Women's Roster

Here is the roster in alphabetical order by last name:

Camilla Akerman

Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Major: Physical Therapy
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Babolat
Favorite Player: Madison Keys
Small Description/Fun Fact: I grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut but my family recently moved back to Stockholm, Sweden where they originally come from. I have been playing tennis my whole life, including 3 years on my high school varsity team. I played doubles for 2 years and singles my senior year. My team made it to the state finals my senior year.
Fun Fact: I love clownfish

Rachel Ballantine

Hometown: Hinsdale, IL
Major: Physical Therapy
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Babolat
Favorite Player: Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Small Description: I am from Chicago and have played tennis since I was 3 years old. I have played in USTA tournaments since the 10 and under division. I played varsity tennis in high school and was captain senior year. Doubles is my fave. I love tennis!!!
Fun Fact: I played varsity badminton during senior year of high school.

Alexandra Berisheva

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Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2019
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Small Description: I am from Southborough, MA but originally Russian! I have been playing tennis on and off since I was 4 years old. I played competitively in middle school and then on Varsity throughout high school.
Fun Fact: Undying love for Harry Potter!!

Tiffany Chan

Hometown: Alhambra, CA
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Yonex EZONE DR 100
Favorite Player: OG G.O.A.T. Fed will always be #1 in my heart, but since everyone loves him I'd like to give a shout-out to homeboy from Southeast Asia, Kei Kei (Nishikori)
Small Description: I'm from the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California where it's called "boba" not "bubble tea", and the misfortune of playing 4 five-star freshmen in the first round of consecutive USTA tournaments has deterred me from pursuing a competitive tennis career. Otherwise, I've been on my high school's varsity tennis team for all four years, was co-captain in my sophomore year and captain for junior and senior year, and I go back to help out girls' practices during the summer. I'm pretty happy where I am in the NU Tennis team and I'm so grateful to be here.
Fun Fact: I've gotten 3 golden bagels in my lifetime and I fell into the ocean while I was kayaking for my 18th birthday.

Lindsey Chin

Hometown: Lexington, MA
Major: History and Comp Sci
Year of Graduation: 2022
Racket Type: Babolat Aeropro Drive
Favorite Player: Dominic Thiem
Fun Fact/Small Description: When I was twelve years old I decided I hated gymnastics, so my mom threw me into tennis camp because I didn't have anything to do over the summer and it was so much better!

Alex Coulombe

Hometown: New York City
Major: Mathematics and Economics
Year of Graduation: 2022
Racket Type: Babolat
Favorite Player: Grigor Dimitrov
Fun Fact/Small Description: I grew up in New York City and played tennis there since I was eight years old. I played on my high school varsity team for four years, starting at first singles every year.
Fun Fact: I've never been stung by a bee but I really want to know what it's like

Ashley Ghaw

Hometown: Hong Kong
Major: Undeclared
Year of Graduation: 2022
Racket Type: Wilson
Favorite Player: Serena Williams
Fun Fact/Small Description: I played tennis since I was ~7! If it wasn't for my mom I wouldn't appear on this page!
Fun Fact: I love Kpop, and I play league and PUBG mobile.

Christine Gildea

Hometown: Somers, NY
Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Head
Favorite Player: Serena Williams!!
Small Description: I am from Westchester, New York and have been playing tennis since I was 7 years old. I played on my Varsity team throughout high school and was captain senior year.
Fun Fact: first American circus was in my hometown.

Surabhi Godbole

Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA
Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Head
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I LOVE DOGS and playing with my lil tennis fam at NEU. I started playing when I was a kid and continued to play competitively throughout high school. I'm from Shrewsbury, MA and truly believe that Massachusetts invented America!!!
Fun Fact: I sneeze in sets of 7

Fatemah Hassanali

Hometown: Tanzania
Major: Business with an Economics Minor
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson Pro Staff RF97 Autograph Racquet
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I am from Tanzania. Have been playing tennis since I was 4. I have won East African tournaments hosted in Kenya and Tanzania. Played varsity tennis in High school.
Fun Fact: I won a singing competition in High school!

Sadye Hendler

Hometown: Leawood, KS
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Prince
Favorite Player: Rafaaaaaa
Small Description: I've been playing tennis since age 5, and I'm happy to be able to keep playing competitively here at Northeastern!
Fun Fact: I hiked the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain.

Julia Hostetter

Hometown: Collierville, TN
Major: Environmental Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson K Blade 98
Favorite Player: Grigor Dimitrov
Small Description: I'm from good ole Memphis, TN and started playing competitive tennis at the ripe age of 10 years old. I've had the honor of having some amazing doubles partners over the years (including my sister but that was awful), but my favorite is Rachel Ballantine at Northeastern. The tennis team is one big happy "barnyard explosion" family.
Fun Fact: I sprinted around a tennis stadium in between changeovers to snipe a pic with Pam from The Office.

Sarah Jaffe

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2019
Racket Type: Babolat
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I'm from Chicago, and I started playing tennis freshman year of high school. Our varsity team won the division my junior and senior year.
Fun Fact: I went hang gliding in Rio and my instructor's name was Zero.

