Ella Faessler

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hilton Head, South Carolina

2025-26 • Senior

Spring
• Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
• Mid-American Conference All-MAC First Team
• Two-time Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the Week (2/17; 4/20)
• Two-time Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week (3/16; 4/20)
• College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team
• Recorded a 13-5 singles mark overall and a 7-1 MAC record
• Primarily competed at No. 1 singles, going 10-4 in the slot
• Spent time at No. 2 singles, posting a 3-1 record
• Went 13-5 in doubles action with partner Renata Farima at court No. 1
• The duo totaled a 6-2 mark in league competition
• Earned first MAC win as a duo over Bowling Green, 6-1
• The pair clinched the doubles point for the Minutewomen at the No. 1 position over No. 4 Miami (OH), 7-5, in the MAC Championships Semifinals

Fall
• Went 5-5 in singles competition
• Won 3-6, 6-4 (11-9) over Boston College at the Dartmouth Invitational
• Picked up a win in Round One of the MAC Individual Championships over Bowling Green, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the Quarterfinals
• Secured a 6-2, 6-2 win over Binghamton in the Round of 64 at the New England Regionals to move on the Round of 32
• Registered a doubles record of 6-7, primarily partnering with Amelia Tye
• The duo posted a 5-3 record together, competing at the MAC Individual Championships
• Notched an 8-6 victory against Eastern Michigan in Round One of doubles competition at the Individual Championships to advance to the Quarterfinals
• Had an 8-5 win over Bowling Green in the Quarterfinals, before downing Miami (OH) in the Semifinals, 8-6
• Fell in the Doubles Championships, 8-3, over Ball State
• Additionally the duo went 1-1 in the Main Draw Doubles at the New England Regionals, winning 8-2 over Stonehill in the Round of 64, before falling in the Round of 32 to Marist, 8-5.

2024-25 • Junior

Spring
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (2/4)
• College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team
• Posted an 8-8 singles record with a 2-1 A-10 record
• Primarily competed at No. 2 singles, going 4-6 overall
• Spent time at No. 1 singles, registering a 2-0 record, and No. 3 singles, going 2-2
• Went 7-8 in doubles play with partner Amelia Tye at courts No. 1 and No. 2, adding a 4-4 record at No. 2 doubles
• The duo went 1-1 in league competition
• Earned first A-10 win as partners at Rhode Island (4/19) with a 7-5 victory

Fall
• Went 2-4 in singles competition
• Defeated Stonehill 6-2, 6-0 in the Qualifying Draw Singles Round of 64 at the New England Regionals
• Picked up a win vs. Boston University (7-6(6), 5-7, 11-9) at the Brown Classic
• Registered a doubles record of 5-3, primarily partnering with Amelia Tye
• The duo posted a 4-1 record together, earning a win in the Consolation Doubles at the Atlantic 10 Fall Individual Championships against Rhode Island (8-6)

2023-24 • Sophomore

Spring
•  College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team
•  Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• Posted a 10-9 singles record and 12-8 doubles record in her first spring season with the Minutewomen
•  Split time between No. 2 and No. 3 singles, adding a 6-4 record on court No. 3
•  Prevailed in her lone match at No. 1 singles to earn a 1-0 mark
•  Captured the lone point over Harvard (3/30) in a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles
•  Secured the Minutewomen’s spot in the Atlantic 10 Finals with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 triumph over No. 2 Saint Louis (4/26)
•  With doubles partner, Amelia Tye, the duo went 4-1 in Atlantic 10 conference play

Fall
• Tallied a 4-8 singles record and a 6-5 doubles record
• Picked up two singles victories at the ITA Northeast Regionals, downing Rhode Island, 6-3, 6-0, and Brown, 6-2, 7-5
• Partnered with Amelia Tye, primarily, as the duo went 4-1 overall, earning an 8-5 win in the Round of 64 of the ITA Northeast Regionals
• Also went 2-0 with Danielle Hack with a 6-3 triumph over Dartmouth at the Dartmouth Invitational and a 6-4 win over Rutgers at the Big Green Invitational

Before Massachusetts

• Spent a season at the College of Charleston
• Landed on the Colonial Athletic Association's All-CAA Third Doubles Team with her partner
• Posted an 11-6 overall doubles record
• Finished with an 11-9 record in singles competition
• Notched a come-from-behind win over Illinois State
• Was a 4-star recruit prior to college, according to tennisrecruiting.net
• Ranked No. 70, nationally
• Ranked No. 5 in the state of South Carolina