Marshall University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Vanderheyden, Emma

Emma Vanderheyden
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lummen, Belgium
Bio
2023-24 (Junior)
All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team Doubles
Produced a 22-13 singles record and a 19-11 doubles record, including 15-10 with Johanna Strom…went 7-4 in singles during SBC play with a 7-3 doubles record at number one doubles with Strom…key singles victories came over a pair WVU opponents, two Virginia Tech foes and a win over an opponent from Louisville…key doubles victories came over duos against Virginia Tech, Louisville and Northwestern.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team Doubles
Produced a 13-17 singles record and a 18-12 doubles record, including 18-11 with Johanna Strom…went 5-5 in singles during SBC play with a 6-3 doubles record at number one doubles with Strom…key singles victories came over WVU, Liberty, Kentucky and Cincinnati…key doubles victories came over duos against Virginia Tech, Penn State, VCU and WVU.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
C-USA Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
14-10 record during at number one singles and went 16-8 on court one in doubles…was ranked as high as No. 67 by the ITA with doubles partner Liz Stefancic during the season.
PRIOR TO MARSHALL: Emma comes from Lummen, Belgium, where she played 6 years of tennis and has won an ITF (International Tennis Federation) title in doubles.
PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Jan Vanderheyden and Veerle Minten. Her father is fiancial director and her mother is a travel agent. She has an older brother named Wout Vanderheyden, who is a student at the University of Leuven in Belgium. She has hopes of becoming a professional tennis player after Marshall. Her birthday is 03/29/2003.
All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team Doubles
Produced a 22-13 singles record and a 19-11 doubles record, including 15-10 with Johanna Strom…went 7-4 in singles during SBC play with a 7-3 doubles record at number one doubles with Strom…key singles victories came over a pair WVU opponents, two Virginia Tech foes and a win over an opponent from Louisville…key doubles victories came over duos against Virginia Tech, Louisville and Northwestern.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team Doubles
Produced a 13-17 singles record and a 18-12 doubles record, including 18-11 with Johanna Strom…went 5-5 in singles during SBC play with a 6-3 doubles record at number one doubles with Strom…key singles victories came over WVU, Liberty, Kentucky and Cincinnati…key doubles victories came over duos against Virginia Tech, Penn State, VCU and WVU.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
C-USA Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
14-10 record during at number one singles and went 16-8 on court one in doubles…was ranked as high as No. 67 by the ITA with doubles partner Liz Stefancic during the season.
PRIOR TO MARSHALL: Emma comes from Lummen, Belgium, where she played 6 years of tennis and has won an ITF (International Tennis Federation) title in doubles.
PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Jan Vanderheyden and Veerle Minten. Her father is fiancial director and her mother is a travel agent. She has an older brother named Wout Vanderheyden, who is a student at the University of Leuven in Belgium. She has hopes of becoming a professional tennis player after Marshall. Her birthday is 03/29/2003.
Season Hype
Friday, April 28