Lily Jones

Women's Tennis vs. Texas A&M - NCAA Tournament Semifinals

Women's Tennis vs. Oklahoma State -- NCAA Tournament Super Regional

Lily Jones, foreground, and Julia Fliegner

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe, Mich.
High School:
Grosse Pointe South

Junior (2024-25)
• Earned third varsity letter
• Named to All-Big Ten second team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree for the third straight season
• Competed at both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships - the only Wolverines to compete in both
• Finished the season ranked No. 48 in singles and No. 19 in doubles with Jessica Bernales
• Recorded the first 30-win season of her career, going 30-14 in singles action
• Compiled a 16-9 overall dual-match mark, going 1-1 at No. 2 and 15-8 at No. 3
• Also won 30 matches on the doubles court, going 30-12 overall in doubles
• Went 17-9 in doubles during dual matches
• Had a 10-3 record with Bernales at No. 1, went 6-4 at No. 3 with Ava Bruno and 1-2 at No. 3 with Emily Sartz-Lunde

Sophomore (2023-24)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Named to the all-tournament team at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• Finished the season ranked No. 89 in singles by the ITA
• Compiled a 27-11 overall singles record, going 19-4 in dual matches
• In dual matches, was 4-0 at No. 4, 10-1 at No. 5 and 5-3 at No. 6
• Had a 14-match singles winning streak from Feb. 19-May 6
• Went 7-0 in singles during Big Ten play
• Compiled a 21-15 doubles record
• Played mostly with Julia Fliegner in dual matches, going 11-4
• Won the 2023 ITA Summer Circuit title, earning a berth to the ITA All-American
• Reached the round of 16 in the ITA Midwest Region Singles Championship

Freshman (2022-23)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week (April 5)
• Finished the season ranked No. 111 in singles
• Went 27-9 overall in singles
• In dual matches, went 0-1 at No. 3, 7-4 at No. 4, 6-2 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6 for a 14-6 record
• Clinched Michigan's come-from-behind win at Illinois (April 2), rallying for a 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 win at No. 5
• Went a perfect 8-0 in singles action during Big Ten play
• Compiled a 24-16 overall doubles record
• Played exclusively with Julia Fliegner during dual-match play, going 0-1 at No. 1 and 17-6 at No. 2
• Finished runner-up with Fliegner in doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship

Prep
• Grosse Pointe South (2022)
• Blue Chip recruit
• Ranked as high as No. 11 by TennisRecruiting
• No. 1-ranked senior from the state of Michigan and No. 3 in the Great Lakes region
• Helped Grosse Pointe South to the 2019 MHSAA State Championship
• Finished runner-up in No. 1 singles that year to U-M teammate Kari Miller
• MAC All-Red Academic Honors
• MAC All-State (2019)
• USTA Nationally Ranked No. 1 in G18's
• Reached the semifinals of the 2020 Orange Bowl
• Won three Grade 4 ITF doubles titles and three silver balls in doubles

Personal
• Majoring in communications and media

Career Statistics

Singles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten*	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2022-23	27-9	14-6	13-3	8-0	--	--	0-1	7-3	6-2	1-0
2023-24	27-11	19-4	8-7	7-0	--	--	--	4-0	10-1	5-3
2024-25	30-14	16-9	14-5	6-2	--	1-1	15-8	--	--	--
Career	84-34	49-19	35--15	21-2	--	1-1	15-9	11-3	16-3	6-3

Doubles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten*	#1	#2	#3
2022-23	24-16	17-7	7-9	8-2	0-1	17-6	--
2023-24	21-15	16-9	5-6	5-0	--	5-6	11-3
2024-25	30-12	17-9	13-3	8-1	10-3	--	7-6
Career	75-43	50-25	25-18	21-3	10-4	22-12	18-9