Oberlin, Ohio - Oberlin College Head Women's Tennis Coach Constantine Ananiadis announced the addition of three incoming first-years who will officially join his team this fall.
 
Rainie Heck (Chapel Hill, NC), Delaney Black (Huron, OH) and Lena Rich (Edgecomb, ME) are the three newest Yeowomen who join the five returning players from this past season.
 
"I couldn't be happier with this recruiting class," Ananiadis said.  "All three of these young women are top-notch individuals, great fits for Oberlin, and have lots of upside athletically."
 
"For varying reasons they don't have a ton of tournament experience as juniors, so you can't read too much into the ratings and rankings at this point. However, they all have solid tennis foundations, great work ethic, and tremendous athletic make-up so I am confident that with training, coaching, and competition they will all improve exponentially and contribute to our program right away."
 
Rainie Heck - Chapel Hill, NC - East Chapel Hill & NC School of Science & Math
- Class Valedictorian
- AP Scholar with Distinction and National AP Scholar
- 5th place on Level 6 National Spanish Exam in North Carolina
- Two-Star on TennisRecruiting.net and ranked as high as 413th in the nation
- 5th place in NC State Closed event
- Doubles semifinalist in NC state qualifier
- Two-time conference champion and second-place finisher at regionals
- Two-time MVP of the UNC Tennis Camp
- Warrior of the Week award (for the hardest working player) at College Tennis Exposure Camp
 
Delaney Black - Huron, OH - Huron HS
- Top 10 Percent of graduating class
- State Qualifier & Grant Recipient (Entrepreneurial Competition)
- Believe in Ohio Participant
- One-star player on TennisRecruiting.net ranked as high as 700th in the nation
- Three-time team MVP
- Two-time District Qualifier
- State Qualifier and Quarterfinalist
 
Lena Rich - Edgecomb, ME - North Yarmouth Academy
- Overall high school record of 66-18
- Three-time Maine state championship quarterfinalist 
- No. 5 seed in 2016 Maine state tennis championship in 2016
- 2015 Class C state champion
- First-Team All-Star for Western Maine Conference for four years
- No. 1 singles player for four years
- One-star on TennisRecruiting.net with a high ranking of 669 in the nation.  
 
"Rainie, Delaney, and Lena will compliment our five returners nicely and we look forward to once again challenging for the NCAC title this coming season," Ananiadis added.
 
These three newcomers will have their first look at collegiate competition when Oberlin opens the 2016-17 season with its annual invitational event September 9-11.