NCAA Womens Tennis

Tennis to Wrap Up Fall Campaign at Big Green Tournament

Tennis to Wrap Up Fall Campaign at Big Green Tournament


HANOVER, N.H. — The Rutgers women’s tennis team is set to compete at the Big Green Tournament from Nov. 8-10 hosted by Dartmouth University.

Play is slated to start Friday against host school Dartmouth at 4 p.m. The Scarlet Knights will face opponents from Yale, UMass and Wisconsin across Saturday and Sunday.

RU is looking to build off the success of last years Big Green Tournament where they collected a total of 24 wins over the three days.

Last Time Out

The Scarlet Knights competed in the Brown Invite from Oct. 18-20 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Rutgers won the three day event, tallying 20 wins including 13 from singles play highlighted by Minchae Kim’s 3-0 weekend. Every Scarlet Knight recorded a doubles win along with six picking up two.

National Recognition

On the heels of the 2024 spring season, alum Tara Chilton and assistant coach Hailey Barrett have both garnered regional and national praise from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) with the announcement of the end of the year awards. Chilton earned the prestigious Arthur Ashe Award while Barrett was named the Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year.   

Chilton, who came to Rutgers in the fall of 2023 at the start of her junior season, has made a long-lasting impact on the Scarlet Knights. During her time On The Banks Chilton has excelled in all areas including in tennis, academics and volunteering in her community. 

“The Arthur Ashe Award is a prestigious ITA Award and Tara is a perfect recipient,” head coach Hilary Ritchie said. “Tara always strives for excellence. In her two years at Rutgers, she made a big impact on our team, the business school and the student-athlete community overall.” 

The ITA Assistant Coach of the Year honors an assistant coach who has exhibited outstanding leadership in ways that contribute to on and off-court team performance. These are qualities that assistant coach Barrett has exemplified since arriving On The Banks.  

“Hailey is so deserving of this award,” Ritchie said. “She wears an incredible number of hats to help this team and the individual student-athletes as well. During a time when there is a lot of uncertainty in college athletics, Hailey always remains positive and puts her passion for tennis first.”

New Kids on the Banks

In the offseason, head coach Hilary Ritchie welcomed four…

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