Final 2016 Recruiting Class Rankings Released
May 30, 2016 | Women's Tennis
SEATTLE – With the 2016 season officially coming to a close last week for the Washington women's tennis team, they now turn their attention to the future of the program, and the future looks bright. The final 2016 recruiting class rankings were released today by TennisRecruiting.net, with the Huskies coming in at 14th in the country.
The Dawgs class remains the same from the winter class rankings, with Ontario, Canada native Katarina Kopcalic and Lana Slavica of Zagreb, Croatia joining the team next season.
“We are thrilled for our incoming class next year,” said head coach Robin Stephenson. “Kat and Lana are first class individuals and will both be great contributors to our program on and off the court.”
A participant on the U14 Junior Federal Cup Canada team, Kopcalic has been consistently ranked the No. 1 player in her country where she has won Nationals three times in singles and twice in doubles.
Slavica will join the team next fall a veteran on the international circuit, having represented Croatia on the national team three years in a row. She was the winner of an ITF Grade Two event in Spain and was a finalist at a Grade Four event as well, and has won an ITF Grade Four event in doubles twice.
Youth was a highlight of the Huskies this past season, as three of the top four in singles victories were freshmen, with sophomore Miki Kobayashi leading the Huskies in doubles wins.
“Our program is headed in the right direction and these two will certainly help to take us to the next level,” said Stephenson.
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