Play to Clinch — Kyla Whitney

🇺🇸 Kyla Whitney USA

Class of 2027 · Born Southaven, MS · Dec 14 · ★★★★4-Star

STR

49.2

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: NC State 19% 7 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#71
Mississippi	#1
Ranking points (2863 pts · 28 events)	#57
STR	49.2
Junior STR (singles)	48.1
Doubles STR (results-based)	47.2

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

NATTop 10 NATTop 25 NATTop 50 NATTop 100 NATTop 300 STATENo. 1 STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Breda Masters Cup Masters R16

Wk 3 Saanich International Masters Masters Semifinalist

Wk 4 Birmingham Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Quarterfinalist

Wk 6 Salvador International Masters Masters R16

Wk 8 Ballarat Masters Masters R16

Wk 9 Ferrara Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 10 Tandil Masters Masters R16

Wk 12 San Diego Masters Masters R16

Wk 13 Catania International Masters Masters R16

Wk 14 Novi Sad Masters Masters R32

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Grand Slam Quarterfinalist

Wk 17 Utrecht Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 18 San Diego International Masters Masters R32

Wk 19 Bahía Blanca Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 21 Braunschweig Masters Cup Masters R16

Wk 22 Karlovy Vary Masters Masters R16

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Grand Slam R32

Wk 24 Ostrava Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 26 Houston Masters Masters R16

Wk 27 Palma Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 28 Obregón Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 30 Bruges Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Grand Slam R16

Wk 32 Rio de Janeiro Masters Masters R32

Wk 33 Bremen Masters Cup Masters R32

Wk 35 Aberdeen Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Wk 36 Como Masters Masters R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 1 Breda Masters Cup Masters Shay Quevedo Quarterfinalist

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Grand Slam Kaliyah Doman R16

Wk 9 Ferrara Masters Cup Masters Dolores Ippólito Finalist

Wk 10 Tandil Masters Masters Irina Glimakova Semifinalist

Wk 12 San Diego Masters Masters Rayni Diskerud Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Catania International Masters Masters Ayla Cressy Champion

Wk 14 Novi Sad Masters Masters Carolyn Netter Quarterfinalist

Wk 17 Utrecht Masters Masters Maite Delgado Semifinalist

Wk 19 Bahía Blanca Masters Masters Kyra Scott Quarterfinalist

Wk 22 Karlovy Vary Masters Masters Dolores Ippólito Semifinalist

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Grand Slam Ginger Griner Quarterfinalist

Wk 24 Ostrava Masters Cup Masters Mina Janowski R16

Wk 26 Houston Masters Masters Maite Delgado Semifinalist

Wk 27 Palma Masters Cup Masters Claudette Andrade Semifinalist

Wk 30 Bruges Masters Cup Masters Shirley Craw Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Rio de Janeiro Masters Masters Clervie Berman Quarterfinalist

Wk 33 Bremen Masters Cup Masters Mariia Kleybanova Finalist

Wk 35 Aberdeen Masters Cup Masters Cecilia Lord Finalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Breda Masters Cup Round of 32 W Laken Vonk 6-3 6-2

Wk 1 Breda Masters Cup Round of 16 L Liezel Webster 6-3 3-6 11-13

Wk 3 Saanich International Masters Round of 16 W Pierrette Tremblay 6-1 6-0

Wk 3 Saanich International Masters Quarterfinals W Cody Lorentz 6-0 6-2

Wk 3 Saanich International Masters Semifinals L Liliana Quarta 3-6 5-7

Wk 4 Birmingham Masters Cup Round of 32 W Élodie Subhash 6-2 6-1

Wk 4 Birmingham Masters Cup Round of 16 W Giselle Kollock 6-2 6-2

Wk 4 Birmingham Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Alessia Esposito 6-7 6-4 7-10

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Round of 32 W Mallory Rutledge 7-5 6-1

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Round of 16 W Rachele Zandalasini 6-3 7-5

Wk 5 Australian Open Junior Championships Quarterfinals L Ayla Cressy 6-4 2-6 7-10

Wk 6 Salvador International Masters Round of 32 W Mariia Kleybanova 6-4 6-3

Wk 6 Salvador International Masters Round of 16 L Isaac Levells 4-6 5-7

Wk 8 Ballarat Masters Round of 32 W Elizaveta Ivlev 4-6 6-3 10-8

Wk 8 Ballarat Masters Round of 16 L Ayla Cressy 3-6 4-6

Wk 9 Ferrara Masters Cup Round of 32 L Dolores Ippólito 3-6 7-6 11-13

Wk 10 Tandil Masters Round of 32 W Elizaveta Ivlev 6-4 4-6 12-10

Wk 10 Tandil Masters Round of 16 L Tara Po 1-6 2-6

Wk 12 San Diego Masters Round of 32 W Carolyn Netter 6-3 7-6

Wk 12 San Diego Masters Round of 16 L Tyler Trinh 2-6 4-6

Wk 13 Catania International Masters Round of 32 W Karalyn Aragon 6-3 5-7 10-6

Wk 13 Catania International Masters Round of 16 L Vienna Bernardo 6-4 5-7 5-10

Wk 14 Novi Sad Masters Round of 32 L Ayanna Chopra 2-6 2-6

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Round of 32 W Rita Cseri 6-1 6-1

