MALIBU, California – Pepperdine fans, who would you put on the Mount Rushmore of Pepperdine women's tennis?
 
Over the summer and fall, Pepperdine Athletics examined the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap. Since that only covered eight of our programs, we now turn our attention to highlighting some of the all-time greats for the sports that don't utilize numbers. We are also giving our fans the opportunity to help pick the best of the best for each of these programs.
 
A blue-ribbon panel has created an overall list of what might be considered the most-accomplished women's tennis student-athletes in program history. Please read through the names and highlights, listed alphabetically, and then click on the "VOTE!" graphic to be taken to the ballot, where you can select the four most-deserving student-athletes that you believe belong on the program's Mount Rushmore.
   

• Bianca Dulgheru (Bucharest, Romania) played from 2005-08 and was an All-American in doubles 2007. She was also the 2006 WCC Player of the Year. Along with partner Eva Dickes, she holds Pepperdine records for dual wins in a season (26) and career (47). She made the quarterfinals at the 2007 NCAA doubles tournament and had two appearances at the NCAA singles tournament.
• Lorraine Guillermo (Walnut, Calif.) was a two-time All-American between 2012-15, earning it for doubles in 2012 and singles in 2015. She was also the 2015 WCC Player of the Year and received the 2015 ITA national Arthur Ashe Jr. National Sportsmanship & Leadership Award. She made three appearances at the NCAA singles tournament and played in the quarterfinals of the 2012 NCAA doubles tournament.
• Ginger Helgeson (Edina, Minn.) was a three-time All-American between 1987-90. She ended her senior year ranked #4 in the country in singles, and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA singles tournament as a junior and senior. She won three WCC singles titles. She helped Pepperdine reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in each of her final three seasons. She played professionally for about a decade, and made the quarterfinals in doubles at Wimbledon and the French Open. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
• Pam Jung (Hacienda Heights, Calif.), who played from 1982-85, became Pepperdine's first All-American in 1983 and repeated the honor in 1984. She made the round of 16 twice at NCAA singles tournament and the round of 16 of the 1984 NCAA doubles tournament.
• Janna Kovacevich (Auburn, Wash.) was the first women's tennis player in Pepperdine and WCC history to earn All-American all four seasons (1988-91). She won WCC doubles titles in 1988 and 1991 and was a finalist in singles all four years. She made the semifinals of the NCAA doubles tournament in 1991 and went as far as the quarterfinals in singles in 1988. Twice during her tenure, the team advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
• Ashley Lahey (Hawthorne, Calif.) will play her fifth season with the Waves in 2021. She is already a three-time All-American and was the 2020 ITA National Senior Player of the Year. She was the nation's #1-ranked player when the season was shortened in March 2020. Lahey was also named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American first team. She reached the final of the 2018 NCAA singles tournament. She has helped Pepperdine to two NCAA quarterfinal appearances.
• Angela Lawrence (Kingsgrove, Australia) became Pepperdine's second four-time All-American between 1996-99. All of her national honors came in doubles, as she finished no worse than #10 in the national rankings any of her four years. She made the quarterfinals of the NCAA doubles tournament twice. She also fared well in singles, ranking as high as 25th in 1999. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
• Roberta McCallum (Pittsburgh, Pa.) played for two seasons (1977 and 1978) early in the progam's history. As this was pre-NCAA, pre-ITA All-Americans and pre-WCC, data is scarce from this era. McCallum was a member of the 1977 team that finished 14th at the AIAW Championships. Legendary coach Gualberto Escudero, whose first year as head coach in 1978 coincided with McCallum's second season, believed she should be included here. She went on to play professionally and competed in the main draw at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
• Isabela Petrov (Mexico City, Mexico) played from 1994-97 and was a two-time All-American, receiving the honors for both singles and doubles in 1996 and in doubles in 1997. She was the 1997 WCC Player of the Year. She made four appearances at the NCAA singles tournament and reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 NCAA doubles tournament.
• Noelle Porter (San Clemente, Calif.) was a three-time All-American between 1989-92, receiving the honor three times in singles and twice in doubles. She made it to the semifinals of the 1989 NCAA singles tournament and in the 1991 NCAA doubles tournament. She won WCC singles titles in 1991 and 1992 and a doubles crown in 1991. The Waves made the quarterfinals of the NCAA team tournament three times. She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
• Ipek Senoglu (Istanbul, Turkey) was a three-time All-American in doubles between 1998-01. She was the 2001 WCC Player of the Year. She reached the semifinals of the 2000 NCAA doubles tournament. She would become the first-ever Turkish women's player to compete in qualifying at a Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2004.
• Mayar Sherif (Cairo, Egypt) was an All-American in both of her two seasons (2017-18) with the Waves. She received the ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year and the WCC Player of the Year awards in 2018. She advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA singles tournament. She helped Pepperdine reach the quarterfinals as a team in 2017. She may become Egypt's first women's tennis player to compete at the Olympics in 2021. She became the first Egyptian woman to win a Grand Slam match when she did so in qualifying at the French Open this year.
• Luisa Stefani (Sao Paulo, Brazil) earned All-American honors each of her three seasons (2016-18). She was a two-time WCC Player of the Year and the 2016 ITA National Rookie of the Year. She advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 NCAA singles tournament, and made it to the round of 16 in doubles. She helped Pepperdine reach the quarterfinals as a team in 2016 and 2017. As a pro, she has ranked as high as #32 in the world in doubles and has won two titles.
• Robin White (San Jose, Calif.) played one season for the Waves in 1983. She had the best winning percentage on the team and competed in the NCAA singles and doubles tournaments. She helped the Waves reach the NCAA round of 16. She turned pro after her freshman season and would rank as high as #15 in singles and #8 in doubles in the world. She won two titles at the U.S. Open (1988 women's doubles and 1989 mixed doubles). She was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.