2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Fliegner, Julia
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. 2
• 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 seasons
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. 2
• 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 seasons
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)
Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient: Julia Fliegner
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Special Senior Class Anchoring Special U-M Women's Tennis Season
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Monday, July 03
