2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

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Kaeli Talora

Emily Zhao

Emily Zhao

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Harbin, China
  • Height:
    5-5
  • High School:
    Weil College Preparatory School (Calif.)

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2023)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024, 25)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Went 15-11 overall in singles, with a 10-9 dual match record and a 5-2 Patriot League record…Clinched the Patriot League title for BU with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (4) win at the No. 5 spot…Won six matches at line five on the season…Went 14-10 in doubles overall with an 11-5 dual match record, including a 1-2 league record…Won 10 matches at line three…Went a combined 3-0 in the Patriot League Championship…Won her doubles matches in the semifinal and title match with Nina Gulbransen… Built a 3-1 lead in her NCAA doubles match at No. 12 Texas Tech before the match went unfinished, trailing 4-3.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
In singles, went 13-10 overall with an 11-3 dual match record and a 3-0 Patriot League record…Won six matches at line five and three matches at line four…Started the season on a four-match winning streak…Helped BU to wins over Lynn and No. 55 FAU with singles wins in three sets…Posted wins over opponents from Bucknell, Navy and Holy Cross in the regular season…Went 1-1 in the Patriot League tournament with her win coming in the semifinals against Lehigh… In doubles, went 16-10 overall with a 10-7 mark in dual matches and a 2-1 mark in conference play…Defeated her Yale opponents 6-3 alongside Kaitlin Tan…Notched a win against FAU with Zhao also in a 6-3 outcome…Picked up Patriot League wins over Bucknell, Navy and Lehigh…Went 1-0 in postseason play with a 6-1 win with Tan over Lafayette.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Posted a 13-6 mark in singles with a 10-3 record in dual matches and a 4-0 record in PL play … Picked up five wins at the No. 5 spot and four wins at the No. 6 spot, as well as one win at the No. 4 spot … Picked up a win over her opponent from No. 43 Denver … Notably clinched the upset over No. 49 Brown with a 7-5, 6-1 win … Also posted wins against Dartmouth and Yale opponents … Had a seven match win streak in singles through the end of the regular season … Won her match against Lafayette in the PL Tournament to help BU advance … Went 15-8 in doubles with an 11-2 mark in dual matches and a 2-0 performance in PL play … Played all her doubles matches at the No. 3 spot … Won eight matches with Victoria Carlsten, including wins over opponents from Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State and No. 43 Denver … Won her matches with Carlsten in each round of the PL Tournament … Took down a Dartmouth duo with Michelle Kleynerman … Was tied up 4-4 with her opponents from Miami in the NCAA Tournament when play was suspended.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY 
Played tennis at Weil Tennis Academy ... Listed as a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... Ranked as high as No. 54 in the national recruiting rankings by TRN ... Broke into the top-15 of recruits coming out of California at No. 11 ... Took the title at the 120th Ojai Girl's U18 Tournament ... As a junior, was the Singles B Champion of the ITA Summer Circuit Hosted by Wellesley College ... Notched a championship in the So Cal Junior Championships (Ventura County) (Level 4) Girls 18's singles as a sophomore ... 2x ITF G5 Doubles Champion.

PERSONAL 
Daughter of Qingliang Zhao and Xin Yu ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and plans to major in economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'5"