Finishing Strong: Sproule's Resilience Sparks Tiger Tennis Programs
A shining star in a season of uncertainty, Caroline Sproule is a great example of what it means to be resilient.
Sproule, class of 2025 from Lewis Center, Ohio, recently completed her fourth and final year as a member of Wittenberg University’s women’s tennis team. Despite a challenging 2024-25 season that ended with an 0-15 team record, Sproule earned first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honors as the Tigers’ No. 1 singles player shortly after capturing her 100th career collegiate victory against Ohio Wesleyan University.
Sproule compiled an overall singles record of 12-7, including a mark of 8-6 record at No. 1 singles, and she added six more wins at first doubles en route to third-team All-NCAC honors with partner Sidney Purks, class of 2025 from Oakwood, Ohio.
“I didn’t know it was even my 100th win because I was told I had 95 going into the match,” said Sproule, who will graduate on May 17 with her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.
The discrepancy was due to some matches that had not been recorded properly, including two wins at the Transylvania Invitational during her junior year and another match against Indiana University-East in which she tallied a doubles win before the singles matches were cancelled due to rain. Those wins put her at 98, and after getting a win in both singles and doubles against Ohio Wesleyan, she reached the 100-win milestone in the second-to-last match of her college career.
“It was actually a complete surprise,” Sproule said. “Getting 100 wins was a goal I’ve always had, but I didn’t think that I was going to make it there before the season ended.”