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Women's Tennis Announces Class of 2027
August 04, 2023 | Women's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton University women's tennis Head Coach Jamea Jackson has announced the addition of four talented newcomers as the Tigers' Class of 2027.
Alice Ferlito, Bella Chhiv, Madeleine Jessup and Tsehay Driscoll will join a squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season and won a fourth-straight Ivy League title in 2022-23.
Alice Ferlito
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
High School: ES American School
Before Princeton: Under 16 Cataluña Champion … J4 Nairobi ITF Junior Champion … J4 Tarragona … Spain ITF Junior Champion … J3 Barcelona ITF Junior Finalist … J5 Limassol Doubles Champion … J4 Nairobi Doubles Champion … J4 Tarragona Doubles Champion … J4 Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain Doubles Champion … J200 Cap D'Ail Coubles Champion
Personal: Daughter of Alessandra Faticanti and Roberto Ferlito … has one brother, Martino Ferlito … major is currently undecided
Bella Chhiv
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
High School: Laurel Springs Online
Before Princeton: Reached a high of No. 230 in the ITF junior rankings … reached a tennisrecruiting.com high of No. 16 in the nation with Blue Chip status … 2019 Pacific Coast League Singles Champion, Irvine, Calif. … 2020 Portola High School Varsity Tennis MVP … 2017 Professionalism Award Recipient, USTA Player Development Team … 2016 Resiliency Award Recipient, USTA Player Development Team … 2022 USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18 Doubles Bronze Ball … 2023 ITF Rancho Santa Fe Women's 15k Doubles Champion … 2022 ITF Lakewood Women's Doubles Finalist … 2019 Match Point Tennis Academy Women's Singles Champion … 40th Annual Woody Hunt Girls 18's Singles Champion … USTA Level 2 Girls 18's Singles Champion
Personal: Volunteered in Cambodia, from Dec. 2019 – Dec. 2020 as an assistant working alongside nurses and doctors to provide free medical care to a small village in Toul Preach … fundraised over $3000 to provide shoes, toothbrushes, clothes and ancillary medical items for the mission … spent 10 hours a day for five days working with the team learning to communicate with both Cambodian people and volunteers … taught the children living in the village basic medical care that included brushing their teeth, cleaning their feet and washing wounds … counted and bottled medications that would be provided to over 3500 people during that week
Madeleine Jessup
Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif.
High School: Palos Verdes Peninsula
Before Princeton: Ranked #43 ITF World Junior … competed in Jr. Australian Open, Jr. French Open, and Jr. Wimbledon … ranked #5 nationally class of 2023 (TennisRecruiting) … singles finalist in a Grade 1 ITF … singles semi-finalist in a Grade 1 ITF … singles semi-finalist in a Pro ITF 15k … Graduated high school with 4.2 GPA (weighted) 3.8 GPA (unweighted)
Personal: Daughter of Cynthia Lu and Michael Jessup … has one brother, Gabriel Jessup … major is currently undecided
Tsehay Driscoll
Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
High School: La Canada
Before Princeton: CIF Individuals Doubles Champion … League Champion all four years … MVP all four years … started a tennis academy in Rwanda (collected tennis supplies to kickstart) … Easterbowl doubles and single champion … Clay courts doubles and singles champion … third place at winter nationals … Highschool All-American … highest ranking in the 18s #7 nationally … finalist at ITF World Championship … played Junior US Open
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Robin Driscoll … sister of Rosie, Phoebe, Ian, Adam, Jack and Mike … has a dog named Ivy
Alice Ferlito, Bella Chhiv, Madeleine Jessup and Tsehay Driscoll will join a squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season and won a fourth-straight Ivy League title in 2022-23.
Alice Ferlito
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
High School: ES American School
Before Princeton: Under 16 Cataluña Champion … J4 Nairobi ITF Junior Champion … J4 Tarragona … Spain ITF Junior Champion … J3 Barcelona ITF Junior Finalist … J5 Limassol Doubles Champion … J4 Nairobi Doubles Champion … J4 Tarragona Doubles Champion … J4 Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain Doubles Champion … J200 Cap D'Ail Coubles Champion
Personal: Daughter of Alessandra Faticanti and Roberto Ferlito … has one brother, Martino Ferlito … major is currently undecided
Bella Chhiv
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
High School: Laurel Springs Online
Before Princeton: Reached a high of No. 230 in the ITF junior rankings … reached a tennisrecruiting.com high of No. 16 in the nation with Blue Chip status … 2019 Pacific Coast League Singles Champion, Irvine, Calif. … 2020 Portola High School Varsity Tennis MVP … 2017 Professionalism Award Recipient, USTA Player Development Team … 2016 Resiliency Award Recipient, USTA Player Development Team … 2022 USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18 Doubles Bronze Ball … 2023 ITF Rancho Santa Fe Women's 15k Doubles Champion … 2022 ITF Lakewood Women's Doubles Finalist … 2019 Match Point Tennis Academy Women's Singles Champion … 40th Annual Woody Hunt Girls 18's Singles Champion … USTA Level 2 Girls 18's Singles Champion
Personal: Volunteered in Cambodia, from Dec. 2019 – Dec. 2020 as an assistant working alongside nurses and doctors to provide free medical care to a small village in Toul Preach … fundraised over $3000 to provide shoes, toothbrushes, clothes and ancillary medical items for the mission … spent 10 hours a day for five days working with the team learning to communicate with both Cambodian people and volunteers … taught the children living in the village basic medical care that included brushing their teeth, cleaning their feet and washing wounds … counted and bottled medications that would be provided to over 3500 people during that week
Madeleine Jessup
Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif.
High School: Palos Verdes Peninsula
Before Princeton: Ranked #43 ITF World Junior … competed in Jr. Australian Open, Jr. French Open, and Jr. Wimbledon … ranked #5 nationally class of 2023 (TennisRecruiting) … singles finalist in a Grade 1 ITF … singles semi-finalist in a Grade 1 ITF … singles semi-finalist in a Pro ITF 15k … Graduated high school with 4.2 GPA (weighted) 3.8 GPA (unweighted)
Personal: Daughter of Cynthia Lu and Michael Jessup … has one brother, Gabriel Jessup … major is currently undecided
Tsehay Driscoll
Hometown: La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
High School: La Canada
Before Princeton: CIF Individuals Doubles Champion … League Champion all four years … MVP all four years … started a tennis academy in Rwanda (collected tennis supplies to kickstart) … Easterbowl doubles and single champion … Clay courts doubles and singles champion … third place at winter nationals … Highschool All-American … highest ranking in the 18s #7 nationally … finalist at ITF World Championship … played Junior US Open
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Robin Driscoll … sister of Rosie, Phoebe, Ian, Adam, Jack and Mike … has a dog named Ivy
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