Alexis Prousis (Women's Tennis, 2003-07)
Women’s tennis national champion Alexis Prousis (2003-07), who paired with Cristelle Grier to win the 2006 NCAA doubles title, has been elected to the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2015.
Prousis earned the biggest honor in a career full of them in 2006 when she partnered with 2011 NU Hall of Fame inductee Cristelle Grier to win the NCAA doubles national championship. The team became just the second in NU and Big Ten Conference history to capture a national title.
Prousis won two All-America first-team selections and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. She compiled a career record of 117-46 and was part of four-straight Big Ten Championship teams. In 2006, Prousis won the ITA Midwest Region doubles championship, then advanced to the final again the following year. She received a wildcard entry into the 2006 U.S. Open.
In 2006, the Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA National Championships while earning a berth in the NCAA third round in all four of Prousis’ seasons.
Prousis earned the biggest honor in a career full of them in 2006 when she partnered with 2011 NU Hall of Fame inductee Cristelle Grier to win the NCAA doubles national championship. The team became just the second in NU and Big Ten Conference history to capture a national title.
Prousis won two All-America first-team selections and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. She compiled a career record of 117-46 and was part of four-straight Big Ten Championship teams. In 2006, Prousis won the ITA Midwest Region doubles championship, then advanced to the final again the following year. She received a wildcard entry into the 2006 U.S. Open.
In 2006, the Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA National Championships while earning a berth in the NCAA third round in all four of Prousis’ seasons.
