Xavier University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Tennis Roster
Ellie Brotherton
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Laurel School
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025-26: Collected six singles wins in the tournament play in Fall 2025... Went 3-0 in singles during the Xavier Invite...Picked up a pair of wins at the Michigan State Invite...Also picked up a two-set win over Ohio State's Megan Basil at the MIchigan Invite in January...Played doubles in three dual matches in the spring...Picked up a 6-1 win in the No. 3 spot against NKU, partnered with Emily Flowers...Also played against Notre Dame, playing in the No. 3 spot with Natalie Smitek, and Dayton, playing in the No. 2 spot with Madeleine Rexroat...Was part of squad that claimed the 2026 BIG EAST Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2024-25: Collected four doubles wins combined for her sophomore season...Played doubles in five dual matches during the spring, posting a 2-3 record in the No. 3 spot...Picked up a win at West Virginia, 6-1, paired with Abigail Siminski..Was part of squad that claimed the 2025 BIG EAST Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2023-24: Finished her freshman season with a combined overall record of 27-18, with a 9-7 mark in singles and an 18-11 mark in doubles, helping Xavier to a fourth-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Appearance....Went 1-2 in singles in dual play, competing in the No. 6 spot...Picked up a singles win over NKU...Had a 12-8 mark for doubles in dual play, playing in the No. 2 spot with Abby Nugent...Pair went 5-0 in BIG EAST with wins over UConn, Villanova, Butler, Marquette and DePaul...Pair helped Xavier take the doubles point in win over No. 57 VCU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played prep for coach Betsy O'Neill at Laurel School...Qualified for state as an individual all four years of high school...Was state runner-up in 2019...Placed third in the state in 2022...Was named Cleveland.com's Player of the Year in 2022...Earned All-Ohio each of her four years in high school...Ranked as a four-star by Tennis Recruiting Network, with a national ranking as high as 90 and an RPI as high as 53.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Biomedical Sciences at Xavier...Daughter of James and Jamie Brotherton.
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2025-26: Collected six singles wins in the tournament play in Fall 2025... Went 3-0 in singles during the Xavier Invite...Picked up a pair of wins at the Michigan State Invite...Also picked up a two-set win over Ohio State's Megan Basil at the MIchigan Invite in January...Played doubles in three dual matches in the spring...Picked up a 6-1 win in the No. 3 spot against NKU, partnered with Emily Flowers...Also played against Notre Dame, playing in the No. 3 spot with Natalie Smitek, and Dayton, playing in the No. 2 spot with Madeleine Rexroat...Was part of squad that claimed the 2026 BIG EAST Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2024-25: Collected four doubles wins combined for her sophomore season...Played doubles in five dual matches during the spring, posting a 2-3 record in the No. 3 spot...Picked up a win at West Virginia, 6-1, paired with Abigail Siminski..Was part of squad that claimed the 2025 BIG EAST Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2023-24: Finished her freshman season with a combined overall record of 27-18, with a 9-7 mark in singles and an 18-11 mark in doubles, helping Xavier to a fourth-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Appearance....Went 1-2 in singles in dual play, competing in the No. 6 spot...Picked up a singles win over NKU...Had a 12-8 mark for doubles in dual play, playing in the No. 2 spot with Abby Nugent...Pair went 5-0 in BIG EAST with wins over UConn, Villanova, Butler, Marquette and DePaul...Pair helped Xavier take the doubles point in win over No. 57 VCU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played prep for coach Betsy O'Neill at Laurel School...Qualified for state as an individual all four years of high school...Was state runner-up in 2019...Placed third in the state in 2022...Was named Cleveland.com's Player of the Year in 2022...Earned All-Ohio each of her four years in high school...Ranked as a four-star by Tennis Recruiting Network, with a national ranking as high as 90 and an RPI as high as 53.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Biomedical Sciences at Xavier...Daughter of James and Jamie Brotherton.
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