Name: Carissa Gerung
School: Caltech
Year: First-year
Courts: #3 singles/#1 doubles
Hometown/High School: Portland, Ore. / Jesuit
Gerung led No. 18 Caltech to road wins over Chapman University and Occidental College to keep the Beavers in a three-way tie for two SCIAC Tournament berths. The rookie teamed with
Anika Arora to win Caltech’s only doubles match against the Panthers before pulling even after a 3-1 deficit in singles with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory at court 3 to set up
Payal Patel for the deciding point. Gerung again brought the Beavers within match point with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) decision that Arora and Patel then sealed.
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