Julie Ball
Julie Ball
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Grad.
  • Hometown:
    Barcelona, Spain
  • High School:
    Northstar Academy
  • Previous College:
    Elon University / University of Tennessee
  • Major:
    Masters of Professional Communication
  • 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

2024 Statistics

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