2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
Isabella Franks
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Brisbane Girls Grammar School
- Hometown:
- Brisbane, Australia
Honors and Awards:
2019-20
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018-19
BIG EAST All-Academic
2017-18
BIG EAST All-Academic
2016-17
BIG EAST All-Academic
Senior (2019-20): Earned six singles wins in dual play, primarily at No. 5 ... Also saw time at No. 3 and No. 4 ... Earned a pair of doubles wins with Elisabeth Desmarais.
Junior (2018-19): Finished her singles matches with a 9-7 record ... Played primarily in the No. 5 spot and saw one match at No. 4 ... Competed in the No .6 flight with a 6-1 record... In doubles matches teamed with Milica Novakovic picking up five victories together... Also played with Alexandrinia Chinikova earning four wins...Joining Elisabeth Desmarais, the pair played at the No. 2 spot for three wins.
Sophomore (2017-18): Finished her singles matches with an 8-8 record... Saw time in the No. 5 and No. 6 flights...Competed in doubles matches wih Lesley Foe and finished 3-6 in the No. 3 flight.
Freshman (2016-2017): Noted an 8-8 singles record for her first season at Marquette ... Saw time at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles position ... Ended her season winning her final single two matches ... Split her season with a record of 5-5 at the No. 3 doubles flight.
Prior to Marquette: Franks, a native of Brisbane, Australia, was a four-year letter-winner at Brisbane Girls Grammar School (High School) …. Won championships in three Australian Open women’s events… Represented Brisbane in the state championship at the Brisbane International in 2016 … Was selected as the top player for the Brisbane Chargers, a squad that competes in the prestigious Asia-Pacific Tennis League … Represented Queensland in the Australian U19 National Tennis Championships In 2014 and 2015 … Earned the tournament’s top player honors each season … Captured the Queensland U16 State Title and was honored with the Daphne Fancutt Shield in 2013.
Personal: Parents are Ron and Debra … Has one older brother, Curtis … Majoring in psychology.