Elise Kim

Hometown: Leonia, NJ
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson Blade 98
Favorite Player: Federerererererer
Small Description: Born and raised in New Jersey and have been playing tennis since sophomore year of high school (15 years old?). Played varsity for 2 years in high school and was captain my senior year.
Fun Fact:

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Lili Kobayashi

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Major: Business and Design
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Dunlop
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I was born in New York City and moved to New Jersey for about 12 years where I started playing tennis when I was 3 years old. Then I moved to California for the next 3 years, which was my prime time for tennis. I played USTA and travelled a lot for tournaments. After California, I moved to Tokyo, Japan, where I attended the American School in Japan where I continued to play tennis on the Varsity tennis team and won the Far East Asia Pacific tournament in both singles and doubles. Now I am currently attending Northeastern University and on the Club Tennis team which is very fun and full of amazing people!
Fun Fact: I was named after Walt Disney's Wife Lillian Disney!

Ann Kogosov

Hometown: Syosset, NY
Major: Biochemistry
Year of Graduation: 2021
Small Description: I'm from Long Island and I'm Russian! I've been playing tennis since I was about 4/5 but competitively since I was about 14. I played a lot of USTA tournaments through high school and now here I am!
Fun fact: I went on dialogue to Peru this past summer!

Ilana Korogodsky

Hometown: Sudbury, Massachusetts
Major: Health Science and Business
Year of Graduation: 2023
Racket Type: Babolat Pure Drive
Favorite Player: Rafael Nadal
Fun Fact/Small Description: I’m from Sudbury, Ma. I started playing tennis competively at 10 years old and played plenty of USTA tournaments and competitions. I was on the varsity tennis team all throughout high school and was captain of the team for my senior year!
Fun Fact: I have a picture with Ariana Grande from when I was 12, and she still had red hair from Victorious"

Christina Lau

Hometown: Niskayuna, NY
Major: Undeclared
Year of Graduation: 2022
Racket Type: Baolat
Favorite Player: Rafa
Fun Fact/Small Description: I've been playing tennis since I was 6 or 7, and played in USTA tournaments, Junior Team Tennis, and my high school's varsity team.
Fun fact: I really really love to bake and cook!

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Maddie Levy

Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Major: Marketing
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson Juice
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I have played varsity tennis all throughout high school, and I was captain of the team for my junior and senior year. Additionally, I was ranked as a 3rd All-State, All-Flight doubles player for NJ.
Fun fact: I have two dogs -- a pug and a border collie/newfoundland mix.

Rhianon Mecca

Hometown: Thomaston, CT
Major: Business Administration- Accounting
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson BLX Juice 108
Favorite Player: Novak Djokovic
Small Description: I'm from Thomaston, CT. I've been playing tennis since my freshman year of high school and was varsity for three years. I was a league all-star my junior and senior year and helped lead my team to the very first ever league title in Thomaston High history!
Fun fact: I adopted my very first pet in August 2017. A kitten named Stella!

Elise Miller

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Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2019
Racket Type: Babolat Pure Drive
Favorite Player: Rafael Nadal
Small Description: ohio against the world.
Fun Fact: i don't believe in dinosaurs

Mary Morabit

Hometown: North Kingstown, RI
Major: Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2019
Racket Type: Babolat
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I'm from Rhode Island and I've been playing tennis for most of my life.
Fun Fact: I have three Rottweilers!

Kiera Murphy

Hometown: Eastchester, NY
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2019
Racket Type: Babolat Storm
Favorite Player: Roger Federer
Small Description: I'm from Westchester, New York and played varsity tennis for 6 years before coming to Northeastern. I've now been playing on Northeastern's team for the past 3 years.
Fun Fact: I once failed a drug test because I was too hydrated.

Lena Parsch

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Melania Stepanenko

Hometown: Storrs, CT
Major: International Affairs
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Snaewauert
Favorite Player: Simona Halep
Small Description: I'm ethnically Ukrainian but lived as a New Englander most of my life.
Fun Fact: I'm obsessed with french people and I like people who can laugh at me and themselves.

Ella Sullivan

Hometown: Great Falls, Virginia
Major: Political Science and Business
Year of Graduation: 2021
Racket Type: Wilson Steam
Favorite Player: Serena Williams
Small Description: "I played varsity tennis throughout high school and was captain during my senior year.
Fun Fact: I love musical theatre!!"

Grace Tanguilig

Hometown: Sandwich, MA
Major: Health Science
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: Wilson
Favorite Player: Serena Williams
Small Description: I'm from Cape Cod, Massachusetts and I've been playing tennis for fun with my siblings since we were little. I then played on the varsity team in high school and was captain senior year.
Fun Fact: I have a black and white dog named Rainbow!

Sona Totarian

Hometown: Ukraine
Major: Business and Economics
Year of Graduation: 2022
Small Description: I am from Kiev, Ukraine, but have studied in 4 different countries. I play tennis my whole life and even was on a professional path when attended Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. Was a team captain at my school in England. So happy to be in NU Tennis team now!
Fun Fact: biggest foodie you may know

Caroline Wagner

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Major: PharmD
Year of Graduation: 2021
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Small Description: Born and raised in New Jersey, I've been playing tennis since I was 7. Aside from playing, I also love to teach tennis and I've been coaching for 3 years.
Fun Fact: I'm fun and that's a fact.

Haley Weinstein

Hometown: Boulder, CO
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2020
Racket Type: JUICE
Favorite Player: Nadal?
Small Description: I'm from boulder Colorado and I've been playing tennis for awhile.
Fun Fact: I play saxophone

Jocelyn Zhu

Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Major: Industrial Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2023
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Fun Fact: For some reason for the longest time when I was first learning tennis, I thought "cross court" was actually "cross chord" like the chord of a circle.

Challenges

To move up in the roster one must challenge a player that is one spot above her and beat her in a one set match during practice or outside of practice. To schedule a challenge match speak to a member of the executive board!