2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster

Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner
Erin Larner

Erin Larner

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Jesuit
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Ore.
2017-18: Unanimous All-Big Ten selection … Became the seventh Northwestern player to earn All-Big Ten recognition all four years … Capped her career with a 101-340 record in doubles and an 89-43 mark in singles … Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship and the NCAA Doubles Championship alongside Maddie Lipp … ITA Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year and Most Improved Senior … Received All-America distinction in doubles … Teamed with Lipp to win the ITA Midwest Regional Championship doubles crown over teammates Alex Chatt and Lee Or … Larner and Lipp earned a No. 1 national ranking during the season and were the No. 4 seed for the NCAA Doubles Championship … Finished the season ranked No. 9 in doubles and No. 37 in singles … Won her NCAA Singles Championship debut, defeating Dartmouth’s Kristina Mathis … Posted a 17-2 dual match record in singles (21-7 overall) and a 20-4 dual match record in doubles (36-8 overall) … Went undefeated at both No. 1 singles and doubles against Big Ten foes during the dual match regular season … Clinched a 4-2 win over seventh-ranked and eventual national runner-up Vanderbilt with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over fifth-ranked Fernanda Contreras … Posted five victories against nationally ranked opponents in both singles and doubles … Went undefeated in singles over an 18-match span, winning 13 times … Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.

2016-17: Unanimous All-Big Ten selection ... Competed almost exclusively at No. 1 singles, posting 19 wins with a 15-8 mark in dual match play including an 8-1 mark against Big Ten foes ... Finished the season ranked No. 75 in the nation in singles ... Posted a 6-2, 7-6 (1) win over eventual national champion and 24th-ranked Brienne Minor at Michigan (4/21) ... Rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lisa Marie Rioux in the team's NCAA tournament win over Mississippi State ... Notched 19 wins in doubles play, mostly playing at the No. 2 spot in the lineup ... Paried with Brooke Rischbieth to defeat Oklahoma State's 31st-ranked team of Aliona Bolsova and Sofia Blanco, 6-3 (3/4) ... ITA Midwest Region Player to Watch ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten.  NUSPORTSDOTCOM

2015-16: All-Big Ten selection ... Competed primarily at No. 1 singles, posting 20 wins including three over ranked opponents ... Split time between all three doubles lineup spots, collecting 24 total wins with a 9-1 mark against Big Ten opponents ... Teamed with Alicia Barnett to defeat the 42nd-ranked doubles team of Kassidy Jump and Sami Hampton of Arizona State, 6-4, in the team's season-opening dual win as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend ... Paired with Barnett for a 6-4 win over 26th-ranked Beatrice Capra and Ellyse Hamlin of Duke ... Defeated No. 37 Johnnise Renaud of Georgia Tech in straight sets, helping the Wildcats to a 4-3 win over the Yellow Jackets ... Recognized as Big Ten Athlete of the Week (4/12) for her efforts in victories in Indiana and Purdue, including notching a straight-sets win over 90th-ranked Paula Gutierrez of IU ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … All-Big Ten honoree … Tied for the team lead in wins with 29 during her first collegiate season … Started in the fourth singles position and quickly progressed to No. 2, where she played most of the dual season … Posted a 29-12 overall record with a 16-8 mark in the spring … Went 8-3 in the Big Ten … Beat her first ranked opponent in her first dual match, taking down Arizona State's Ebony Panoho (No. 62), 6-3, 6-0 (1/24) … Won eight of nine matches heading into the NCAA second round … Won 22 doubles matches and was a perfect 7-0 in conference play … Partnered with Alicia Barnett at No. 1 for much of the spring season … Duo pulled off an 8-6 win over No. 12 Emina Bektas and Alex Najarian of Michigan (3/28) … Beat No. 58 Parminder Kaur and Jana McCord of St. Mary's, 8-1, in the first round of the NCAA tournament (5/9) … Honored as Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Jan. 27 for her efforts during ITA Kick-Off Weekend.

High School: Ranked No. 29 nationally, No. 1 in Oregon and No. 1 in the Northwest according to TennisRecruiting.net ... First-team all-state selection ... Went undefeated in high school tennis throughout her career, winning four state championships while helping the team to a state championship ... Team captain ... Four-time team MVP ... Won a golden match during junior season, not allowing a single point to her opponent the entire match ... Helped Jesuit High to a first-place team finish as a sophomore and second-place finishes as a freshman and junior ... First-team All-Metro ... Reached round of 16 at Winter Nationals in December 2013 ... Won Level 3 at Tualatin Hills in January 2014 ... 2014 ITF Easter Bowl doubles semifinalist ... Adidas Open mixed doubles champion during summer 2014 ... Mixed doubles runner-up at 2014 Tennis Championships of Oregon presented by Nike ... 2013 ITF Claremont doubles champion ... Reached round of 16 at 2013 G18s Clay Courts ... Won G18s November regional endorsement singles and doubles ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student ... All-Academic Athlete.

Personal: Born Erin Kathleen Larner ... Daughter of Corey and Ginny Larner ... Mother ran track at UC Santa Barbara ... Great grandfather played tennis at Notre Dame ... Major is Communication Studies.

Larner's Stats

SINGLES

Season Overall W-L Dual Match

Fall

Conference 1 2 3 4 5 6
2014-15 29-12 16-8 13-4 8-3 1-0 13-8 1-0 1-0 -- --
2015-16 20-12 13-9 7-3 8-3 9-7 2-1 2-1 -- -- --
2016-17 19-12 15-8 4-4 8-1 14-8 1-0 -- -- -- --
2017-18 21-7 17-2 3-4 9-0 12-1 5-1 -- -- -- --
Career 89-43 61-27 27-15 33-7 36-16 21-10 3-1 1-0 -- --

DOUBLES

Season Overall W-L Dual Match

Fall

Conference 1 2 3
2014-15 22-10 13-5 9-5 7-0 10-4 3-1 --
2015-16 24-12 16-6 8-6 9-2 2-4 8-1 6-1
2016-17 19-10 12-7 7-3 6-3 1-0 8-5 3-2
2017-18 36-8 20-4 16-3 9-0 19-4 -- 1-0
Career 101-40 61-22 40-17 31-5 32-12 19-7 10-3
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