Aspen Schuman

Aspen Schuman, Shavit Kimchi, Irina Balus

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Menlo Park, Calif.

Honors:
All-ACC Singles Third Team (2026).

2025-26:
All-ACC Singles Third Team selection ... made an immediate impact after joining the Blue Devils in January ... registered a 16-5 singles record and 15-8 doubles ledger as a rookie ... finished the season ranked No. 58 nationally in singles after ranking as high as No. 47 ... went 16-5 in dual match singles action, including a team-best 10-1 ACC singles ledger ... played at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions, totaling an 8-3 record at No. 2 and 8-2 mark at No. 3 ... collected five wins against nationally-ranked opponents, including victories over 52nd-ranked Nao Nishino of Ohio State, 81st-ranked Vivian Yang of Virginia, 46th-ranked Gabriella Broadfoot of NC State, 105th-ranked Sofia Rocchetti of Miami and 63rd-ranked Sofia Rocchetti of Miami ... clinched a team-best four matches on the season against NC State, Florida State and Miami twice ... went 5-2 in three-set singles matches ... teamed with Liv Hovde to post a 9-2 doubles record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in ACC play ... paired with Irina Balus to add five doubles wins, including a ranked victory against 90th-ranked Talia Neilson-Gatenby and Romana Cisovska of Clemson ... helped Duke close the season with a 20-8 overall record, advance to the NCAA Super Regionals and finish ranked No. 14 nationally.

Prior to Duke:
Ranked No. 1 nationally in Class of 2026 on Tennis Recruiting Networking 2022, 2023 and 2025 … achieved a career-best ITF World Junior ranking of No. 31 … reached No. 1 in the USTA Girls 18s National Combined rankings … competed in six Junior Grand Slam main draws … advanced to the 2025 main draw of the U.S. Open Junior Championship …. competed in the 2025 Wimbledon Junior Championship and Australian Open Junior Championship … captured five ITF Junior singles titles throughout her career … won the 2025 J100 Sano Domingo … won the 2024 J200 Tampico and J200 Veracruz … claimed first at the 2023 J100 Vancouver and 2022 J5 McKinney … advanced to the finals at the Easter Bowl 18-and-under in 2023 … claimed two PTT $25k tournament championships … Two-time ITF W15 tournament finalist … won the Little Mo National Championship in 2018.

Personal:
Born in Tokyo, Japan … daughter of Jonathan and Stacey Schuman … mother, Stacey, was a prolific junior ski racer … father, Jonathan, played Division III tennis at Williams College … has two older sisters, Britt (27) and Skylar (22).