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Kathy Mueller Rohan (
née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...
Mueller) is an American former tennis player, collegiality for
Trenton State College The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...
, then professionally. She was the winner of the Broderick Award in 1977, given to the nation's top female collegiate tennis player.


Early years

Mueller attended
Glen Ridge High School Glen Ridge High School (GRHS) is a comprehensive six-year public middle school / high school serving students in seventh through twelfth grades from Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary schoo ...
, in
Glen Ridge, New Jersey Glen Ridge is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 7,802, reflecting an increase of 275 (+3.7%) from the 2 ...
, graduating in 1974. She was a four year starter on the basketball team, but her best sport was tennis, where she played the first singles position and won all 18 of her matches as a senior. Her athletic abilities earned her a position on the school's "Mt. Rushmore" , signifying the four top athletes, male or female in the school's history. She was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. At that time, her 18–0 record as a senior still stood as a school record.


College

Mueller attended Trenton State College (now
The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...
). She also played the first singles position for the tennis team, and never lost a match in her four years, going 96–0 in her collegiate career. She was named an All-American in 1977 and 1978 (all divisions). While at Trenton, she was the inaugural winner of the Broderick Award, (now the
Honda Sports Award The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...
) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player, in 1977. In 1993, she was inducted into The College of New Jersey Athletic Hall of Fame.


Professional

Mueller played in the Women's Professional Tour in 1979 and 1980, reaching a ranking of 150 in the world.


References

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