BOSTON – Winner of the last three Patriot League titles, the Boston University women's tennis team has announced an addition to the 2016-17 roster and the NLI signing of three top-75 newcomers for the following season.
"I am excited to have such talented incoming freshmen joining our team," said head coach Lesley Sheehan. "We had many prospective student-athletes looking at BU but these four stood out for their outstanding academic and tennis qualifications. It will be such a pleasure to coach such motivated, hardworking and outstanding individuals who will be such an asset to Boston University.
Clara Falxa
Clara Falxa will look to make an immediate impact in January when she joins the Terriers. A native of Hossegor, France, she's spent most of her time abroad in Scotland, Indonesia, China and Africa. While competing in Great Britain, she attained a top-five ranking in her county, a top-40 ranking in the 18U age group and top-90 ranking for the Open category. She also twice finished runner-up in the Scottish Cup Championship, losing to a pair of top-10 United Kingdom junior players.
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Lily Burchell
A four-star recruit from Baltimore, Md., Lily Burchell currently sits at No. 75 in the national TennisRPI rankings and has ranked as high as No. 61 in TennisRecruiting.net's own rankings. During her time at Bryn Mawr H.S., she's received the All-Mid Atlantic Sportsmanship Award, the Silver Ball in G16s Doubles. Besides being named to the honor roll all four years, she's an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) All-Star and Scholar Athlete.  Â
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Emily Kim
Emily Kim is a five-star recruit for the Terriers who most recently helped Plano West Senior H.S. capture the Texas State UIL Class 6A title in November. She has consistently improved her game, moving up from No. 140 in TennisRecruiting.net's initial rankings in 2013 to No. 52 this year. She ranks as the No. 6 recruit in Texas and at No. 9 in the Gulf States. A national merit scholar, she finished runner-up in the 2015 State Doubles Finals.
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Katya Martens
Katya Martens has spent time as a five-star recruit at the Tier One Tennis Academy in Miami, Fla., and has ranked as high as No. 8 in the Sunshine State and No. 41 in the Tennis RPI rankings. TennisRecruiting.net placed her at No. 57 last year after initially putting her at 194 in 2013. Having led Palmetto H.S. to a county title, she most recently reached the quarterfinals of the USTA Florida Level 4 Daytona Beach tournament and eventually won the consolation bracket.
