career Honors:
Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award (2024)
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Performer of the Year (2022)
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team (2022, 24)
CSC Academic All-District (2023, 24)
First-team All-Centennial Conference singles (2022, 24)
First-team All-Centennial Conference doubles (2024)
Second-team All-Centennial Conference singles (2023)
Second-team All-Centennial Conference doubles (2022)
NCAA Singles Championship Qualifier (2022)
Four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 22, 23, 24)
Centennial Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 26, 2022 ; Mar. 19, 2024 ; April 22, 2024)
Centennial Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 23, 24)
2023-24: Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award… First-team All-Centennial Conference singles… First-team All-Centennial Conference doubles… Centennial Conference Player of the Week (3/19) and (4/22)... PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team… CSC Academic All-District… Centennial Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll… Ranked the 17th singles player in the ITA Atlantic South regional rankings (4/4).. Posted a 10-5 overall singles record, competing at the top singles flight… Went 8-4 in the spring season… Won 6-2, 6-2, against Division One Colgate (3/12)… Put together a four-match win streak against Colgate (3/12), Hope College (3/12), Trinity (Conn.) (3/14), and Denison (3/15)... Earned a win against #27 Swarthmore in the Fords’ upset victory over the Garnet (4/27)... Collected a victory against #32 Swarthmore in the Semifinals of the Centennial Conference Tournament (5/2)... Earned a 15-5 overall doubles record, going 11-3 in the spring season at the top pairing with Ellie Esterowitz… Selected as second alternate with Esterowitz for NCAA Doubles Championships… Ranked eighth in the ITA Atlantic South regional rankings with Esterowitz for doubles (4/26)... Started the spring season off with a six-match win streak… Capped off the spring regular season with a five-match win streak.
2020-21: Teamed up with Lisette Pham for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles against Bryn Mawr (4/24).
High School: Lettered four times in tennis, also serving as team captain … Singles runner-up at the Somerset County Tournament … Second-team all-group, all-non-public, and All-Prep Group IV in singles … Second runner-up at Tournament of Champions … Led team to NJSIAA North II Group IV State and Sectional Championships … AP Scholar with Honors … Named to High Honor Roll … Member of the Latin Honor Society … Volunteer coach with Somerset County Special Olympics tennis team … Also volunteered time with Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team-In Train, along with Saturday and Sundays in Motion … President of the Thirst Project club … Participated in the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief … Played french horn and flute in the wind ensemble.
Personal: Daughter of Kendra and Gregory Russano … Has two brothers, Tyler and Trent.