Perry Honored as ITA National Rookie of the Year
6/13/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
All-American is the first Buckeye to win the award
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After an outstanding first season at Ohio State, Luciana Perry has been named the ITA National Rookie of the Year, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Thursday. Perry was selected from a group of 13 regional winners.Â
Perry, who was the is the sixth Buckeye to earn ITA Midwest Rookie of the Year accolades, is the first to win the national award. She is the second ITA national award winner in program history, joining Melissa Schaub, the ITA National Coach of the Year in 2017.
A native of Export, Pa., Perry was selected the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and named to the All-Big Ten team while also earning a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. She was an NCAA qualifier in singles and doubles (with two partners) and was the only freshman to reach the Round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championship, with her two wins clinching All-America honors.
She was recently named to the USTA 2024 USTA Collegiate Summer Team, one of six women's players and the only underclassmen in the six-player group. In the ITA rankings, Perry ended the year ranked 47th in singles and 25th (with Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff, respectively) in doubles. On the year, she was 27-12 overall in singles, with a 14-5 dual mark, and 16 of her dual matches were on courts one and two. In doubles, Perry was 28-12, tying the Ohio State record for doubles wins by a freshman.  Â
Perry, who was the is the sixth Buckeye to earn ITA Midwest Rookie of the Year accolades, is the first to win the national award. She is the second ITA national award winner in program history, joining Melissa Schaub, the ITA National Coach of the Year in 2017.
A native of Export, Pa., Perry was selected the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and named to the All-Big Ten team while also earning a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. She was an NCAA qualifier in singles and doubles (with two partners) and was the only freshman to reach the Round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championship, with her two wins clinching All-America honors.
She was recently named to the USTA 2024 USTA Collegiate Summer Team, one of six women's players and the only underclassmen in the six-player group. In the ITA rankings, Perry ended the year ranked 47th in singles and 25th (with Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff, respectively) in doubles. On the year, she was 27-12 overall in singles, with a 14-5 dual mark, and 16 of her dual matches were on courts one and two. In doubles, Perry was 28-12, tying the Ohio State record for doubles wins by a freshman.  Â
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