Women’s tennis adds one to roster
December 01, 2017 | Women's Tennis
New Jersey native Markham will join UW next fall
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Women's tennis team's recruiting class for the 2018 season is beginning to take shape.
The program announced on Friday that Ava Markham, a native of Demarest, New Jersey, will be joining the Badgers and is set to compete in the Fall of 2018.
Markham, daughter of Nina and Dan, is a Five Star Recruit and ranks No. 66 nationally according to tennisrecruiting.net. She currently holds a 44-24 record on the USTA junior tennis circuit during 2017.
A 5-foot-8 right-hander, Markham is a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School and currently trains at Courtsense Tennis Training Center in Tenafly, N.J. with coach Greg Bolitsky.
Head coach Kelcy Mckenna on Markham
"We are ecstatic to welcome Ava to the Badger family. Ava is intelligent, kind and possesses a tremendous work ethic. During her junior tennis career, she has consistently made incremental improvements to her game and we look forward to the impact she will have on Wisconsin Tennis."
The program announced on Friday that Ava Markham, a native of Demarest, New Jersey, will be joining the Badgers and is set to compete in the Fall of 2018.
Markham, daughter of Nina and Dan, is a Five Star Recruit and ranks No. 66 nationally according to tennisrecruiting.net. She currently holds a 44-24 record on the USTA junior tennis circuit during 2017.
A 5-foot-8 right-hander, Markham is a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School and currently trains at Courtsense Tennis Training Center in Tenafly, N.J. with coach Greg Bolitsky.
Head coach Kelcy Mckenna on Markham
"We are ecstatic to welcome Ava to the Badger family. Ava is intelligent, kind and possesses a tremendous work ethic. During her junior tennis career, she has consistently made incremental improvements to her game and we look forward to the impact she will have on Wisconsin Tennis."
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