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2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster

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Joelle Thorfinnson

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Major Master of Business Administration
  • Hometown Glenwood, MN

Biography

CAREER: Became program's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree...three-time Academic All-NSIC honoree and twice has earned honors on the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence. She is also a three-time ITA Academic honoree...has career part of 33-15 in single and 25-10 in the league...stands 3-1 as No. 3... 8-3 as No. 4... 23-11 as No. 5... in doubles owns 31-23 record... 23-15 in conference, including 13-8 as No. 1... 17-14 as No. 2... 1-1 as No. 3.

2021-2022:
Singles:

6-2, 6-2 vs Morningside College
6-2, 1-6, 6-1 vs Southwest Minnesota State
6-4, 6-0 vs MSU Moorhead
6-1, 6-3 vs Seton Hill
6-2, 6-2 vs Northwestern College
6-1, 6-2 vs Minnesota Crookston
6-1, 6-1 vs Bemidji State
Doubles:
6-4 vs Morningside College
6-1 vs Minnesota Duluth
7-5 vs Minnesota State
7-6 vs Southwest Minnesota State
6-3 vs MSU Moorhead
7-6 (7-5) vs Millersville
6-0 vs Northwestern College
6-3 vs Minnesota Crookston
6-0 vs Bemidji State University
7-5 vs Winona State

2020-2021: Singles - Went 7-3 on the season and 7-2 in the NSIC...was 1-1 from the No. 3 spot...1-1 from No. 4...5-1 from No. 5...Doubles - Was 6-6 on the year and 6-5 in the NSIC...was 2-3 from the No. 1 spot...4-3 from the No. 2 spot...Overall record was 13-9 on the year and 13-7 in the NSIC...named to Academic All-NSIC Team. 

2021 -- Named Academic All-NSIC and to the Academic Team of Excellence by the NSIC...helped lead USF to a 7-6 mark and 7-4 conference record with berth in NSIC Tourney...finished 7-3 with a 7-2 league mark in singles... in doubles was 6-6 overall with a 6-5 mark in the NSIC...named program's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honoree.

2020 -- In the CoVID-19 shortened 2020 season, was 6-2 in singles and 5-2 in the NSIC with an 8-4 doubles mark overall including 6-1 in the NSIC...helped USF finish 8-5 overall and 6-2 in the league.

2019 -- Was 9-4 as a sophomore with a 6-2 league mark in singles... was 7-5 with a 5-4 mark in the NSIC...earned Academic All-NSIC honors and part of team that was 8-9 overall and 6-5 in the league...won one of two matches from the No. 4 spot and eight of 11 matches from the No. 5 spot...in doubles won three of four matches from the No. 1 spot, won three of six matches from the No. 2 spot, and one of two matches from the No. 3 spot... 

2018 - Singles - Was 11-6 on the year including 7-4 in conference... won three of four matches from the No. 4 spot and eight of 13 matches from the No. 5 spot...Doubles - went 10-8 on the year including 6-5 in conference... won four of seven matches from the No. 1 spot and six of 11 matches from the No. 2 spot. 

HIGH SCHOOL - Standout at Minnewaska Area H.S where she accumulated 113 career wins in doubles and singles... won conference championship as a senior in No .1 singles... as a senior, she placed third in the state doubles and was fourth in doubles as a junior... a three-time state participant in doubles, she was all-conference in No. 1 doubles from her sophomore to senior years.

PERSONAL - Daughter of Peter and Renee Thorfinnson...earned undergraduate degree in elementary education...enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Graduate Student