Kathy Mueller Rohan
Kathy Mueller Rohan (
Early years
Mueller attended Glen Ridge High School, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, graduating in 1974. She was a four year starter on the basketball team, but her best sport was tennis, where she played the first singles position and won all 18 of her matches as a senior. Her athletic abilities earned her a position on the school's "Mt. Rushmore" , signifying the four top athletes, male or female in the school's history.[2] She was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. At that time, her 18–0 record as a senior still stood as a school record.[3]
College
Mueller attended Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey).[4] She also played the first singles position for the tennis team, and never lost a match in her four years, going 96–0 in her collegiate career. She was named an All-American in 1977 and 1978 (all divisions).[5] While at Trenton, she was the inaugural winner of the Broderick Award, (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player, in 1977.[3]
In 1993, she was inducted into The College of New Jersey Athletic Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional
Mueller played in the Women's Professional Tour in 1979 and 1980, reaching a ranking of 150 in the world.[3]
References
- ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ NJ.com, Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media For (2016-08-08). "Glen Ridge's Mount Rushmore: Four top Ridgers crowned". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b c "GR Athletic Hall of Fame - 2008". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b "Kathy Mueller Rohan (1993) - Hall of Fame". The College of New Jersey Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Haley '91, Craig. "Ahead of the game | TCNJ Magazine". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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