Rachel Yurchisin
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- Hometown:
- Cleveland, OH
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Padua Franciscan
Bio
2015-16 (Junior): Went 7-12 overall at second singles and 3-4 in Landmark ... 8-13 overall at first doubles ... 3-1 record paired with Lauren Lucas.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Selected to the Second Team Landmark All-Conference in doubles play.. named ECAC Player of the Week (March 18) and Landmark Player of the Week (March 16).. went 11-12 overall in singles play, 3-4 in the conference.. finished 12-12 in doubles play, 4-3 in the conference.. member of the 2015 ECAC Championship team
2013-14 (Freshman): Earned a 13-7 overall singles record in her first collegiate season… finished 9-6 in dual match play with a 3-3 conference record… went 1-0 at No. 1 singles, 4-3 at No. 2, 4-2 at No. 3 and 0-1 at No. 4…posted a 15-7 overall doubles record going 13-3 with Jacklyn Renninger and 2-4 with Cara Stough… finished with a 2-4 conference record in doubles with the combined partners playing the majority of the season at the No. 3 doubles position for a 9-4 record at the spot.
High School: Four-year letter winner at number on singles… played two years of softball… 2010 Tennis Sectional Champion… four times named team Most Valuable Player… three-time district district qualifier.
Personal: Daughter of George and Teresa Yurchisin… POE is Wildlife Conservation.
News mentions
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.- In a rematch of their showdown weeks ago, the Juniata and Elizabethtown women’s tennis teams faced off in the Landmark Championship match on Saturday afternoon. In a battle that went wire-to-wire and was decided by in the third set of the deciding match, the Blue Jays bested the Eagles 5-4 to win their second straight Landmark title and seventh straight overall.
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa.- For the last two years, the Juniata and Scranton women’s teams have met in the Landmark Semifinals. On both occasions, the Royals have come out on the winning end. The third time proved to be the charm as the Eagles defeated the Royals 5-3 to advance to the Landmark Championship for the first time in program history.
SCRANTON, Pa.- The Juniata women’s tennis team played its final Landmark Conference match of the season on Sunday afternoon against Scranton. The Royals got the better of the Eagles as they won by the score of 7-2.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Juniata women’s tennis team won its fifth Landmark match of the season as the Eagles defeated Catholic 6-3 on Saturday afternoon. JC improves its overall record to 10-7.
LANCASTER, Pa.- A total of four singles matches went to a super tiebreaker as the Juniata women’s tennis team battled with Franklin and Marshall on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles were able to take only one as they fell by the score of 7-2.
HUNTINGDON, Pa.- A day after dropping a close match with Elizabethtown, the Juniata women’s tennis team hosted Drew on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles took down the Rangers 9-0 to improve to 9-6 overall and 4-1 in the Landmark.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.- The Juniata women’s tennis team faced off with Elizabethtown in a battle two undefeated teams in Landmark play on Friday afternoon. It was a close and hard fought battled but the Eagles were felled by the Blue Jays by the score of 5-4.
HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata women’s tennis team remained undefeated in Landmark play as they defeated Susquehanna 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Raffensberger Courts. The Eagles’ overall record improves to 8-5 and they are 3-0 in the Landmark.
HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata women’s tennis team hosted Moravian in the Landmark Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles bested the Greyhounds by the score of 7-2.