Rachel Wilhelm

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coppell, TX
Prev School:
University of Arkansas

North Texas Fall 2008
One of the captains for the Mean Green in `08-09 ... Tied with Irina Paraschiv for the second most singles wins on the team (11), registering an 11-7 record ... Won two matches at the ITA Southwest Regionals, including a victory over Sun Belt opponent Ana Burjaili of UL-Monroe ... Had an impressive 14-3 record in doubles ... Teamed with Amy Joubert to go 12-2, earning North Texas' best record in doubles for the fall ... Went 3-1 at the ITA Southwest Regionals, including a win over Texas A&M's team of Sheri Olivier and Lauren Santacroce ... She and Joubert won all three of their matches at the North Texas Classic featuring a victory over Ashley Turpin and Stephanie Davidson of Texas A&M ... Teamed with Irina Paraschiv to go 2-1 at the Stephen F. Austin Invitational.

2007-08
Served as a team captain for the 2007-08 season ... Part of three doubles teams in the spring, posting an 11-10 mark overall ... Teamed with Catalina Cruz to go 6-4 including 1-1 in Sun Belt play ... Defeated the Middle Tennessee team of Marlene Chemin/Andrea Herrera (8-3) ... Also teamed with Narine Kazarova to go 5-3 including 2-1 in conference action ... Recorded a 4-8 mark in singles during the spring ... Participated in five tournaments during the fall and recorded a 5-8 record in singles ... Finished third place in singles flight at the North Texas Classic ... Defeated Gozde Unkaya of Texas Tech at the North Texas Classic ... Participated in five tournaments for doubles and recorded a 6-7 record ... Finished third place in flight with partner Cruz during the North Texas Classic.

Arkansas
Was a two-year letterwinner at the University of Arkansas ... Went 9-5 in singles as a freshman... Team advanced to the NCAA in 2006 ... Went 5-15 as a sophomore ... Was on the SEC Honor Roll and was apart of the student athlete advisory committee.

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Coppell High School ... Was team captain of Coppell High School tennis team in 2005 ... Was state runner-up in singles in 2005 ... Was a three-time state qualifier ... Was awarded the sportsman ship award for the district and Dallas Tennis Association ... Was on theDallas Morning NewsAll Area Team for three years ... Was in the top ten in Texas ... Took fifth-place honors at the Texas regional and was also one half of the No. 8 doubles team in the Lone Star State as a sophomore ... Won the Mother/Daughter Doubles National Championship in 2002 with mother, Helen ... Ranked 198th nationally as a high school freshman ... Fnished fifth at the Texas Open tennis tournament while anchoring her high school team at the No. 1 doubles spot as a freshman ... Was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee ... Graduated 11 out of 650 students ... Graduated in the distinguished achievement program ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society

Personal
Daughter of Helen Wilhelm ...Born on February 5, 1987 ... Has one sibling, Taylor Wilhelm.