BOONE, N.C. - App State women's tennis head coach
Ashleigh Antal has announced the third signing to the recruiting class in Ellie Murphy.
A native of Ireland, Murphy signs with the Black and Gold after spending one season at Big 12 program, Iowa State. Murphy is the second student-athlete from a Power Five program and from Ireland. (
Erika Dodridge - Iowa).
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Ellie to Boone as the newest addition to our program," Antal said. "Ellie comes from a top Iowa State program, and knows what it takes to compete at the highest level. We are looking forward to her experience and work ethic having an immediate impact within our team."
Murphy earned her first-career singles victory at the Kansas State Invite, downing Anna Turco. She did most of her damage in doubles with a 10-7 mark, while she posted an 8-4 record with Ting-Pei Chane. She also earned a three-set win in the fall against Texas Tech's Camaryn Stepp.
Murphy attended Holy Child Killiney, where she was a quarterfinalist at the Belfast ITF and the Malahid ITF, while reaching a career-high of 9.9 according to Universal Tennis Rating (UTR). Murphy also captured the County Wicklow Tretorn Senior Open.
Born Jan. 17, 2001, Ellie is the daughter of Brian and Aideen Murphy. She has two older brothers, Ben and Justin.
