Tara McElroy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dunboyne, Ireland

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

Freshman

Spring 2015: Joined the Memphis roster in January of 2015 and played in her first collegiate match less than 48 hours later ... Battled shoulder issues during the spring and posted a 4-17 mark in singles play ... Picked up her first college victory in a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 comeback win as Memphis defeated No. 60 Furman ... Added a super tiebreak win over Cincinnati for her first conference victory ... Also added a conference win against USF on the team's last home match, winning 6-2, 6-2 over Laura Argente ... Was 4-16 in doubles play ... Won her first collegiate doubles match teamed with Kathryn Hughes over UAB's No. 3 team ... Went 3-5 at No. 3 with Hughes as her partner ... Teamed with Alyssa Hibberd late in the schedule and the duo went 1-4, picking up a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles in the Lady Tigers' final home match of the season.

Personal

Born March 15, 1996 to Mar Maginnis and Bartley McElroy in London, England…Was selected to play for the Irish National Team…Ranked as high as No. 1 in Juniors and advanced to the finals of the Irish Open…Enjoys listening to music and playing sports in her free time…Majoring in Biology.