PORTLAND, Ore.— Director of tennis and head men's and women's coach Jimmy Chau has announced his seventh recruiting class at Lewis & Clark College, with seven first-year players and one transfer wearing the orange and black for the first time this fall. Five players from California, one from Colorado, and two international players, one from India and one from Belgium, join the tennis program on Palatine Hill.

Maya Curry—Oakland, Calif.

Member of Holy Names University women's tennis...earned First Team All-League all four years in high school... two-time team captain as a junior and senior for her high school team...won the Mayor's Athletic and Academic Excellence Award...Father played basketball at UCLA...Mother was a member of the UCLA Crew team.

Anna English—Ventura, Calif.

Played in the California Interscholastic Federation Tournament every year...won the All-Star Award...named most inspirational for her tennis team...played youth and high school tennis with her twin sister Frances...both parents played tennis in college...mom played at Ventura College and UC Santa Barbara...dad played at Moorpark College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Elle Garcia—Seal Beach, Calif.

She was a three-time co-captain for her high school team...earned the Griffin MVP Award two straight years…and was named to the academic honors list all four years of high school with a 3.5 or greater GPA.

Taylor Stadjuhar—Colorado Springs, Colo.

Played at Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California, during her junior and senior years of high school...member of the Cheyenne Mountain State Championship Tennis Teams in 2021 and 2022...placed third at State for number two singles in 2022...was the runner-up at State for third singles in 2021.
 
Madi Vianzon—Santa Clarita, Calif.

She was the Foothill League runner-up for doubles...named her high school team MVP for doubles her senior and junior seasons...earned her team MVP for singles as a sophomore and freshman...was team captain of her high school team...made it to the California Interscholastic Federation Playoffs...named athlete of the year...was her senior class secretary...member of her school honor society...played Gretchen in her high school production of the Mean Girls musical.
 
Arnav Bishnoi—Chandigarh, India
 
He was a team captain of his high school tennis team…represented his state at Nationals...ranked as a Top-40 Junior in India.
 
Charlie Kowatch—Brussels, Belgium

Played club tennis for Royal Orée.

Nick Moore—Laguna Beach, Calif.

He played #1 varsity and high school team captain as a senior...earned most improved player as a senior...His step-dad, Lennart Martinson, was a member of the 1984 Swedish Olympic Weightlifting Team.  

The five women's newcomers join an experienced squad that includes two-time All-Northwest Conference Team member and the 2022-23 NWC Women's Rookie of the Year Susanna Anand, as well as seniors Allison Gabelman, Hayley Kreps, Kacie Lau, and Soraya Young-Pen.  

The men's newcomers will join 10 returners from last year's NWC semi-final team, which earned its highest finish in regular season play since 2018. These include All-NWC second team members Noah Sutin and Kai Wills, as well as seniors Matt Chio and Bennett Gazor.