Lilian Poling

Women's tennis earns ITA Academic Honors 2020

Holly Stewart & Lilian Poling talk before a doubles point.

Holly Stewart & Lilian Poling celebrate a point.

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Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Point, N.Y.
High School:
The Dwight School

HONORS & AWARDS

Two-Time All-Mountain West in Singles (2019, 2020)
Two-Time All-Mountain West in Doubles (2019, 2020)
ITA All-Academic Team (2019)
Four-Time Academic All-Mountain West (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Four-Time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 3.5 or better cumulative GPA (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award (2019)

2019-20 | SENIOR SEASON

HONORS: All-MW Singles...All-MW Doubles with partner Holly Stewart
OVERALL: Went 11-3 in her final season as a Bronco…finished her career 19th all-time in career-singles victories in program history with 63…had the second-highest win total on the team with 11...went 11-2 overall in doubles... finished her career 15th all-time in career-doubles victories by an individual in program history.
FALL SINGLES: Went 2-2 overall in fall singles matches...played in the singles division of the ITF Tournament in Lubbock, Texas (Sept. 16-22)...played in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., where she defeated Nebraska's Jessica Aragon 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 (Oct. 5).
FALL DOUBLES: Went 2-2 overall in fall doubles matches...defeated East Carolina's Alisa Diercksen and Lisa Hotbauer 8-6 with partner Joana Baptista at the ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 9).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 9-1 overall playing all of her matches at the No.1 position…finished the season on a seven-match win streak and won her last six in straight-set matches…became just the 22^nd Bronco in program history to eclipse 60 career singles wins with her 6-2, 6-3 win over Montana State’s Laura Mary (Feb. 15)… with her 6-1, 6-2 win over Southern Utah’s Jessica Stefan she earned career victory number 62 as she finished her career 19th all-time in career-singles victories in program history.
SPRING DOUBLES: Posted a 9-2 overall record…played all her matches alongside partner Holly Stewart at the No. 1 position…led the team in doubles wins along with Stewart.

Remainder of season canceled March 12 due to coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19 | JUNIOR SEASON

HONORS: All-MW singles…All-MW doubles with partner Wilhelmina Palmer...ITA All-Academic Team...Academic All-MW Team...MW Scholar-Athlete Award (3.5 or better cumulative GPA)...ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award.
OVERALL: Led the team with a 24-10 mark in singles play…owned a team best 21-8 record in doubles competitions with partner Wilhelmina Palmer.
FALL SINGLES: Went 11-6 in fall singles matches…was runner up at the Barb Chandler Classic Blue flight singles tournament...defeated Colorado's Brigitte Beck 6-3, 6-1 at the Barb Chandler Classic.
FALL DOUBLES: Posted an 8-4 doubles record with partner Wilhelmina Palmer...won the Barb Chandler Classic Blue flight double championships with partner Palmer....competed in the ITA All-American Championships doubles competition with partner Palmer.
SPRING SINGLES: Dominated in singles play with a 13-4 record including an 11-1 mark at the No. 2 spot……defeated BYU’s Polina Malykh 6-2, 6-4 (Feb. 8)…took down Annabelle Andrinopoulos of Colorado 6-4, 6-1 (Feb. 24)…earned a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 over Air Force’s Elizabeth Barnickel (March 9)…claimed her 50th career singles win after defeating Andrea Gu of Whitman (March 30).
SPRING DOUBLES: Anchored the team’s No.1 doubles pair with Wilhelmina Palmer en route to a 13-4 mark...won seven No. 1 doubles matches in a row with partner Wilhelmina Palmer including wins over BYU, Utah, and Colorado (Feb. 8-March 18).

2017-18 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award (3.5 or better cumulative GPA)… Academic All-Mountain West Team.
OVERALL: Went 7-12 in singles play on the year...was 16-7 in doubles matches with two different partners.
Played in nine singles matches for the Broncos, going 2-7…primarily saw action at the No. 3 singles position, going 2-4…posted a 16-7 record for doubles on the season…primarily played in the No. 2 doubles spot, going 8-2…in two matches at the No. 1 doubles position, she and Wilhelmina Palmer went 1-1.
FALL SINGLES: Went 5-5 in fall singles matches...defeated UNLV's Mercedes Lopez Valez 7-6 (12-10), 6-4 at the ITA Mountain Regional Championships (Oct. 11-15)...was the runner-up in the singles bracket of the Barb Chandler Classic (Oct. 27-29).
FALL DOUBLES: Went 7-4 in fall doubles matches...won the doubles championship of the Barb Chandler Classic with partner Wilhelmina Palmer (Oct. 29)...defeated a duo from Rice 8-7 alongside Anja Dokic at the Riviera ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)...
SPRING SINGLES: Appeared in nine singles matches going 7-12...primarily played at the No. 3 slot where she went 2-4...defeated San Jose State's Miyo Kobayashi in three sets at the MW Championships.
SPRING DOUBLES: Was 9-3 in doubles play...went 8-2 from the No. 2 position...defeated Arizona's No. 2 pairing of Marie Van Aelst and Gitte Heynemans with partner Wilhelmina Palmer (Jan. 26)...went 4-2 against Mountain West opponents with Palmer.

2016-17 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West Team… Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
OVERALL: Went 21-12 overall in singles play her freshman season...went 17-11 overall in doubles with four different partners.
FALL SINGLES: Went 8-4 in fall singles play...went 3-0 to advance to the B-Flight Final at the West Point Invitational in her hometown, but the final was not played (Sept. 23-25)...defeated players from Marquette and Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic (Sept. 16-18)...
FALL DOUBLES: Was 7-4 with two different partners in fall doubles...primarily played with Nancy Menjivar as the two went 7-3...defeated teams from Wisconsin and Marquette at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic (Sept. 16-18).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 13-8 in singles play while playing in three separate positions…played 13-of-21 matches in the No. 2 position, going 7-6…was 2-0 in the No. 1 spot...collected her first singles victory in her debut for the Broncos against Rachel Swindell of Eastern Washington (Jan. 27)…was second on the team in wins during her debut season with the Bronco...defeated Oregon’s No. 2 player Alyssa Tobita 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 (Mar. 5).
SPRING DOUBLES: Went 10-8 overall in doubles play…went 9-7 with fellow freshman Anja Dokic in doubles while splitting time between the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, finishing with a 3-1 record in Mountain West play.

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE

CAREER: Five-star prospect...ranked No. 54 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net...10.32 rating in Universal Tennis Rating System (UTR)...earned Bronze Ball for third-place finish in doubles at 2014 USTA National Women's Open Indoor Championships...reached singles final of main draw at 2014 Eastern Grand Prix.
PERSONAL: Father, Jim, is head coach of men's tennis program at Army.