PHILADELPHIA – Welcome to Penn! Head Coach of the University of Pennsylvania Women’s Tennis Program, Sanela Kunovacannounced the inclusion of Lara Stojanovski, Sarah WangAnd Claire Zhang to the team on Monday afternoon.
“It is with great joy and pleasure that we announce the arrival of three exceptional newcomers to the Penn women’s tennis team,” Kunovac exclaimed.Claire Zhangcomes from the state of California, Sarah Wang from Illinois and Lara Stojanovski from Serbia. All three bring a lot of talent, commitment and an already impressive track record.
“Claire, Sarah and Lara are also joining a team that is currently one of the top contenders in the Ivy League. We are confident that our three new freshmen will be instrumental in our continued success and will move us closer to many of our goals, the most important of which is winning the Ivy League title! We are grateful and excited to have Sarah, Lara and Claire join us in the 2024-25 season and we can’t wait to see what lies ahead!”
Get to know the class of 2028:
Lara Stojanovski
Belgrade, Serbia | Crnjanski High School
High School/Club
Serbian U14 singles finalist…Semi-finalist of the U18 National Championships…Won the 2021 ITF Junior J5 in Bosnia and Herzegovina…Won the 2022 ITF Junior J4 in Slovenia…Won the 2023 Serbian National Team Championships…Finalist of the 2023 PTT Serbia 25k event.
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Daughter of Irina Ljubic and Aleksandar Stojanovski…Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Sarah Wang
Lake Forest, Illinois | Stevenson High School
High School/Club
Played tennis on the varsity team at Stevenson High School…Was named captain during the 2023 season…Two-time IHSA state champion in 2021 and 2022…Sectionals champion in 2021 and 2022…Won conference championship in 2022 and 2023…Five-star recruit in 2022 and 2023…Was the No. 40 recruit in the nation in 2023…Was the No. 2 recruit in Illinois and the No. 4 recruit in the Midwest.
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Daughter of Christine Liu and Max Wang…Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Claire Zhang
San Diego, California | Weil Tennis Academy
High School/Club
Played for Weil Tennis Academy…Won the 2022 Sectional 16s Doubles Orange Bowl…Won the 2023 Southern California Sectional 18s.
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Daughter of Ning Ding and Ke Zhang…Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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