PLAYER PROFILES

Gracey Hirsch

Junior Cincinnati, Ohio

Major: Finance

2019-20 SPRING SEASON- SOPHOMORE: Played in seven singles and seven doubles matches. Collected one singles and two doubles wins. Named Penn State’s recipient of Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 FALL: Competed in three tournaments, including nine singles and six doubles matches. Earned three singles victories and two doubles victories, including wins over DePaul and Virginia Tech.

2018-19 SPRING SEASON- FRESHMAN: Competed in two singles matches and one doubles match. Won both singles matches against Towson and Norfolk State. Earned a doubles win over Norfolk State.

2018 FALL: Appeared in three tournaments, seeing action in 11 singles matches and five doubles matches. Hirsch made it to the semifinals in the Service Flight, at the Hokie Fall Invite, picking up two wins.

JUNIOR CAREER: Hirsch was a three-star recruit that ranked as high as No. 203 in her recruiting class. In high school, she attained All-State accolades in 2016 and 2017, placed third in Ohio doubles in 2016 and 2017 and was a team finalist in the state of Ohio in 2015 and 2016. Hirsch was the Cincinnati Enquirer Division II Singles player of the Year in 2016 and 2017. She was also a recipient of the OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award and Suzie Vokkell Award. Both awards highlight sportsmanship, character and integrity.

Olivia Ryan

Junior Victoria, Australia

Sydney Weinberg

Junior Winchester, Mass.

Major: Management

2019-20 SPRING SEASON- SOPHOMORE: Competed in nine singles and nine doubles matches. Won one singles and two doubles matches. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 FALL: Played in four tournaments, including 11 singles and ten doubles matches. Tied for second on the team with five singles victories. Earned two doubles wins over Liberty and Purdue.

2018-19 SPRING SEASON- FRESHMAN: Played in five singles and three doubles matches. Finished with singles wins over Towson and Cornell. Ryan won one doubles match against Cornell paired with Frederikke Svarre.

2018 FALL: Appeared in 11 singles and 12 doubles matches. Tied for the second most doubles wins on the team with eight. Made it to the quarterfinals in her flight at the Hokie Fall Invite. Partnering with Olivia Rohrbacher, the duo tied for a team-high five doubles wins. Ryan teamed up with Sydney Weinberg at ITA Regionals where the duo made it to the round of 32.

JUNIOR CAREER: Ryan was ranked No. 8 in Australia for the 18 and under age group, and ranked as high as No. 2 in Victoria for her age group. She was also ranked No. 78 in Australia for Women’s Open age group. Ryan owns two Australian Adult Singles Titles and six Australian Doubles Titles. Additionally, Ryan was the captain of the Victoria state team in 2016. 2019 FALL: Competed in three tournaments, including ten singles and eight doubles matches. Earned three singles victories and two doubles victories. Ended the fall season on a two game win streak in doubles competition.

2019-20 SPRING SEASON- SOPHOMORE: Appeared in one singles and one doubles match against North Florida. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 SPRING SEASON- FRESHMAN: Appeared in three singles and one doubles match. Won all three singles matches against Towson, Marshall, and Norfolk State. Received a doubles win over Norfolk State.

2018 FALL: Competed in four tournaments, seeing action in 12 singles matches and eight doubles matches. Weinberg made it to the finals at the Cissie Leary Invitational in flight B singles. At the Cissie Leary Invitational, Weinberg had three wins that all went to a third set before falling in the finals to Penn’s Mimi Levine, 6-1, 6-2. When playing in three-set matches, Weinberg was a perfect 5-0. Weinberg teamed up with Olivia Ryan to make it to the round of 32 in doubles, at ITA Regionals.

JUNIOR CAREER: Weinberg was a four-star recruit and ranked as high as No. 124 in her recruiting class. She trained at the MAC Tennis Academy, a USTA Regional Training Center. In her junior career, Weinberg was consistently ranked in the top five of the New England Section. Weinberg was a member of the 2017 New England National Team and a member of the New England Zone Team from age 11 on. She also received the USTA New England Sportsman of the year award in 2016.

Ryan’s Career Statistics

Season Singles (Conf.) Doubles (Conf.) 2019-20

Weinberg’s Career Statistics

Season Singles (Conf.) Doubles (Conf.)

2019-20

Danielle Alamo

Freshman

Tampa, Fla.