CAREER STATS
- Part of a Notre Dame senior class who not only made the NCAA Tournament all four years but also advanced at least one round each time
- Finished her career with a 54-44 singles record, which included a 31-19 mark in dual play
- Also finished with a 55-37 career doubles record, which included a 43-19 mark in dual matches
CAREER HONORS
- 2026 ITA Midwest Regional Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award winner
- Two-Time ACC All-Academic Team (2026, 2025)
AS A SENIOR (2025-26)
- 2026 ITA Midwest Regional Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award winner. She became the third all-time winner and first since 2004
- 2026 ACC All-Academic Team
- Produced a 13-13 overall singles record in her final season
- Plus an 11-9 record in singles dual action, which included a 3-6 mark in ACC play
- Earned a 15-16 overall record in doubles
- Plus a 14-7 mark in doubles dual play
- Her 14 wins alongside Gabriella Rawles led all Irish pairings in the spring
- Won four of their last six doubles matches together, which included a top-5 nationally ranked victory at the ACC Tournament, defeating UNC’s Hamilton/Brantmeier, 6-4
- Hanford & Rawles finished the year with a No. 72 national ranking in doubles
AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
- Posted a 23-19 singles record and 23-12 doubles record during the fall and spring season
- Had a team-high 18 singles wins during the spring
- Went 13-6 in doubles during the spring, mainly from the second position
- Opened up the spring winning 10 of her first 11 singles matches
- Recorded ranked doubles wins with Akari Matsuno over the 28th, 47th, 57th, 75th and 88th doubles teams throughout the season
- Clinched the doubles point against #4 Ohio State with Rylie Hanford in the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA Columbus Regional (May 3)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
- Competed during the fall season, going 9-4 in singles and 9-4 in doubles
- Did not see action in the spring
AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
- Went 10-8 in singles and 25-8 in doubles during the fall and springs seasons of her rookie campaign
- Earned a 2-3 mark in singles, with straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6
- Finished the spring seasons 15-6 with partner Yashna Yellayi, going 5-4 in ACC matches
- Tallied nine wins at No. 3 doubles and five at No. 2
- Earned a win at No. 1 doubles with a 6-0 victory over a tandem from Butler with Yellayi (Jan. 21)
PREP
- Earned two letters in singles at West Geauga High
- Finished third in the state at Ohio in her freshman and sophomore years
- Member of the National Honor Society
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Kim and Ken Hanford
- Four siblings, Jack, Ryan, Sydney and Mackenzie
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Plans to start a career in wealth management. Majoring in Strategic Management and MarketingPlayed in Tennis in the Land, a WTA 250 event