Pepperdine University Athletics

From the 2015 Hall of Fame program:

Noelle Porter-Radnoti came to Pepperdine as one of the top junior tennis players in the world and left as one of the best players in the program’s history.
 
Before she arrived at Pepperdine in the fall of 1988, Porter was drawing comparisons to Chris Evert as a youngster. At the age of 12, Porter was the top-ranked girls’ player in the world for her age group. She won both Girls’ 12 singles and doubles titles at the 1983 USTA National Clay Court Championships, and the Girls’ 14 singles crown at the 1985 USTA National Hard Court Championships. She was a finalist at the 1987 Easter Bowl and also earned a spot on the prestigious U.S. Junior Wightman Cup squad.
 
A native of Tustin, Calif., Porter attended San Clemente High School. Her college choices came down to Pepperdine and Stanford, where her father had played football. But she fell in love with Pepperdine and committed to head coach Gualberto Escudero before even making a visit to Stanford.
 
Porter earned All-American honors a total of five times (singles in 1989, 1991 and 1992, and doubles in 1989 and 1991). A shoulder injury that cost her most of her sophomore season was the only thing that kept her from becoming an All-American all four years.
 
Porter played in the NCAA Singles Championship twice and advanced to the semifinals in 1989 as a freshman. In the first round, she defeated the nation’s top-ranked player, Tami Whitlinger of Stanford. In doubles, Porter and Janna Kovacevich made it to the 1991 semifinals, while she and Ginger Helgeson reached the 1989 quarterfinals. Porter also won WCC singles titles in 1991 and 1992, and the doubles crown in 1991 with Kovacevich.
 
Porter finished with national singles rankings of No. 14 in 1992, No. 19 in 1991 and No. 22 in 1989, and national doubles rankings of No. 4 in 1991 and No. 10 in 1989.
 
Her career winning percentage of .818 in dual singles matches (54-12) ranks third all-time in program history.
 
During Porter’s four years, the Waves had a combined dual-match record of 71-32 (.689) and won four West Coast Conference titles. Pepperdine finished no worse than No. 12 in the national rankings in any of her four years (with a program-best mark of No. 5 in 1991), and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
 
Porter hadn’t played a single dual match in 1990 prior to the NCAA Championships due to a shoulder injury, but she came off the injured list to help the Waves post a victory over Arizona State in the Round of 16 before the team suffered a narrow 5-4 loss to UCLA in the quarterfinals.
 
After finishing her eligibility, Porter stayed an extra year in Malibu and served as an undergraduate assistant while completing her degree in humanities in 1993. She played professionally for two years before being offered the chance to return to Pepperdine. For 15 years, Porter served as the tennis instructor for the Crest Associates. Beyond teaching, she was involved in community work, social events and fundraising.
 
She married Pepperdine cross country and track coach Robert Radnoti in 2012.