Isabelle Boulais

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Ohio State Career

Earned bachelor’s degree in psychology in Summer 2022
2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Three-time All-Big Ten selection (2019, 2021, 2022)
2019 ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year
2019 and 2022 NCAA singles qualifier and 2021 NCAA doubles qualifier (with Kolie Allen)
One of six Buckeyes to be selected for both the NCAA singles and doubles championships and one of four to make multiple NCAA singles appearances
One of six Buckeyes to be selected to compete in the NCAA singles championship and was the third as a freshman (Francesca Di Lorenzo/2016, Kristy Dascoli/1998)
Ranked as high as No. 19 in singles as a senior in 2022 (March 9); fifth Buckeye to be ranked in the Top 20
Started senior year ranked No. 12 in doubles with Kolie Allen, first Buckeye team in Top 15 since February 2018
Ended rookie campaign ranked No. 63 in singles and No. 42 in doubles with Shiori Fukuda; ranked No. 39 in doubles to end 2021 with Kolie Allen
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Career singles record of 53-44 overall, with 45-27 dual match ledger; 47-24 career mark in doubles and 36-15 in dual matches

Fall 2022 (Graduate Season)

2021-22 (Senior Season)

All-Big Ten honoree
At-large selection to the NCAA Singles Championship
17-12 on the year, with a 14-7 dual mark, in singles and was 22-10 in doubles, including 15-8 dual match record; 7-2 in singles and 8-1 in doubles in Big Ten regular season action
Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week; recognized Feb. 15 after posting three-set wins vs. both Florida and Auburn at ITA National Team Indoors, including clinching match in 4-3 victory over the Gators; also honored Jan. 15 after posting four singles wins through the first two weekends of play, including two Top 30 victories
Entered rankings at No. 21 in first release of the spring (Feb. 9) and moved as high as No. 19; remained in Top 41 throughout dual match season and ended season at No. 53
In the fall, was 1-3 in singles and 6-1 in doubles, with action limited because of recovery from offseason surgery
Ranked No. 12 in preseason doubles rankings with Kolie Allen, the first Buckeye team in the Top 15 since Feb. 20, 2018 and highest for a Buckeye team since Miho Kowase and Francesca Di Lorenzo ended 2017 No. 3
Started fall ranked No. 105 in singles
Reached semifinals of ITA Midwest Regional with back-to-back 8-2 wins paired with Allen
Notched two doubles victories in Arizona to close fall play
2-0 with Sydni Ratliff at Gamecock Hidden dual
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors

2020-21 (Junior Season)

Earned second All-Big Ten honor
2021 NCAA Doubles Championship qualifier with Kolie Allen; duo was Big Ten’s automatic qualifier
Tandem lost to No. 2 seed from North Carolina in first round of NCAA Championship
12-6 overall and in dual play in singles (3-1 at No. 1, 7-4at No. 2, 2-1 at No. 3)
Clinched three team wins, including a come from behind victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals
Notched 6-4, 6-4 win against Vanderbilt in NCAA second round match
16-4 overall and 16-3 in dual play in doubles
15-3 with Kolie Allen; duo ended season ranked 39th
Received Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades

2019-20 (Sophomore Season)

Posted eight singles wins and seven doubles victories
Started year ranked a career-best 36th in singles and 60th in doubles with Danielle Wolf
Led Buckeyes in win against Wake Forest on ITA Kickoff Weekend, clinching team victory and posting a doubles victory
Picked up three-set victory over Michigan at ITA Team Indoors
Posted victories over Arizona State and Purdue
Joined with Wolf for four-consecutive doubles wins Feb. 16-27, with wins against Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arizona State and Purdue
Competed in main draw of ITA All-American Championships, notching a first-round victory
Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2018-19 (Freshman Season)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Big Ten
ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year
NCAA singles at-large qualifier; fell to No. 6 seed Fernanda Contreras of Vanderbilt in the first round
15-8 in dual matches, with 9-6 record on court one, playing eight of last nine matches on court one
16-14 overall on the year in singles, with 18-10 overall doubles mark
15-7 in dual match doubles
Ranked throughout the spring in both singles and doubles, ending year No. 63 in singles and No. 42 in doubles; reached a high of No. 54 in singles April 9 and No. 19 in doubles with Shiori Fukuda March 5; also was ranked for three weeks with Danielle Wolf
Defeated Furman’s Katty Weymouth in September for first collegiate singles victory
Ranked No. 47 in doubles with Fukuda in Nov. 14 rankings
Reached final of Furman flight one with Fukuda with wins over Wake Forest and Florida State
Teamed with Fukuda to defeat Michigan’s 15th-ranked tandem of Fahey and Minor, 6-1, at Michigan Invitational in January
Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades

Prior to Ohio State

Competed in Rogers Cup in Montreal
Played for Canada’s Junior Fed Cup team in 2016
Won Canadian Nationals doubles titles eight times
Three-time Canadian Nationals third-place finisher in 18s singles and won Canadian U16 title
$50,000 Saguenay doubles semifinalist in 2016
Doubles champion and singles quarterfinalist at $15K Sri Lanka tournament in 2017
Condor De Plata and Argentina ITF Junior G2 doubles champion
Won El Salvador ITF G4 singles and doubles titles in 2014

Personal

Daughter of Patricia Hy, who played tennis at UCLA and professionally, and Yves Boulais
Has a younger brother, Justin, who plays for the Ohio State men’s tennis team
Enjoys watching movies and hockey, sleeping and cooking