Northwestern University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Katya Shepherd Johnson
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Montgomery Blair
- Hometown:
- Takoma Park, Md.
- Prev School:
- MIT
- Major:
- Radio/Television/Film
AWARDS:
2025-26: [FALL] Opened her fall at the Wolverine Invite, where she picked up a singles victory (10/10-12)... advanced to the doubles round of 32 at the ITA Midwest Regional alongside partner Autumn Rabjohns (10/16-17)... added another singles victory at the Notre Dame Invite (11/14-16).
2024-25: [FALL] Reached a doubles quarterfinal at the ITA Midwest Regional alongside partner Kiley Rabjohns (10/10-12)... picked up one win each in singles and doubles play at the Michigan State Classic (10/25-27)... went 2-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles at the Spartan Invite (11/1-3)... [SPRING] Appeared in one singles match and two doubles matches during dual season... made her dual season debut against Eastern Illinois and came away with victories in both singles and doubles play (1/26)... won another doubles match alongside partner Britany Lau against Milwaukee (2/16).
2023-24 (at MIT): Went 4-1 at No. 1 singles... downed the No. 2 ranked DIII player in MIT's matchup with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps... spent majority of the season ranked in the top 25... advanced to the sweet 16 of the DIII NCAA Singles Tournament.
High School: Played No. 1 singles at Montgomery Blair... two-time state singles semifinalist... named team MVP following the 2022 season.
SINGLES
DOUBLES
- ITA DIII All-American (2024)
- Northeast Region Rookie of the Year (2024)
- NEWMAC Rookie of the Year (2024)
- First Team All-NEWMAC (2024)
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2025)
2025-26: [FALL] Opened her fall at the Wolverine Invite, where she picked up a singles victory (10/10-12)... advanced to the doubles round of 32 at the ITA Midwest Regional alongside partner Autumn Rabjohns (10/16-17)... added another singles victory at the Notre Dame Invite (11/14-16).
2024-25: [FALL] Reached a doubles quarterfinal at the ITA Midwest Regional alongside partner Kiley Rabjohns (10/10-12)... picked up one win each in singles and doubles play at the Michigan State Classic (10/25-27)... went 2-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles at the Spartan Invite (11/1-3)... [SPRING] Appeared in one singles match and two doubles matches during dual season... made her dual season debut against Eastern Illinois and came away with victories in both singles and doubles play (1/26)... won another doubles match alongside partner Britany Lau against Milwaukee (2/16).
2023-24 (at MIT): Went 4-1 at No. 1 singles... downed the No. 2 ranked DIII player in MIT's matchup with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps... spent majority of the season ranked in the top 25... advanced to the sweet 16 of the DIII NCAA Singles Tournament.
High School: Played No. 1 singles at Montgomery Blair... two-time state singles semifinalist... named team MVP following the 2022 season.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Tourn. | Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023-24 (MIT) | 26-7 | 13-5 | 13-2 | -- | 13-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024-25 | 8-8 | 1-0 | 7-8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- |
| 2025-26 | 2-5 | -- | 2-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36-20 | 14-5 | 22-15 | -- | 13-5 | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- |
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Tourn. | Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023-24 (MIT) | 4-3 | 3-0 | 1-3 | -- | -- | -- | 3-0 |
| 2024-25 | 10-7 | 2-0 | 8-7 | -- | -- | -- | 2-0 |
| 2025-26 | 1-5 | -- | 1-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15-15 | 5-0 | 10-15 | -- | -- | -- | 5-0 |
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