When I was talking to coaches from colleges across the United States, Union really stood out for me because it was a smaller school with a good faculty-to-student ratio that would allow me to form close relationships with my professors. I liked how Union is a strong community that includes all students. I also felt I would fit in with the team and that the tennis program and coaching style would fit me well as a student-athlete.
Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League Doubles First Team (2022-23)
- All-Liberty League Singles Second Team (2023-24)
- All-Liberty League Singles Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- All-Liberty League Doubles Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- Liberty League Singles Player of the Week (3/20/23, 4/3/23)
- Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week (4/4/22, 9/6/22, 3/20/23)
- CSC Academic All-District First Team (2023, 2024)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Award for Academic Excellence (2023-24)
- Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022-23)
- Sophomore Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021-22)
Career Plans: Pursue an MD with an end goal of working in sports medicine with an endocrinology focus.
Internships & Research:
- First Author and Presenter, "The Sex Dependent Effects of FGF21 Treatment on Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease",
American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week (Orlando, FL; November 2022)
- Pediatric Clinic Student Worker,
Ellis Hospital (Schenectady, NY; September 2022 - present)
- Nephrology and Urology Summer Research Fellow,
Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, FL; June 2022 - September 2022)
- Student Volunteer: Mother and Baby Unit,
Bellevue Women’s Center (Schenectady, NY; January 2022 - May 2022)
- Biochemistry Student Researcher,
Union College (Schenectady, NY; Fall 2021 - present)
At Union: Ronald Matthew Obenzinger '61 Memorial Pre-Medical Scholar ... Phi Beta Kappa ... Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society ... Health and Us (Fundraising Chair) ... Garnet Society ... Peer Mentor for the Pre-Health Society ... Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... won the school's First-Year Chemistry Award ... a Dean's List student.
2023-24: Took part in 22-of-23 events during her senior season … went 10-17 in singles play and 9-19 on the doubles court … played at the top flight in all but one match as a senior, moving down to second singles and doubles against Bard (9/20) … went 6-11 at first singles and 4-12 at first doubles … started Spring Break with three straight singles wins over Kalamazoo (3/22), Augustana (3/25) and Whitworth (3/25) … earned the clinching victory at first singles against a nationally ranked opponent in Union’s 5-4 Liberty League Tournament win over St. Lawrence (5/3).
2022-23: Recorded the most wins on the team as a junior, posting a 12-13 singles mark and a 16-10 doubles record … went a combined 6-1 at the season-opening Mary Hosking Invitational (9/2-3), including winning four matches to take the “A” doubles title … won two matches to reach the singles consolation semifinals at the ITA Northeast Regionals (9/23-24) … had seven two-win days during the spring season and ended the year with nine wins in her last 11 doubles matches, including a season-ending five-match winning streak … earned two of Union’s four points in the Liberty League Tournament against St. Lawrence (4/28) with wins at second singles and first doubles.
Match-by-Match Results
2021-22: Tied for second on the team with 18 total victories on the season … played all but one match at the top flight for Union, posting an 8-10 singles mark and a 10-8 doubles mark … went 2-1 in both singles and doubles to take third in both "A" Flights at the Union Invitational (9/11) … earned two of Union’s three wins at St. Lawrence (2/27) … was a dual winner to help Union clinch a postseason spot by beating RIT (4/22).
Match-by-Match Results
2020-21: Appeared in all seven matches during the pandemic-shortened spring season … tied for the team lead with five total victories … started her career with back-to-back fourth-singles wins over St. Lawrence (4/3) and RIT (4/10) … earned back-to-back wins at third doubles against Vassar (4/21, 4/28).
Match-by-Match Results
High School: A 2020 graduate of Ribston Hall High School.