{"id":97365,"date":"2025-08-26T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97365\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:54:08","slug":"womens-tennis-announces-2025-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97365\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Announces 2025 Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2013 Navy women&#8217;s tennis head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/coaches\/keith-puryear\/2803\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2803\" target=\"_blank\">Keith Puryear<\/a> announced the addition of four freshmen for the 2025-26 campaign on Tuesday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nA group that was rated as the 11th-best mid-major recruiting class by the Tennis Recruiting Network and each earned a four-star ranking from the service, Puryear and associate head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/coaches\/alessandra-pedergnana\/2804\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2804\" target=\"_blank\">Alessandra Pedergnana<\/a> will welcome newcomers <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/jina-cha\/29632\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29632\" target=\"_blank\">Jina Cha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nicole-fu\/29633\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29633\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Fu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/sydney-fuger\/29634\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29634\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Fuger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/anna-wiskowski\/29635\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29635\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Wiskowski<\/a> to the team as the Midshipmen prepare to open the fall slate on Sept. 5 at the Bill &amp; Sandra Moore Invitational.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;We are excited to have each of these ladies and their families join the Navy Women&#8217;s Tennis family,&#8221; said Puryear. &#8220;Our leadership team looks forward to helping them to achieve their goals on the court, in the classroom and in the Hall.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/jina-cha\/29632\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29632\" target=\"_blank\">Jina Cha<\/a> \u2013 5-5 \u2013 Falls Church, Va.<br \/>\nPersonal: Ranked as a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network \u2026 Ranked No. 88 in the national class of 2025 and No. 2 in the state of Virginia \u2026 Spent ten years at the OSSA Tennis Academy \u2026 Played freshman year for the girls tennis team at West Springfield High School, winning team MVP honors and serving as a team captain \u2026 Spent first two years of high school at West Springfield, transferred to the online Laurel Springs School for one year and then spent senior year enrolled in the online ICL Academy \u2026 Active member of Key Club (volunteer club) at West Springfield \u2026 Daughter of Song Hye Cha.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nicole-fu\/29633\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29633\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Fu<\/a> \u2013 5-9 \u2013 Rochester Hills, Mich.<br \/>\nPersonal: Ranked as a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network \u2026 Ranked No. 83 in the national class of 2025 and No. 3 in the state of Michigan \u2026 Played four years of tennis at Rochester Adams High School \u2026 Named Michigan&#8217;s 2025 Miss Tennis as a senior \u2026 Crowned the MHSAA Division 1 Individual State Champion as a senior, finishing as a Division 1 Individual State Finalist as a freshman, sophomore and junior \u2026 Earned MHSAA all-state honors four times \u2026 Claimed the individual regional championship in each of her four years \u2026 Named the High School Sports Awards Tennis Player of the Year in 2025 \u2026 Named a MHSAA Scholar-Athlete all four years at Rochester Adams \u2026 Earned team MVP honors four times and served as team captain during junior and senior years \u2026 Played eight years of junior tennis at the Bloomfield Tennis and Fitness club \u2026 Competed in Tae Kwon Do for five years, earning a second-degree black belt \u2026 Earned the Presidential Volunteer Service Award three times \u2026 AP Capstone Scholar \u2026 Daughter of Kevin Fu and Janet You.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/sydney-fuger\/29634\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29634\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Fuger<\/a> \u2013 5-9 \u2013 Kansas City, Mo.<br \/>\nPersonal: Ranked as a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network \u2026 Played four years of tennis at North Kansas City High School \u2026 Holds the Missouri state records for most combined wins in a season and most combined wins in a career \u2026 Won four individual singles district championships \u2026 Four-time all-state and all-conference selection \u2026 Served as a team captain all four years and earned team MVP honors four times \u2026 Helped North Kansas City win the conference team championship as a junior, then led North Kansas City to the district team championship as a senior \u2026 Spent 12 years of junior tennis at the Clayview Country Club \u2026 Co-founder of the Girls in STEM club at North Kansas City High School \u2026 Daughter of Ryan Fuger and Amy Hatch \u2026 Mother played tennis at Dartmouth for two seasons \u2026 Father played basketball and soccer at Briarcliff College.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navysports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/anna-wiskowski\/29635\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29635\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Wiskowski<\/a> \u2013 5-5 \u2013 Hinsdale, Ill.<br \/>\nPersonal: Ranked as a four-star recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network \u2026 Ranked No. 46 in the national class of 2025 and No. 4 in the state of Illinois \u2026 Played freshman year of tennis at Hinsdale Central High School \u2026 Was named all-conference and all-region as a freshman, helping Hinsdale win the state championship \u2026 Spent sophomore year at the Saddlebrook Preparatory School (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) before transferring to the online Laurel Springs School for one year and then spent senior year at Grandview Preparatory School (Boca Raton, Fla.) \u2026 Daughter of Lee Wiskowski and Cristin Obsitnik \u2026 Mother played tennis at Amherst College \u2026 Aunt, Cynthia Obsitnik, played tennis at Yale \u2026 Aunt, Colleen Obsitnik, played tennis at Villanova \u2026 Grandfather, Michael Obsitnik, is a 1963 graduate of USNA \u2026 Great uncle, Vince Obsitnik, is a 1959 graduate of USNA \u2026 Cousin, Steve Obsitnik, is a 1989 graduate of USNA \u2026 Cousin, Paul Obsitnik, is a 1986 graduate of USNA.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2013 Navy women&#8217;s tennis head coach Keith Puryear announced the addition 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