2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

Kaitlin Tan

Kaitlin Tan

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tacoma, Wash.
  • Height:
    5-5
  • High School:
    Annie Wright Schools

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• 2x First Team All-Patriot League (2021, 22)
• 2x Second Team All-Patriot League (2023, 24)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2021)
• Patriot League Tournament MVP (2021)
• Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024)
• Academic All-Patriot League Team (2024)
• 4x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2021, 22, 23, 24)
• 4x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 22, 23, 24)
• 2x CSC Academic All-District Team (2023, 24)

AS A SENIOR IN 2023-24
Went 23-10 overall in singles with a 13-6 mark in dual matches and a 4-0 record in conference play…Played mostly at line three, picking up 10 wins in that spot…Won her match at Boston College 6-0, 6-0…Won her match at Lynn in three sets 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3…Picked up wins over Navy, Holy Cross, Lehigh and Army West Point in the regular season…Went 2-1 in the Patriot League postseason with wins over Lafayette and Lehigh…In doubles, went 16-10 overall with a 10-7 mark in dual matches and a 3-1 mark in conference play…Boasted an 8-1 record from the No. 2 spot…Defeated her Yale opponents 6-3 alongside Emily Zhao…Notched a win against FAU with Zhao also in a 6-3 outcome…Picked up Patriot League wins over Bucknell, Holy Cross, Navy and Lehigh…Went 1-0 in postseason play with a 6-1 win with Zhao over Lafayette.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-23
Posted a 23-10 record in singles which included a 19-3 dual match record and a perfect 4-0 PL record … Went a perfect 17-0 at the No. 4 spot during the dual season … Ended the season on a nine match win streak … Helped BU upset No. 49 Brown with a win at line four in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 … Defeated all of her California opponents over spring break at CSUN, Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State … Took down opponents from Yale and Dartmouth in straight sets … Won in all three Patriot League Tournament matches to propel BU to the title … Led in her singles match against No. 15 Miami in the NCAA Tournament … Went 17-13 in doubles overall with a 9-9 dual match mark and a 2-1 PL mark … Played most of her matches at the No. 1 spot with a 7-8 record … Won her match alongside Erica Di Battista against No. 43 Denver 6-4 … Picked up PL wins against Holy Cross and Lehigh with Di Battista … Also collected a win with Di Battista against Long Beach State.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-22
Went 8-8 in singles with 4-4 mark at line 2 and 16-3 in doubles with 10-2 record in the No. 2 slot to claim her second All-Patriot League First Team award ... Posted No. 2 wins over Harvard, Brown, Army and Lehigh ... Added No. 3 victory against UConn and No. 1 win at Bryant ... Teamed with Shelly Yaloz for No. 1 wins over Harvard, Bryant, Lehigh and Holy Cross ... Claimed No. 2 victories against No. 30 Florida International, Brown (2x), Yale, UConn, Navy, Army and Cornell ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll while adding ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition after posting a GPA above 3.50.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Had a standout season, earning both Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Tournament MVP honors, as she helped the Terriers reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017 ... Posted a perfect 8-0 singles record and 10-2 doubles mark, highlighted by BU's first-ever doubles victory in the NCAA tournament ... Teamed with Shelly Yaloz for a 6-1 win at line 3 at No. 12 LSU in the opening round ... Won the first set in singles action at line 2 against the Tigers' Safiya Carrington and was in a 6-3, 1-6, 1-1 deadlock when play was halted ... Collected straight set wins in the No. 2 slot against Navy (2x), Bucknell, Lafayette, Army and Rhode Island ... Won 36 of 44 games in the PL tournament for the PL Tournament MVP recognition ... Won all 12 games at line 3 at UConn and also posted an impressive three-set win against Boston College ... Teamed with Yaloz for No. 3 doubles wins over Bucknell, Lafayette, Army and Navy ... Teamed with Sofia Kostirko for a No. 3 victory at Boston College ... Also posted a No. 2 win at Holy Cross alongside Victoria Carlsten ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll while adding ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition after posting a GPA above 3.50.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net and ranked as high as No. 32 nationally ... Named co-captain of her team at Annie Wright Schools her senior year ... Represented the Pacific Northwest section three times at the Fed Cup ... Won the Pacific Northwest L3 tournament in singles and doubles ... Finished sixth in singles at 16s National Selection tournament her sophomore year after placing fifth as a freshman.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Chi and Kirk Tan ... Has one younger sibling, Kaylah ... Enrolled in Sargent College, majoring in human physiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'5"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'5"