Kelcy McKenna<\/a> has announced the signing of Carrington Brown and Eliana Kook to the 2026 roster as part of National Signing Day.<\/p>\nBrown, a five-star recruit, is ranked No. 36 in the class and the No. 1 rated player in the State of Tennessee by Tennisrecruiting.net. The Tennessee native has won several national tournaments, including\u00a0the USTA National Tournament in February of 2025 and\u00a0the USTA Girls Southern National Clay Court\u00a016U Doubles Title in 2023. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kook joins SMU from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has also competed in multiple national and international junior tournaments worldwide. Kook has won the Junior Canadian National Doubles Championship and is a former No. 1-ranked player in Canada and British Columbia for juniors, currently ranked No. 5 by UTRSports.net\u00a0<\/p>\n
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