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Round of 16 W Alessia Esposito 7-6 7-5

Wk 15 Roland-Garros Junior Championships Quarterfinals L Jessica Benedetti 3-6 4-6

Wk 17 Utrecht Masters Round of 32 W Caitlin Silkowitz 6-2 4-6 10-7

Wk 17 Utrecht Masters Round of 16 W Tyler Trinh 6-3 6-2

Wk 17 Utrecht Masters Quarterfinals L Rosa Greco 0-6 1-6

Wk 18 San Diego International Masters Round of 32 L Irina Glimakova 4-6 6-3 5-10

Wk 19 Bahía Blanca Masters Round of 32 W Hallie Gottfried 6-3 7-6

Wk 19 Bahía Blanca Masters Round of 16 W Jalisa Pyle 4-6 6-3 10-7

Wk 19 Bahía Blanca Masters Quarterfinals L Tara Po 5-7 5-7

Wk 21 Braunschweig Masters Cup Round of 32 W Jenna Stoefen 6-3 7-5

Wk 21 Braunschweig Masters Cup Round of 16 L Petra Bartoň 1-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 22 Karlovy Vary Masters Round of 32 W Kyra Scott 6-7 7-5 10-8

Wk 22 Karlovy Vary Masters Round of 16 L Ayanna Chopra 6-4 6-7 9-11

Wk 23 Wimbledon Junior Championships Round of 32 L Zoey Sprague 5-7 4-6

Wk 24 Ostrava Masters Cup Round of 32 W Irina Glimakova 7-6 2-6 10-6

Wk 24 Ostrava Masters Cup Round of 16 W Janine Laurent 6-3 3-6 10-8

Wk 24 Ostrava Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Tara Po 6-4 3-6 6-10

Wk 26 Houston Masters Round of 32 W Cecilia Lord 6-3 6-3

Wk 26 Houston Masters Round of 16 L Maci Watanabe 4-6 3-6

Wk 27 Palma Masters Cup Round of 32 L Petra Bartoň 6-4 6-7 8-10

Wk 28 Obregón Masters Cup Round of 32 L Rayni Diskerud 6-3 1-6 4-10

Wk 30 Bruges Masters Cup Round of 32 L Carolyn Netter 5-7 6-3 9-11

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Round of 32 W Ayanna Chopra 3-6 6-4 10-7

Wk 31 US Open Junior Championships Round of 16 L Rosa Greco 3-6 2-6

Wk 32 Rio de Janeiro Masters Round of 32 L Tyler Trinh 6-3 4-6 4-10

Wk 33 Bremen Masters Cup Round of 32 L Jenna Stoefen 6-7 6-3 5-10

Wk 35 Aberdeen Masters Cup Round of 16 W Rita Cseri 4-6 7-6 11-9

Wk 35 Aberdeen Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Rhonda Kerr 3-6 6-4 10-8

Wk 35 Aberdeen Masters Cup Semifinals L Shirley Craw 4-6 6-3 3-10

Wk 36 Como Masters Round of 32 L Rosa Greco 1-6 4-6

College List 7 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

NC State ✓ Hot ½ 19% Finalist

Vanderbilt ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Wake Forest ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Clemson ✓ Hot ½ 19% Top School

North Carolina ✓ Hot ½ 21% Top School

Virginia ✓ Hot ½ —

Duke ✓ Hot ½ —

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia OFFERED North Carolina OFFERED Wake Forest OFFERED

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	47.5
Your department	45.3
4-year projection	49.2

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2027	#11	#2	48.4
Mid 2027	#16	#2	48.2
Late 2027	#9	#1	48.4
Final 2027	#13	#2	48.2

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	65
Serve Accuracy	58
Return	54
Forehand	60
Backhand	64
Consistency	61
Net Play	66
Speed	57
Stamina	61
Composure	64
Clutch	64

Recruiting

Intended major	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Junior tier	International Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from NC State	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Wake Forest	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Vanderbilt	early_contact Wk 3
Offered by Wake Forest	offers Wk 8
Offered by NC State	offers Wk 11
Offered by Clemson	offers Wk 13
Offered by Vanderbilt	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Vanderbilt	visits Wk 17
Official visit to NC State	visits Wk 18
Narrowed list to 3 schools	narrowing Wk 20