2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Julia Fliegner
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day
Bio
At Michigan
• 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient
• 2025 ITA All-American (singles)
• 2025 CSC Academic All-America first team
• 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year
• Three-time All-Big Ten
• 2024 Big Ten Tournament MVP
• Two-time All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2023, 2024)
• Graduated with 113 singles wins, ranking fifth all-time
• Ranked as high as No. 2 in singles, the highest-ever ranking for a Wolverine in program history
• Reached the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship
• Three-time NCAA Singles Championship participant (2023, 2024 spring, 2024 fall)
Senior (2024-25)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient - just the third women's tennis player to earn the honor
• CSC Academic All-America first team
• Earned ITA All-America honors for the first time in her career
• Big Ten Player of the Year
• All-Big Ten first team
• 2025 ITA Midwest Senior Player of the Year
• Finished the season ranked No. 5 in singles after coming in as high as No. 2
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Reached the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship - the second player in program history to make it that far
• Is the 11th Wolverine in program history with at least 100 singles victories
• Compiled a 33-6 overall singles record for the first 30-win season of her career
• Went 17-2 in dual matches, going 16-2 at No. 1 and 1-0 at No. 2
• Recorded a 25-9 overall doubles record, going 16-7 in dual matches
• Went 0-1 at No. 1 with Piper Charney, 0-1 at No. 1 with Jessica Bernales and 16-5 at No. 2 with Reese Miller
• Clinched Michigan's 4-3 wins over Ohio State (March 13) and Texas (May 10), the latter sending Michigan to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
• Also clinched U-M's 4-0 win over Oklahoma State (May 15) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2023-24)
• Earned third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship for the second straight season
• Named the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament after helping Michigan to its third straight title
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week
• Named the ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player
• CSC Academic All-District
• Finished the season ranked No. 29 in singles
• Went 25-12 in singles action
• In dual matches, went 7-3 at No. 2, 5-2 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 4
• In Michigan's season opener at Oklahoma State, knocked off No. 2-ranked Ange Oby Kajuru, 6-4, 6-2
• Went 17-12 on the doubles court
• In dual matches, mostly teamed with Lily Jones for an 11-4 dual-match record
• Finished runner-up to Kari Miller in the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship
• Reached the second round of singles at the ITA Fall National Championships after defeating then-No. 26 Connie Ma (Stanford) in straight sets (6-2, 6-3)
• Won a pair of consolation singles matches at the ITA All-American
Sophomore (2022-23)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Earned All-Big Ten and was named to the Big Ten all-tournament team
• Participated in the 2023 NCAA Singles Championship, reaching the second round
• Finished the season ranked No. 54 in singles by the ITA
• Named to the all-tournament team at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week (Feb. 16, March 8)
• Recorded a 26-10 overall singles record
• Went 16-3 in singles action during dual matches, going 15-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 4
• Clinched Michigan's regular-season win over Ohio State (April 16) to capture the Big Ten Championship and the win over OSU in the Big Ten Tournament (April 30)
• Compiled a 23-14 overall doubles record, going 18-8 in dual matches
• Played nearly exclusively with Lily Jones during dual-match play, going 0-1 at No. 1 and 17-6 at No. 2Â
• Finished runner-up with Jones in doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship
• Won the singles title at the  2022 ITA Tennis-Point National Summer Championships
Freshman (2021-22)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Named to Big Ten all-tournament team after going 3-0 in singles play at No. 5
• Went 29-8 in singles action, finishing second on the team in wins
• Compiled a 14-5 dual-match record, going 1-0 at No. 4, 11-5 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6
• Clinched Michigan's 4-3 win over Northwestern in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament (April 30), getting a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 over Christina Hand at No. 5
• Won 13 doubles matches on the season, highlighted by a 6-4 record with Jaedan Brown
• Finished the season playing at No. 1 doubles with Brown, going 3-3 at the top spot and winning their last two matches
• Led U-M with a 13-2 overall singles record in fall action
Prep
• Detroit Country Day School (2021)
• Part of the Cum Laude Society, Art Conservatory
• Won both state championship team titles during the two seasons played as a freshman and senior
• Two-time state champion at No. 1 singles
• Went undefeated in high school dual matches
• Ranked as the No. 26 senior in the class in the final rankings by tennisrecruiting.net
• Five-star recruit
• 2019 Midwest Closed Champion
• Won the Silver Ball at the Indoor 18s tournament in November 2019
• ITF Grade 4 doubles champion
• Did not play high school tennis during sophomore and junior seasonsÂ
Personal
• Brother, Max, played tennis at Dartmouth (2014-18)
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Birthday is March 26, 2003
• 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient
• 2025 ITA All-American (singles)
• 2025 CSC Academic All-America first team
• 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year
• Three-time All-Big Ten
• 2024 Big Ten Tournament MVP
• Two-time All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2023, 2024)
• Graduated with 113 singles wins, ranking fifth all-time
• Ranked as high as No. 2 in singles, the highest-ever ranking for a Wolverine in program history
• Reached the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship
