Elisabeth Iila

Elena Noguero and Elisabeth Iila high five on the court

The Cardinals rush the court of Elisabeth Iila after she clinched the match at ACC Championship

the 2024-25 team gets together for a team pic

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Alice Otis and Elisabeth Iila high five after doubles point

Photo by: Chris Carter | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Talinn, Estonia
High School:
Audentese e-gümnaasium

2024-25: In her first year with the Cards, Iila posted a 9-2 singles record, primarily playing on Court No. 5, where she went undefeated at 5-0. She made it eight straight matches to open the year without a loss. In her lone No. 3 court appearance, she won her match against Austin Peay, 6-3, 6-1. Iila had quality wins against Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Florida State. In doubles she was paired with Alice Otis for the first 13 matches of the year, where the duo went 7-5 and led the Cards in doubles victories. The duo beat Wake Forest’s No. 75-ranked doubles team of Krystal Branch and Makayla Mills, 7-6 (7-4). They peaked at No. 82 in the ITA rankings. To end the season, Iila paired up with Elena Noguero and they went 4-1 in the final five games, blanking Clemson and Boston College.

Prep: Iila is a freshman from Tallinn, Estonia where she earned an ITF Juniors ranking of 168. Her ITF women's ranking is 1342. She is a two-time Player of the Year in Estonia for her age group (U14 and U18). She was the U16 Estonian Champion and the ITF J4 Tallinn singles winner as well as being the J43 singles finalist, a J5 Doubles winner and the J1 doubles finalist.

Personal: Daughter of Mari-Ann Iila. Born Dec. 19. Major is psychology.