Sophomore (2023-24)
During her first year at Arkansas, Ferguson saw action in two dual matches and registered a 4-7 overall record in singles along with a 4-2 overall doubles record. Ferguson teamed up with Morgan McCarthy to win their first two matches at the SMU Fall Invite while individually earning a singles victory at the event. At the Texas A&M Fall Invitational, Ferguson partnered with Avery Esquivel and Kayal Gownder of Texas A&M and secured a doubles win with each in addition to defeating Gabriela Cortes in singles. In the spring, Ferguson picked up a 6-1, 6-0 victory on court six to collect the first singles point for the Razorbacks against Bradley.
Prior to Arkansas
In her Freshman year at Cincinnati, Katie compiled a 10-9 overall record in singles play, going 1-1 at the fifth spot and 9-8 in the sixth spot. Ferguson competed with Kelli Niehaus in doubles and went 3-9 overall. Katie went 0-1 in the No. 2 position and 2-8 in the No. 3 position, including a win that clinched the doubles point for Cincinnati in a win over Oral Roberts. She was one of nine Bearcats to receive recognition as an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Personal
Daughter of Mara and Brad Ferguson … Born on March 24, 2004 … Has two siblings, Lauren and Meghan. Ferguson competed for Lafayette (MO) High School … Rated a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net … Named All-Metro First Team and Suburban Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore, posting a combined record of 30-3 in doubles and singles … Honored as a Board of Education Award Scholar Athlete … Member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.
