Gators alumna Jill Craybas to be inducted into ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame
Monday, May 18, 2026 | Women's Tennis
Other inductees are Laura Granville (Stanford), Zuzana Lesenarova (San Diego), and longtime Division I head coaches Sheila McInerney (Arizona State) and Louise Gengler (Princeton).
From the ITA's release ...
The 1996 NCAA Women's Singles champion, Jill Craybas closed her storied collegiate career on top of the college tennis world. In addition to winning the national singles title as a senior, the two-time All-American was also twice named the SEC Player of the Year and the ITA South Region Player of the Year. Craybas, who owned a career record of 124-18 across two seasons each at Texas and Florida, also recorded match-clinching victories that secured two NCAA Team Championship titles (1993, 1996), the former for the Longhorns and the latter for the Gators. She became the first woman in the history of the NCAA Tennis Championships to win the national championship with two different schools.
After college, Craybas enjoyed a successful career on the professional tour. Ranking as high as No. 41 in the world, she tallied five titles and competed in 45 consecutive Grand Slam main draws from 2000-2011. Craybas became one of the most tenured players on the WTA tour, having turned pro in 1996.
