Cara Freedman
Cara Freedman
Year: Sr.
Hometown: West Chester, Pa.
High School: Unionville

JUNIOR (2021): Earned second career second team All-CC doubles laurel with Maddie Russell, becoming first tandem in school history to receive multiple all-conference accolades ... Went 3-4 from the No. 1 spot ... Picked up victories over F&M (3/27), Gettysburg (4/10), and McDaniel (5/1) ... Lost in tiebreakers to Muhlenberg and Dickinson

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Built upon strong first season with an 11-2 combined record ... Went 7-0 at No. 2 doubles with Maddie Russell, the first undefeated doubles season by a Bears tandem with at least five matches since 1957 ... Conceded three games or fewer in all but two matches, and closest contest was 8-5 ... Finished 4-2 at No. 4 singles, with four straight wins to start the season

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Turned in a sensational rookie campaign, earning second team All-Centennial Conference doubles honors alongside Russell ... Pair finished 13-7 overall, including a 6-4 mark in conference play ... Won a tiebreaker against perennial playoff team Haverford ... Also recorded victories over Franklin & Marshall and Washington College ... Finished 6-8 overall in singles, with three conference victories

Before Ursinus: Three-time All-Ches-Mont League selection at Unionville High School ... Led Indians to two American Division titles and a state quarterfinal appearnce as a junior ... Placed fourth in district doubles tournament as a senior, when she was named all-area honorable mention by the Daily Local News ... High Honors student

Personal: Born January 24, 2000 ... Daughter of Al and Anne Freedman ... Mother was a skiier at Boston College ... Has one sibling, Jack (25) ... Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major

Why Ursinus? I chose Ursinus because of the sense of community on campus, strong academic programs, the ability to continue playing tennis, and the proximity to home 

HONORS

  • All-Centennial Conference second team doubles (2019, 2021)