AWARDS:
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2025)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/19/25)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2026)
2025-26: Played to a 16-9 record in singles, including an 8-5 mark (one unfinished) during dual season... went 18-13 in doubles, including 13-6 (four unfinished) during dual season... ranked as high as No. 27 in doubles alongside Margot Phanthala, finishing the season at No. 28. [FALL] Opened her fall at the Wolverine Invite, where she picked up a singles victory (10/10-12)... advanced to the main singles draw of the ITA Midwest Regional after winning both qualifying matches... also picked up a victory in the doubles round of 64 alongside partner Margot Phanthala (10/16-17)... went a combined 3-2 at the Notre Dame invite with one doubles win and a pair of singles victories (11/14-16). [SPRING] Won a pair of doubles matches at the No. 1 position during the opening weekend of dual season (1/17-18)... made her singles debut in a victory over UIC, winning in straight sets (1/25). Went 1-0 in singles play, against Middle Tennessee (1/31)......picked up a No. 5 singles win against Fordham (2/15)... claimed No. 2 doubles in 6-1 win over DePaul, partnered with Phanthala (2/23)...won at No. 1 doubles against No. 45 Iowa with partner Phanthala 6-4 (3/6)... won alongside Phanthala at No. 1 doubles 6-3 and picked up a victory at No. 6 singles against Nebraska (3/8)... added another doubles win and a singles victory against Illinois (3/14)... picked up doubles and singles wins to help the 'Cats down Oregon (3/29)... with Phanthala, defeated the No. 43 doubles duo in country in the match against Michigan State (4/4)... added another ranked doubles victory with Phanthala against UCLA, taking down the No. 35 duo in the country (4/12)... picked up another ranked win with Phanthala against Maryland, defeating the No. 74 duo in the country (4/17)... helped the 'Cats defeat Rutgers with a win at No. 4 singles (4/19)... capped off the season with a ranked doubles win in the Big Ten Tournament, pairing with Phanthala to take down #61 Challa/Ghirardato (4/23).
2024-25: [FALL] Won two straight to reach the round of 16 in singles play at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/10-12)... went 3-1 in doubles play alongside partner Kiley Rabjohns at the Michigan State Classic, also picking up two singles wins on the weekend (10/25-27)... competed at the TCU Fall Open, where she went 1-1 in singles action (11/1-3). [SPRING] Appeared in all 26 dual matches...went 6-13 in singles and 11-12 in doubles…picked up both doubles and singles victories in her collegiate debut against Butler, playing at the No. 2 spot in both (1/18)... won both doubles matches in a doubleheader against DePaul and Eastern Illinois, playing alongside partner Sydney Pratt (1/26)... went 2-0 in doubles across the first two matches of the ITA Indoor Championships, defeating duos from No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Stanford alongside Pratt (2/7-8)... took a set off the No. 18 singles player in the country in Northwestern's match against No. 4 Stanford before her match went unfinished (2/8)... picked up her first career singles wins at the No. 1 position in a doubleheader against UIC and Milwaukee (2/16)... defeated the No. 89 singles player in the country in the match against No. 20 Washington, winning 6-0, 6-1 (3/22)... contributed a doubles win in the 'Cats' victory over Oregon (3/24)... took down No. 3 Julia Fliegner in singles play during the 'Cats' match at Michigan (3/30)... following the ranked wins, earned the first ITA singles ranking of her career, at No. 122 (4/1)... contributed a doubles victory alongside partner Mika Dagan Fruchtman to help the 'Cats to victory in the regular-season finale at Indiana (4/20)... picked up another doubles win with Dagan Fruchtman in the Big Ten Tournament first-round matchup against Illinois (4/23).
High School: Attended Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas … Posted an undefeated singles record as a senior… Ranked as the No. 57 recruit nationally and No. 4 recruit in the state of Texas in the Babolat Tennis Recruiting Network Rankings… Daughter of Zulai Jessel… Intends to study Economics or Radio, Television, and Film at Northwestern.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 13-20 | 6-13 | 7-7 | 2-6 | 4-9 | 2-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025-26 | 16-9 | 8-5 | 8-4 | 5-5 | -- | -- | -- | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-1 |
| Career | 29-29 | 14-18 | 15-11 | 7-11 | 4-9 | 2-4 | -- | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-1 |
DOUBLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 19-18 | 11-12 | 8-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 7-4 | 1-0 |
| 2025-26 | 18-13 | 13-6 | 5-7 | 8-5 | 11-5 | 2-1 | -- |
| Career | 37-31 | 24-18 | 13-13 | 11-13 | 14-13 | 9-5 | 1-0 |