William & Mary Athletics

Honors
One-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week 

Freshman Season (2024-25)
Ranked third on the Tribe with a 19-10 record in singles, going 2-2 at No. 5 and 9-4 at No. 6 … Began the season on a seven-match singles winning streak … Won the Black Singles Draw at the Tribe Invitational (9/14-15/24), with all three of her victories coming in straight sets … Went 3-0 at the Hall of Fame Hidden Dual (10/4-6/24) … Won her opening round contest in the qualifying draw at the ITA Atlantic Region Championships (10/17-20/25) … Clinched the Tribe’s victory over Big 12 foe West Virginia (2/2/25) with a three-set win … Secured the Tribe’s wins over Cleveland State (3/9/25) and Temple (3/13/25) … Defeated Third-Team All-CAA selection Cornelia Kack during the Tribe’s CAA Tournament victory over Delaware (4/26/25) … Put up a 17-10 doubles record … Went 11-5 during the spring season, playing all of her matches with Emma Fernald at No. 3 … Reached the finals of the Griffin Doubles Draw at the Tribe Invitational (9/14-15/24) … Alongside Sia Chaudry, won her opening round contest in the Main Doubles Draw at the ITA Atlantic Region Championships (10/17-20/25) … Clinched the doubles points against West Virginia (2/2/25), Temple (3/13/25), Fordham (3/19/25), Charleston (3/22/25), VCU (3/28/25), and Delaware (4/26/25) … Went 6-0 in doubles in the month of March … With Fernald, named CAA Doubles Team of the Week on 3/25/25 … Scored the Tribe’s only doubles win during the CAA Championship match against Elon (4/27/25), defeating CAA Rookie of the Year Heidi Bulger and her partner Miray Konar.

Prep/Juniors
A five-star recruit according to the Tennis Recruiting Network … Ranked No. 52 nationally, No. 4 in the Great Lakes Region and No. 2 in the state of Illinois by the Tennis Recruiting Network … As a senior, finished third in the state of Illinois in singles, the highest finish for a Hilltopper in school history … Named a finalist for the Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association Pitchford Sportsmanship Award in 2022 … Selected as Glenard West's team MVP in both 2022 and 2023 … In juniors, won a Midwest Closed L3 singles championship at the Indianapolis event in 2022 … Tallied a National L3 doubles crown in Las Vegas in 2022 and a Midwest Closed L3 doubles title in Michigan in 2022 … Was a doubles finalist at the National L2 West Post event in 2023 … An Honor roll recipient and was recognized as an Outstanding Athlete in high school … A member of the Medical Club and National Honors Society as well as the Spikeball Club Social Media Manager.
 
Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Keiko Kernagis … Her older brother, Alex, played for four years at Johns Hopkins … Enjoys hanging out with friends, baking and cooking, and hiking.