Kayla Cross Season 2025-26
2025 ITA Doubles All-American
2025 All-SEC Second Team
2025 All-Freshman Team
2025 SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 22)
2025 SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (March 12)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
The Tigers second option after signing to the program in January… Named to the All-SEC second team and All-Freshman team with Cadence Brace… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 22) and Co-Freshman of the Week (March 12)…Earned a 11-2 mark on the No. 2 spot while also earning a victory on the top court against Ole Miss on Feb. 23…Secured four ranked victories on the campaign, highlighted by a come-from-behind win over USC’s No. 81 Emma Charney, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, to clinch LSU’s 4-1 win to book their trip to the NCAA Super Regional…Was ranked No. 53 in the final ITA singles rankings…Teamed with Brace to form one of the top pairings in the country…As a duo, earned a 12-4 record behind nine ranked victories…Highlight victories include a 6-3 win over No. 1 Georgia’s then-No. 13 Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco, helping clinch the doubles point over the Bulldogs…Finished the season with a No. 6 doubles ranking, ranked as high as No. 3 over the season…Named an ITA doubles All-American following the season…Spent plenty of time on the pro scene, including representing Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup tournament, earning her first national victory against Romania…Following her freshman season, holds a WTA ranking of No. 217 in singles and No. 159 in doubles…Made the doubles final at the W100 Charlottesville and the semifinal at the W35 Arcadia…Won the W35 Arcadia and reached the semifinals at the W50 Santo Domingo for singles…Qualified and competed in the 2025 French and U.S. Open as well as Wimbledon…Earned her first varsity letter at LSU.
PRIOR TO LSU
Canadian standout from London, Ontario, joined the Tigers for the spring 2025 season…Currently ranked No. 265 in WTA singles…Ranked No. 183 in doubles, peaking at No. 181 according to the WTA…Possesses a UTR ranking of 11.14 in singles and 10.91 in doubles…A former ITF junior ranked as high as No. 15…Competed in all four Junior Grand Slams and was a 2022 Junior Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles finalist…Captured her first professional singles title in 2024 at the W35 Saskatoon…In 2024, reached the finals at W75 events in Toronto and Granby and the semifinals at W35 events in Punta Cana and Bethany Beach…Also claimed six doubles titles, including victories at W35 Bethany Beach, Edmonton, and Miami, and W75 Calgary.