2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Hailey Stelse
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Desert Mountain HS
- Squadron:
- 19 / Starship 19
- 2021-22 Team Most Improved Award Winner
- Air Force Athletics Athlete of the Week - 3/28/22
- 2020-21 ITA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020-21 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2020-21 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2020-21 Team Outstanding Singles Award Winner
Junior | 2022-23:
Served in a coaching capacity for the team after suffering injury … Competed in doubles with partner Isabella Flodin against FIU (Feb. 16).
Sophomore | 2021-22: 47-23 overall record ... second on team with 27 singles wins (27-9 record) ... third on team with 20 doubles wins (20-14 record) ... 13-5 in dual singles and 14-5 in doubles ... 4-2 in MW singles and 5-4 in MW doubles ... competed at No. 3 doubles with Alex Kuo ... Air Force Athletics Athlete of the Week (3/28/2022) ... Team Most Improved Award Winner.
Freshman | 2020-21: Posted 18-7 overall record ... led team in singles wins, going 12-3 in singles ... went 6-4 in doubles ... went 4-1 in Mountain West singles play ... shared team Outstanding Singles Award ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-MW ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Tennis recruiting national ranking of #86 in 2020 … lettered four years in tennis … two-time Div. 1 team state champion in 2017 and 2018 … Div. 1 individual state champion in 2018 … Div. 1 individual doubels state runner-up in 2019 … 2019 High School All-America team … high school coach was Kim Dever … club coach was Lou Belken … Southwest Jr. Closed 18’s runner-up, ranked top 5 in every age group (12’s-18’s) in the Southwest section … top ranking of #64 amongst class of 2020 … graduated in top 10 percent of graduating class and was academic all-state all four years.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 ... daughter of Christopher and Julie Stelse … has a younger brother, Cole … considering civil engineering major and would like to become a pilot or engineer … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I want to be a part of something bigger than myself and serve my country.” … hobbies are cooking, hiking and drawing … began playing tennis at age five … credits her mom and brother as having the biggest influence on her sports/tennis career … pre-match superstition is eating a lot of food because she’s afraid of getting hungry during matches … favorite possession/gadget is her Apple pencil … one thing on her bucket list is to go ziplining in Costa Rica … on road trips, never forgets her Watermelon Sour Patch Kids … dream vacation spot is Costa Rica … guilty pleasure is dark chocolate … favorite role model is her dad … something not many people know about her is that she loves fish, not the ones you eat, the ones you keep as pets … most notable things about her home town is that it’s a great place for hiking and other outdoor activities … enjoys listening to country music … favorite TV show is Vampire Diaries … favorite movies are the Hunger Game series … favorite class subject is math … favorite athlete is Serena Williams.
