2026-27 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Emma Kette
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Rammelsbach, Germany
- High School:
- Club Meds Academy
- Previous School:
- Ole Miss
CAREER HONORS
2025 ITA Scholar-Athlete
Two-Time SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
PRIOR TO NORTH FLORIDA
2025-26 (SENIOR AT OLE MISS)
Kette did not compete during the 2025-26 season due to injury.
2024-25 (JUNIOR AT OLE MISS)
Kette posted an 8-10 overall singles record and added three doubles victories … Posted a 2-0 record at the No. 5 singles position … Defeated No. 122 Talia Neilson of Florida at the ITA Sectionals for her first ranked singles victory of the season … Earned her 20th career doubles victory at the ITA Southern Regional … Reached the doubles quarterfinals and singles Sweet 16 at the ITA Southern Regional … Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE AT OLE MISS)
Kette led Ole Miss with 13 singles victories in dual matches and ranked second on the team with 17 overall singles victories … Posted a 13-5 singles dual match record … Tallied a 7-4 overall doubles record … Saw action at five of the six singles positions, earning one win at No. 1, one at No. 3, seven at No. 5 and four at No. 6 … Helped Ole Miss defeat No. 34 LSU with a 6-2, 6-1 singles victory … Clinched the match against No. 21 Alabama with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 singles victory at the No. 5 position … Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT OLE MISS)
Kette appeared in all 24 matches during the spring … Posted a 12-10 overall singles record and an 11-9 doubles record … Tallied a 12-7 singles dual match record … Competed primarily at the No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles positions … Opened dual play with a 6-0 record, marking the best start by an Ole Miss player since 2018 … Earned her first nationally ranked singles victory against No. 117 Maria Rizzolo in a sweep of Mississippi State on March 31 … Clinched a 4-3 win over No. 16 Auburn in the SEC Championship on April 20, advancing Ole Miss to the SEC quarterfinals for the first time since 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kette attended Club Med Academies prior to Ole Miss … Reached a career-high ITF singles ranking of No. 1017 … Held an 18.6 ITF World Tennis Number while posting a 12-9 overall singles record … Earned the best win of her career against Iryna Shymanovich, who was ranked No. 213 in the WTA rankings, in 2024.
PERSONAL
Kette is the daughter of Michaela Fink-Kette and Stephen Kette … Has one sister, Lesley-Ann Fink … Competed in track and field prior to focusing on tennis … Favorite professional tennis player is Carlos Alcaraz … Pre-match ritual includes listening to music and calling her parents … Born Sept. 24, 2004, in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