• Three-time NCAA Singles Championship participant (2023, 2024 spring, 2024 fall)
Senior (2024-25)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient - just the third women's tennis player to earn the honor
• CSC Academic All-America first team
• Earned ITA All-America honors for the first time in her career
• Big Ten Player of the Year
• All-Big Ten first team
• 2025 ITA Midwest Senior Player of the Year
• Finished the season ranked No. 5 in singles after coming in as high as No. 2
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Reached the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship - the second player in program history to make it that far
• Is the 11th Wolverine in program history with at least 100 singles victories
• Compiled a 33-6 overall singles record for the first 30-win season of her career
• Went 17-2 in dual matches, going 16-2 at No. 1 and 1-0 at No. 2
• Recorded a 25-9 overall doubles record, going 16-7 in dual matches
• Went 0-1 at No. 1 with Piper Charney, 0-1 at No. 1 with Jessica Bernales and 16-5 at No. 2 with Reese Miller
• Clinched Michigan's 4-3 wins over Ohio State (March 13) and Texas (May 10), the latter sending Michigan to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
• Also clinched U-M's 4-0 win over Oklahoma State (May 15) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2023-24)
• Earned third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship for the second straight season
• Named the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament after helping Michigan to its third straight title
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week
• Named the ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player
• CSC Academic All-District
• Finished the season ranked No. 29 in singles
• Went 25-12 in singles action
• In dual matches, went 7-3 at No. 2, 5-2 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 4
• In Michigan's season opener at Oklahoma State, knocked off No. 2-ranked Ange Oby Kajuru, 6-4, 6-2
• Went 17-12 on the doubles court
• In dual matches, mostly teamed with Lily Jones for an 11-4 dual-match record
• Finished runner-up to Kari Miller in the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship
• Reached the second round of singles at the ITA Fall National Championships after defeating then-No. 26 Connie Ma (Stanford) in straight sets (6-2, 6-3)
• Won a pair of consolation singles matches at the ITA All-American
Sophomore (2022-23)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Earned All-Big Ten and was named to the Big Ten all-tournament team
• Participated in the 2023 NCAA Singles Championship, reaching the second round
• Finished the season ranked No. 54 in singles by the ITA
• Named to the all-tournament team at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week (Feb. 16, March 8)
• Recorded a 26-10 overall singles record
• Went 16-3 in singles action during dual matches, going 15-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 4
• Clinched Michigan's regular-season win over Ohio State (April 16) to capture the Big Ten Championship and the win over OSU in the Big Ten Tournament (April 30)
• Compiled a 23-14 overall doubles record, going 18-8 in dual matches
• Played nearly exclusively with Lily Jones during dual-match play, going 0-1 at No. 1 and 17-6 at No. 2Â
• Finished runner-up with Jones in doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship
• Won the singles title at the  2022 ITA Tennis-Point National Summer Championships
Freshman (2021-22)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Named to Big Ten all-tournament team after going 3-0 in singles play at No. 5
• Went 29-8 in singles action, finishing second on the team in wins
• Compiled a 14-5 dual-match record, going 1-0 at No. 4, 11-5 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6
• Clinched Michigan's 4-3 win over Northwestern in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament (April 30), getting a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 over Christina Hand at No. 5
• Won 13 doubles matches on the season, highlighted by a 6-4 record with Jaedan Brown
• Finished the season playing at No. 1 doubles with Brown, going 3-3 at the top spot and winning their last two matches
• Led U-M with a 13-2 overall singles record in fall action
Prep
• Detroit Country Day School (2021)
• Part of the Cum Laude Society, Art Conservatory
• Won both state championship team titles during the two seasons played as a freshman and senior
• Two-time state champion at No. 1 singles
• Went undefeated in high school dual matches
• Ranked as the No. 26 senior in the class in the final rankings by tennisrecruiting.net
• Five-star recruit
• 2019 Midwest Closed Champion
• Won the Silver Ball at the Indoor 18s tournament in November 2019
• ITF Grade 4 doubles champion
• Did not play high school tennis during sophomore and junior seasonsÂ
Personal
• Brother, Max, played tennis at Dartmouth (2014-18)
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Birthday is March 26, 2003
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2021-22 | 29-8 | 14-5 | 15-3 | 5-1 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 | 11-5 | 1-0 |
| 2022-23 | 26-10 | 16-3 | 10-7 | 5-0 | -- | -- | 15-3 | 1-0 | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | 25-12 | 13-5 | 12-7 | 3-2 | -- | 7-3 | 5-2 | 1-0 | -- | -- |
| 2024-25 | 33-6 | 17-2 | 16-4 | 4-1 | 16-2 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 113-36 | 60-15 | 53-21 | 18-4 | 16-2 | 8-3 | 21-5 | 3-0 | 11-5 | 1-0 |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2021-22 | 13-19 | 6-10 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 4-3 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| 2022-23 | 23-14 | 18-8 | 5-6 | 8-2 | 0-1 | 18-6 | 0-1 |
| 2023-24 | 17-12 | 13-7 | 4-5 | 6-2 | -- | 3-3 | 10-4 |
| 2024-25 | 25-9 | 16-7 | 9-2 | 7-1 | 0-2 | 16-5 | -- |
| Career | 78-54 | 53-32 | 25-22 | 23-9 | 4-6 | 38-18 | 11-8 |
* Big Ten Conference dual-match record (regular season)
Friday Football Report: Ohio State
Friday, November 29
Ice Hockey Highlights vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 23)
Friday, February 23
Baseball Highlights vs. Nebraska (April 8)
Saturday, April 08
Football Highlights vs. TCU (Dec. 31)
Saturday, December 31
