CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois and head coach Evan Clark have announced the signing of both Ashley Yeah and Josie Frazier to the Fighting Illini women's tennis program. The pair will join the Orange and Blue for the 2019-20 campaign.

"We are very excited to welcome Ashley and Josie to the Fighting Illini Women's Tennis family," Clark said. "Our program got a great deal better quickly with these two additions. We continue to be fortunate enough to land high caliber tennis players, but more importantly land well rounded, high character and humble individuals to our program. We feel very honored that they chose the University of Illinois and for trusting us with the next stages of their academic and tennis careers. They both are very eager to add to the success we had last year and to continue to watch and be responsible for our program's elevation in the future. They both understand how special the University of Illinois is and we can't wait to see what they do once they start competing for the Illini."

Josie Frazier
Scottsdale, Ariz. 
Desert Mountain High School

» Blue Chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net (as high as No. 21 nationally)
» 2018 Arizona Girls High School Tennis Player of the Year
» Led Desert Mountain H.S. to back-to-back state championships (2017 & 2018)
» Selected to the 2017 USTA Leadership Team 
» 2018 Penn/Head Sportsmanship Award winner for the USTA Arizona Section 
» 2018 Girl's 18's Zimmerman Sportsmanship Award honoree
» USTA Southwest Selection Junior Sportsmanship Award for 2018
» 2013 Southwest Junior Female Athlete of the Year

Clark on Frazier: "We feel very fortunate first of all to have had the opportunity to recruit Josie in the first place. We were very fond of Josie from the beginning and through the process were lucky enough to be in the picture at the end and are obviously elated she chose Illinois. Josie's athleticism and work ethic is something special, but what we love most is that she is a great competitor. She figures out ways to win and she will thrive in the women's college tennis setting. Josie is a player that has shown tremendous growth in a short period of time so we can't wait to watch her development as an Illini. We can't wait to get her in the orange and blue."

Ashley Yeah
Los Gatos, Calif.
Los Gatos High School

» Blue Chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net (as high as No. 13 nationally)
» Ranked No. 1 in Northern California
» First-ever three-time California Central Coast Section Girl's Individual Singles Tennis Champion ('16, '17, '18)
» Led the Los Gatos High School team to three California Central Coast Section Team Championships ('16, '17, '18)
» 2017 Northern California Section Summer and Fall Girl's 18's Sectionals Winner 

Clark on Yeah: "We were extremely impressed with Ashley since day one. She is an extremely intelligent individual and a gifted tennis player, athlete and competitor. She understands the game very well and the best news is she still has a lot of room to grow and develop her game. With her development she has the potential to have a very special career as an Illini. Ashley and the University of Illinois is truly a great fit in all aspects. We could not be more pleased that she has chosen Illinois and can't wait to get her on campus." 

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