
Julie Ball
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Grad.
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- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
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- High School:
- Northstar Academy
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- Previous College:
- Elon University / University of Tennessee
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- Major:
- Masters of Professional Communication
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- Twitter:
- @julieqxball
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2024 First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference First Team Singles.
- 2024 First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference First Team Doubles.
- 2022-23 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles
- 2022-23 Most Outstanding Doubles Player (Team Award)
- CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 25, 2023)
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
As a Senior (Elon, 2023)
- Tallied 12 singles and 11 doubles victories.
- Went 12-7 in singles with wins at the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 spots.
- Won regular season CAA matches against Hampton, UNCW and Delaware.
- Added a win against Stony Brook at the CAA Tournament.
- Won a singles contest in Elon's season opener against North Carolina, who went on to win the 2023 NCAA championship.
- All 12 of her singles victories came in straight sets, including 15 set wins by either 6-0, 6-1 or 6-2 scores.
- Won 11 doubles matches with three different partners.
- Won CAA matches against Delaware and William & Mary with partner Madison Cordisco.
- Also won regular season matches with partners Olivia Archer and Helen Sarikulaya.
- Was named to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles.
- Chosen as Elon's Most Outstanding Doubles Player at the Elon Athletics Banquet.
As a Junior (Elon, 2022)
- Competed primarily in the No. 4 slot.
- Finished the season with a 12-5 overall record in singles play.
- Posted a perfect 2-0 mark in No. 3 singles and a 10-5 mark at No. 4.
- Ended the season with wins in six of her last seven matches.
- Picked up key victories against Richmond, Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Georgia State, College of Charleston and UNC Wilmington.
- Logged an 11-8 finish in doubles play, competing primarily with Victoria Saldh.
- Went 10-8 in No. 2 singles and 1-0 in the No. 1 position • Earned doubles wins over VCU, Campbell, Georgia State, North Carolina A&T, UNC Wilmington (2x) and College of Charleston.
As a Sophomore (Tennessee, 2021)
- Went 1-1 in singles play in the Duke Winter Classic.
- Won a singles match at the No. 6 spot and two doubles matches paired with Rebeka Mertena and Kylie Duckworth in double header against UT Martin.
As a Freshman (Tennesee, 2020)
- Went undefeated in dual-match play at Tennessee.
- Recorded a 3-0 singles record and 3-0 doubles mark.
- Opened 2020 by going undefeated in a doubleheader with North Alabama, winning singles matches in straight sets on courts five and six and doubles wins on courts one and two.
- Won two of her three singles matches and one doubles match at the Michigan Invitational.
- Defeated Purdue's Zeynep Naz Ozturkin the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on court six 6-3, 6-3.
- Paired with Kaitlin Staines on court one to earn her fifth-straight doubles win of the year in a dual match against UT Martin.
As a Freshman (Tennessee, 2019)
- Enrolled at the University of Tennessee to begin collegiate career.
- Did not play in any matches while redshirting.
High School
- Attended the British School of Barcelona for three years.
- Completed high school career at Northstar Academy.
- Attended Northstar for two years.
Personal
- Member of President's List
- Volunteered at National Alliance of Mental Illness as a helpline specialist.
- Completed 25 hours as a volunteer tutor at primary school.
- Can speak five languages.
- Daughter of Peter Ball and Jenny Ball
- Has one sibling, Calle
- Born in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Birthdate: 11/25/1999
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