2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Jessel, Erica
Erica Jessel
- Class:
- First-Year
- High School:
- Clear Springs High
- Hometown:
- Friendswood, Texas
- Major:
- Radio/Television/Film
Bio
AWARDS:
2024-25: Appeared in all 26 dual matches...went 6-13 in singles and 11-12 in doubles…won two straight to reach the round of 16 in singles play at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/10-12)... went 3-1 in doubles play alongside partner Kiley Rabjohns at the Michigan State Classic, also picking up two singles wins on the weekend (10/25-27)... competed at the TCU Fall Open, where she went 1-1 in singles action (11/1-3)... picked up both doubles and singles victories in her collegiate debut against Butler, playing at the No. 2 spot in both (1/18)... won both doubles matches in a doubleheader against DePaul and Eastern Illinois, playing alongside partner Sydney Pratt (1/26)... went 2-0 in doubles across the first two matches of the ITA Indoor Championships, defeating duos from No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Stanford alongside Pratt (2/7-8)... took a set off the No. 18 singles player in the country in Northwestern's match against No. 4 Stanford before her match went unfinished (2/8)... picked up her first career singles wins at the No. 1 position in a doubleheader against UIC and Milwaukee (2/16)... defeated the No. 89 singles player in the country in the match against No. 20 Washington, winning 6-0, 6-1 (3/22)... contributed a doubles win in the 'Cats' victory over Oregon (3/24)... took down No. 3 Julia Fliegner in singles play during the 'Cats' match at Michigan (3/30)... following the ranked wins, earned the first ITA singles ranking of her career, at No. 122 (4/1)... contributed a doubles victory alongside partner Mika Dagan Fruchtman to help the 'Cats to victory in the regular-season finale at Indiana (4/20)... picked up another doubles win with Dagan Fruchtman in the Big Ten Tournament first-round matchup against Illinois (4/23).
High School: Attended Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas … Posted an undefeated singles record as a senior… Ranked as the No. 57 recruit nationally and No. 4 recruit in the state of Texas in the Babolat Tennis Recruiting Network Rankings… Daughter of Zulai Jessel… Intends to study Economics or Radio, Television, and Film at Northwestern.
SINGLES
DOUBLES
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2025)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/19/25)
2024-25: Appeared in all 26 dual matches...went 6-13 in singles and 11-12 in doubles…won two straight to reach the round of 16 in singles play at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/10-12)... went 3-1 in doubles play alongside partner Kiley Rabjohns at the Michigan State Classic, also picking up two singles wins on the weekend (10/25-27)... competed at the TCU Fall Open, where she went 1-1 in singles action (11/1-3)... picked up both doubles and singles victories in her collegiate debut against Butler, playing at the No. 2 spot in both (1/18)... won both doubles matches in a doubleheader against DePaul and Eastern Illinois, playing alongside partner Sydney Pratt (1/26)... went 2-0 in doubles across the first two matches of the ITA Indoor Championships, defeating duos from No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Stanford alongside Pratt (2/7-8)... took a set off the No. 18 singles player in the country in Northwestern's match against No. 4 Stanford before her match went unfinished (2/8)... picked up her first career singles wins at the No. 1 position in a doubleheader against UIC and Milwaukee (2/16)... defeated the No. 89 singles player in the country in the match against No. 20 Washington, winning 6-0, 6-1 (3/22)... contributed a doubles win in the 'Cats' victory over Oregon (3/24)... took down No. 3 Julia Fliegner in singles play during the 'Cats' match at Michigan (3/30)... following the ranked wins, earned the first ITA singles ranking of her career, at No. 122 (4/1)... contributed a doubles victory alongside partner Mika Dagan Fruchtman to help the 'Cats to victory in the regular-season finale at Indiana (4/20)... picked up another doubles win with Dagan Fruchtman in the Big Ten Tournament first-round matchup against Illinois (4/23).
High School: Attended Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas … Posted an undefeated singles record as a senior… Ranked as the No. 57 recruit nationally and No. 4 recruit in the state of Texas in the Babolat Tennis Recruiting Network Rankings… Daughter of Zulai Jessel… Intends to study Economics or Radio, Television, and Film at Northwestern.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 13-20 | 6-13 | 7-7 | 2-6 | 4-9 | 2-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13-20 | 6-13 | 7-7 | 2-6 | 4-9 | 2-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 19-18 | 11-12 | 8-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 7-4 | 1-0 |
| Career | 19-18 | 11-12 | 8-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 7-4 | 1-0 |
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