Julie Bedard Joins the Tennis Cardinals
January 14, 2026 | Women's Tennis
Transfer from Missouri is a Louisville native
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Julie Bedard has joined the University of Louisville women's tennis team after transferring from Missouri according to UofL head coach Mark Beckham.
She spent the fall at Mizzou where she posted a fall record of 4-3 for the Tigers. She competed as a freshman at Auburn, where she posted a 7-6 singles record and a 7-4 doubles record in the fall. Moreover, she qualified for Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regionals main draw and won three doubles matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic. In the spring, she recorded 2-0 dual match singles record and posted a 1-0 dual match doubles record while playing exclusively at the No. 6 singles position.
The Louisville, Kentucky native entered college as the third-ranked recruit in the Bluegrass State according to Tennis Ranking Network and held an International Tennis Federation Junior ranking of 635. Additionally, she won three J30 doubles titles, one J30 singles title and was doubles runner-up in J60 event. Bedard's mother played tennis at Auburn in 1991 and went on to play professionally after college.
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