Kennesaw State University Athletics

Pronunciation: Peer-shun

Career (2023-26)
85 matches played across singles and doubles … 24-19 singles record (.558) … 24-18 doubles record (.571) … Two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025).

As a Senior (2026)
3-5 singles record across courts three, four and five … 4-5 doubles record across three pairings, including 3-2 on court two with Laura Nadaska … Helped KSU to an eight-match win streak (Feb. 18-March 20), the second-longest in program history … Helped KSU in defeating its highest-ranked opponent to date, 4-0 over No. 58 South Alabama.

As a Junior (2025)
» ITA Scholar-Athlete

Went 7-5 overall in singles and 6-3 in doubles for the season … secured six non-conference single match wins  … won four straight doubles sets against Western Carolina, Charleston Southern, Sam Houston, and Mercer. 

As a Sophomore (2024)
» ITA Scholar-Athlete

8-5 singles record, all on court five … Five of eight singles wins came in straight sets … 8-3 doubles record, all on court two with Sofia Madrid.

As a Freshman (2023)
Went 6-4 in singles matches this season and 6-7 in doubles competition … collected five conference singles match victories against North Alabama, Jacksonville State, Bellarmine and EKU … all five of her singles victories were clinched in straight sets … won five matches with her partner Sophia Unger in doubles.

Prior to KSU: Reached a career high Universal Tennis Rating of 9.84 ... ranked 365 in the ITF Junior Rankings ... ranked 851 in the WTA singles rankings and 1070 in the WTA doubles rankings ... won two ITF junior doubles titles and is a multi-time Swedish National Doubles Champion.

Personal: Parents are Michael and Malin Wändel Persson … speaks Swedish, German and English … moved alone to Frankfurt, Germany at age 14 to pursue tennis career … enjoys listening to music and traveling.