Pauline Ernstberger

Pauline Ernstberger waits to return a volley against San Jose State on March 15, 2024.

Pauline Ernstberger standing ready for the serve.

Pauline Ernstberger rallying the ball back

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Boise State women's tennis player Pauline Ernstberger awaits a serve.

Pauline Ernstberger awaits a serve in doubles.

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2021 ITA Academic Honors for the Boise State women's tennis team.

Boise State women's tennis Top-20 ITA Mountain Region ranking.

Holly Stewart and Pauline Ernstberger talk before a doubles point.

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Pauline Ernstberger MW Player of the Week.

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bruchsal, Germany
Height:
5-7
Major:
Business Administration

HONORS & AWARDS

Mountain West 25th Season Women's Tennis Team (Singles)
4x All-Mountain West, Singles (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
3x Mountain West Player of the Week (2021, 2023)
2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
4x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
4x Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
4x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON

HONORS: All-Mountain West Singles…Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 7)...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
OVERALL: Posted a 12-15 record in singles play and a 20-13 mark in doubles.
FALL: Went 6-6 in singles play and 9-6 in doubles during the fall tournaments…finished third in the top singles flight of the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains (Sept. 14-17)...won the top flight of the Blue Draw in the Barb Chander Classic (Sept. 22-24) with partner Shauna Heffernan, going a combined 6-0…qualified for the Qualifying Singles Draw and Pre-Qualifying Doubles Draw with Shauna Heffernan in the ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 28-Oct. 8)…reached the quarterfinals of the Pre-Qualifying Draw, the best finish in that draw from a Bronco duo at the event since 2008…made it to the round of 32 in the main singles draw of the ITA Mountain Region Championships (Oct. 18-22).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 6-9 in duals, with all being at the No. 1 spot.
SPRING DOUBLES: Went 11-7 in duals…played at all three spots, going 5-0 at No. 1, 6-5 at No. 2 and 0-2 at No. 3.

2022-23 | JUNIOR SEASON

HONORS: All-Mountain West Singles...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District...ITA Scholar-Athlete.
OVERALL: 19-10 across all singles competitions...ended the year with a 24-9 record in doubles.
FALL: Posted a 10-6 singles record and 8-5 doubles record in the fall...advanced to the semifinal round of the Alpha Singles Flight at the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains (Sept. 16-18)...advanced to the semifinal round of the Barb Chandler Classic (Sept. 23-25)...selected to compete in the singles competition at the ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 1).
SPRING SINGLES: Was the Broncos' No. 1 singles option throughout the year, going 9-4 on that court.
SPRING DOUBLES: Played with Shauna Heffernan, posting a 16-4 record while primarily playing on court three...the duo won the fourth-most No. 3 doubles matches in a single season in program history while posting the third-best win percentage on that court (.778).

2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: All-Mountain West Singles…ITA Scholar-Athlete…Academic All-Mountain West…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
OVERALL: Went 15-9 in singles play overall…finished the year 12-7 in doubles across tournament and dual competitions.
FALL: Posted a 9-3 singles record in tournament competitions…went 4-3 in doubles tournament play…won the orange flight singles championship at the ISU Fall Invite (Sept. 17-19)…won the Blue Flight championship of the Barb Chandler Classic with partner Joana Baptista (Oct. 1-3).
SPRING SINGLES: Served as the Broncos’ No. 1 singles option, going 6-6 on the year…finished 3-4 against Mountain West opponents.
SPRING DOUBLES: Played alongside Ana Conde Vendrell as the No. 3 singles team…posted a record of 8-4 in the spring season…went 7-2 against MW opponents.

2020-21 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: All-Mountain West, Singles ... Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 17 and March 31) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Mountain West ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
OVERALL: Posted a team-best 11-2 (.846 pct.) overall record in singles play as a true freshman … went a team-best 14-3 in doubles play.
FALL: There was no fall season in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPRING SINGLES: Went 11-2 overall and 5-1 in league play splitting time between the two through four positions ... was named the Mountain West Player of the Week twice on Feb. 17 and March 31 ... opened the season playing at the third (2-1) and fourth (2-0) positions ... moved to court two four weeks into campaign where she went 7-1 overall and 5-1 in conference recording victories over the No. 2 athlete from Air Force (6-1, 6-1), New Mexico (6-2, 5-7, 6-2), UNLV (6-4, 6-2), Nevada (5-0, retired) and Fresno State (6-2, 6-1).
SPRING DOUBLES: Was 14-3 in doubles play all at the No. 2 position with Holly Stewart as her partner … the duo had a nine-match win streak to open the campaign and won 12 of their first 13 contests ... claimed nonconference victories over pairs from BYU (6-3) and Utah (6-3), as well as league wins over Air Force (6-1), San Diego State (6-2), Utah State (6-3), San Jose State (6-4), Fresno State (6-4) and Colorado State (6-3).

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE

A native of Bruchsal, Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg ... won the U16 and U18 state championships, in 2017 and 2019, respectively ... named junior athlete of the year in Bruchsal in 2018 and was part of a club that won first place at the U16 German Team Championships and third in the U16 German Doubles Championships, both in 2017.