Washington women’s tennis Associate Head Coach Georgia Munns learned her love of the college game at Northwestern University from 2005-09 where she earned four Big Ten awards and was a two-time All-American in both singles and doubles. Munns (prior to marriage, Georgia Rose) was just the second player in Northwestern program history to qualify for the NCAA singles championship every year of her playing career. She concluded her playing career with a singles record of 125-36, a school record.
Even with all her achievements as a Wildcat, it was still a humbling honor for Munns to be inducted in to the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, in a ceremony that took place on Sept. 16 back in Evanston, Ill.
Munns was selected as the 2006 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year her sophomore year (2007). She made her presence known quickly and impressively, setting a school record with 29 consecutive wins her freshman year. A year later, Munns advanced to the round of 16 in both the NCAA singles and doubles tournaments, earning a No. 13 national ranking in singles play. In 2009 as a senior, Munns, alongside partner Lauren Lui, reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA doubles championships.
Washington Athletics sat down with the newly inducted Hall of Famer to ask her about some of Munns’ favorite college moments, lessons she learned along the way, and coaching now at Washington.
Before we talk about the Hall of Fame, how was it meeting Venus Williams recently when she was practicing at UW?
It was awesome. Super fun to have her on campus for three days. We got to watch her practices, chat with her coach and physio – it was great.
Did the whole team get to meet her?
No, not everyone was back [on campus]. We had two or three of the girls in town and we got to practice next to her which was really cool. It was awesome to see how many student-athletes came by to watch her practice. She’s quite the legend.
What does now being in the Northwestern Hall of Fame mean to you?
It’s a reflection on my coaches, my teammates, the support staff that helped us be really successful during my four years. It’s much more of a team accolade than anything else. I had some really good teammates playing next to me and pushing me. A lot of our team success is because of them. The culture that we developed, the amount of work we put in, to me, it’s a reflection on all of that.
It was an unbelievable four years and I’m really…
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