Christopher Newport University

2021-22 - Sophomore - Continued to make history for the Captains in her second season, becoming part of the first doubles team to ever qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championships ... Finished year ranked No. 13 in the nation in doubles with partner Raine Weis ... Also ranked regionally in both singles (No. 12) and doubles (No. 4) ... First team All-State in doubles ... First team All-Conference at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles ... First player in program history to earn a national ranking in the final doubles poll more than once in her career ... Finished 10-5 at No. 1 doubles including three wins over regionally-ranked opponents ... Moved into the top-ten all-time at CNU in wins at No. 1 ... Finished with 11 total doubles victories during the year ... Added eight wins in singles play including four on the top line ... Defeated regionally-ranked opponents from Sweet Briar and Oberlin at No. 1 singles during the year ... Earned spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic team

2020-21 - Freshman - Exploded onto the scene for Christopher Newport women's tennis in her first year, posting one of the finest rookie campaigns in program history ... Named ITA Region Rookie of the Year, becoming only the third Captain in program history to garner the recognition ... Made history for CNU women's tennis by becoming the first freshman to finish the season nationally-ranked in both singles and doubles ... Ranked No. 36 in singles and No. 25 in doubles with partner Amanda Yermal ... Named the Conference Rookie of the Year and the Conference Doubles Team of the Year ... First team All-Conference in both singles and doubles while also earning second team All-State honors in both singles and doubles ... Posted an overall record of 7-3 in singles while playing at No. 2, including a pair of wins against Division I competition ... Recorded an 8-5 record in doubles, all at No. 1, including a 4-0 mark in conference play 

At Watauga -- Reached number one USTA ranking in North Carolina and top 100 ranking in the Southern Region ... Went undefeated during high school career ... Played competitive national and Southern Region USTA tennis tournaments ... Selected to play for NC Zonal's team two years in a row

Personal -- Tessa Catelyn Trate was born in North Carolina ... Daughter of Doug and Cate Trate ... Has two brothers, Dristen and Ryan ... Volunteered at the Watauga Human Society, helped collect clothes and other necessities for the local women's shelter, and collected Christmas presents for children at the Grandfather Home in Boone, N.C. ... Favorite athlete is Roger Federer ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Alan Rickman ... Most impressive person met is her mother ... Dream vacation is a trip to London with her friends and family ... Favorite food is pho ... Favorite movies are The Breakfast Club and Howl's Moving Castle ... Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds ... Favorite musician is Tyler Childers ... Majoring in Psychology.