(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – Marquette University women’s tennis head coach Brett Barnett announced the signing of Emmerson White, an Oconomowoc, Wisconsin native and Atlantic 10 (A-10) All-Conference First Team selection, who will join the program after three seasons at Saint Louis University.
“I am excited that Emmerson has signed at Marquette to finish her college career,” Barnett said. “She is a proven competitor who has been successful playing at the top of the lineup in the A-10. It was very clear when we began speaking with her how dedicated she is both on and off the court. She will strengthen our lineup immediately, and it is great that she can finish her college career at home. I am excited for Emmerson to arrive on campus and begin working with her.”
White joins Marquette after three seasons at Saint Louis, where she established herself as one of the top players in the A-10 Conference. During the 2025-26 season, she earned All-Conference First Team honors, A-10 All-Academic recognition and College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors.
The Wisconsin native led the Billikens in singles wins (16), singles winning percentage (.696), total wins (25) and overall winning percentage (.581) during her junior season. She posted a 16-7 singles record, including a 12-4 mark at the No. 1 position, which was the best dual singles record on the team. She also tied for the team lead with nine doubles victories and helped lead Saint Louis with seven dual doubles wins alongside Madison Hill at No. 1 doubles.
White recorded a 10-match singles winning streak during the season, the longest on the team, and earned A-10 Player of the Week honors for Feb. 9-15. She also collected singles wins against Saint Joseph’s and Dayton at the A-10 Championship and earned a victory over Iowa State at the ITA Central Regional.
Throughout her career at Saint Louis, White compiled 38 singles wins and 26 doubles victories while earning multiple academic honors. As a sophomore, she earned CSC Academic All-District recognition, and as a freshman she was named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice.
Prior to her collegiate career, White was ranked as the top recruit in Wisconsin and achieved a USTA national ranking of No. 150. She competed in tournaments across the country, including the 2022 Midwest Closed, where she advanced through five rounds. White also competed in gymnastics, traveling to the National Olympic Training Center in Houston.
Marquette trio does well at USTAF Under 20 Championships: The Marquette University track and field team sent three student-athletes to the 2026 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field this week, with all three turning in strong efforts against the nation’s top junior competitors.
“I’m super proud of these three guys,” Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Bert Rogers said. “They trained hard over this last month and really came out and competed well. Their future is looking bright!”
Freshman Dylan Riniker led the way with a fifth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase, clocking 9:22.59 in a tactical race. Riniker stayed in contention early, running with the lead pack through much of the race before the front group broke away over the final laps. Riniker’s performance marks the highest finish in event history for Marquette at the U20 Championships, surpassing Peter Bolgert’s sixth-place result in 2008.
Freshman Blake Frea competed in the 400 meters, placing 15th overall in preliminary action with a time of 47.31. Racing for the first time in nearly a month, Frea’s effort stands as his third-fastest performance of the season, where he now owns three of the program’s top eight all-time 400-meter marks, including his freshman record 46.93 set earlier this season. His U20 appearance marked the program’s first 400-meter qualifier at the meet this century.
In the 400-meter hurdles, freshman Drew Klopcic placed 21st with a time of 53.64 in a deep field. He closes his season with the fifth-fastest time on the team this year and ranks 34th on Marquette’s all-time performance list. Klopcic’s appearance is the first by a Marquette 400-meter hurdler at the U20 Championships since at least 1960.
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