2026-27 Women's Tennis Roster
Ella DeFord
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, S.C.
- Prev School:
- Xavier
XAVIER (2025)
HIGH SCHOOL
- During her freshman campaign at Xavier, DeFord helped the Musketeers win the BIG EAST Title as she racked up 14 singles win, including 12 sweeps
- Competing primarily on court four, she swept six-straight opponents during the months of March and April
- In doubles, DeFord competed mainly in the No. 2 slot and earned seven wins for the Musketeers
HIGH SCHOOL
- The Mount Pleasant native competed at Oceanside Collegiate Academy and was ranked No. 68 in the 2025 recruiting class
- During her prep career, she helped her team to three state championships in 2022, 2021 and 2020 as an eighth grader
- Also won a pair of individual state championships in 2022 and 2021
- She was an ITF Junior Quarterfinalist in October 2024, and advanced to the L1 Round of 16 at the 18s National Clay Court Championships
- "I chose College of Charleston because Charleston is such an amazing place to live and I am excited to explore downtown," said DeFord. "The weather is perfect and the beach is close! I wanted to be close to my family and my coach moved to CofC after my freshman year."
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