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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

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Lizzie Frekko

  • Major Politics
  • Height 5-7
  • Class 2025
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School Lake Forest Academy

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Career
: One of 90 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

2024-25: Team captain.... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Women's Tennis Academic All-District® Team.... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Posted a record of 8-14 in doubles and 5-17 in singles as a senior for the Bobcats.... Teamed with Ava Lyon '25 to win 6-0 at No. 3 doubles, helping Bates defeat Nichols College 5-2 in the fall (Oct. 6).... Teamed with Drew Williams '25 and advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-6 win in the round of 16 at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (Oct. 12).... Teamed with Lyon to earn an impressive 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles against NCAA Division II opponent Saint Leo University (Feb. 20).... Frekko and Lyon also picked up a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles over Connecticut College to help Bates prevail 6-1 (March 8) and a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles in a 7-0 win for Bates over Smith (March 14).... The duo also earned a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles over their opponents from No. 34 nationally ranked RPI (March 21).... Teamed with Olivia Gidlow '25 at No. 2 doubles to win 6-2, helping Bates defeat Trinity 5-2 (April 12).... Ended collegiate career on a high note as Frekko and Lyon picked up a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles against No. 8 nationally ranked Bowdoin (April 26).... In singles play, Frekko advanced to the round of 16 of the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament in the fall with a 6-4, 6-2 win over her opponent from Nichols College (Oct. 12).... Earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles to help Bates defeat Connecticut College 6-1 (March 8).... Swept her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles to help Bates defeat Smith 7-0 (March 14).... Earned a hard-fought 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3) win over her opponent from Hamilton at No. 6 singles (April 6).... Earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles, helping Bates defeat Trinity 5-2 (April 12).

2023-24: Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Posted a record of 6-10 in singles play and 0-10 in doubles action as a junior for the Bobcats.... Defeated Smith College's Sabrina Wang 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 singles (March 1).... Earned a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles over Mount Holyoke's Cal Smith (March 2).... Played most of the spring at No. 5 singles.... Earned a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Wellesley College's Veda Madhusudan at No. 5 singles (March 16).... Swept Connecticut College's Mary Ella Prendergast by a count of 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0) at No. 5 (March 24).... Earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over Trinity College's Hellena Trojer at No. 5 (April 6).... Moved up to No. 4 singles and defeated Endicott's Ashley Keaveney by a count of 6-3, 6-0 (April 23).

2022-23: Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Went 1-1 in doubles play and 4-5 in singles play for the Bobcats.... Teamed with Isabella Saul '26 to win 8-4 at No. 3 doubles in a 9-0 victory for Bates over Smith (March 3).... Played mostly at No. 6 singles.... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wallach Invitational.... Earned a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 in a 7-2 victory for Bates over Endicott (Oct. 15).... Earned wins at No. 6 over opponents from Mount Holyoke (6-1, 6-0) and Connecticut College (6-2, 6-1), both victories for the Bobcats.

2021-22: Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.... Debuted with a strong singles season, going 8-7 on the year.... Picked up a 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 win at No. 5 singles in a 7-2 win for Bates over Endicott (April 24).... Won back-to-back matches at No. 6 singles in a weekend sweep for Bates over Smith and Mount Holyoke (March 5-6).... Won four out of five singles matches over two days at the Wallach Invitational (Sept. 11-12).

Minor: Religious Studies

Personal: 2021 graduate of Lake Forest Academy (Ill.) where she competed in tennis and lacrosse.
 
Favorite book? Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Skill or hobby you've always wanted to learn? Speak another language
Why Bates? Great academics and the opportunity to play the sport I love with my best friends.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

    5'7"
  • C

    2024-25Senior

    5'7"
    C