Bates College

2007-2008: Ranked 13th in doubles in NCAADivision III Northeast by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association,along with teammate Alexandra Piacquad.  In September inBates' 9-0 victory over Southern Maine, Grissa held her opponentscoreless at the top singles position.... At the Bowdoin RoundRobin, Grissa and Piaquad downed Colby's Muto and AlessandraWelker 8-6 as their team took its third victory at thetournament.... At ITA Championships, Grissa  advanced thefurthest for the Bobcats; after dropping her initial SinglesChampionship Bracket match to Middlebury's Amy Berkman (7-5, 6-2),Grissa won two straight matches in the Consolation Bracket to makethe quarterfinals; she topped Wheaton's Catherine Teague (3-6, 6-4,1-0[7]) and Smith College's Diana Fiumefreddo (6-2, 3-6, 1-0[3])before bowing out to Wellesley's Meghan Stubblebine (7-5, 2-6, 6-3)in the quarterfinals; Grissa also teamed up with sophomore Piacquadfor a victory in the Doubles Championship Bracket, defeating JenMurphy and Laura Stein of Amherst College 8-6.

High School: Honor roll student... Earnedvarsity letters in tennis and lacrosse.