Career Accolades
- ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year (2026)
- All-ACC Singles first team (2026)
- Two-time ACC Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17, 2026; Feb. 24, 2026)
- ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week w/ Caroline Driscoll (Feb. 24, 2026)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2026)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2026)
As a Freshman (2025-26)
- ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year
- All-ACC Singles first team
- Two-time ACC Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17; Feb. 24)
- ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week w/ Caroline Driscoll (Feb. 24)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Finished 21-9 overall in singles, going a team-best 15-6 in duals all at No. 1
- First Cardinal freshman play exclusively at No. 1 since Connie Ma in 2022
- Closed the year ranked No. 40 nationally and reached as high as No. 25 on April 14
- Featured a 9-5 record against ranked opponents
- Highest-ranked win of the season came against California's No. 13 Berta Passola Folch on April 7, 6-3, 6-3
- Went 8-6 against ACC opponents
- Clinched a team-high six matches: UC Davis (Jan. 14), Yale (Jan. 23), Sacramento State (Feb. 9), Georgia Tech (Feb. 20), Syracuse (March 20) and California (April 7)
- First freshman to pace Stanford in that category since Emily Arbuthnott in 2017
- Played doubles on court one with Caroline Driscoll and went 7-12 in duals
- Won ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 24 after picking up ranked wins over No. 52 Alejandra Cruz and Seri Nayuki of Georgia Tech (7-5) and No. 26 Jade Groen and Rinon Okuwaki of Clemson (6-3)
- Was also 1-2 on court two doubles with Tianmei Wang and 2-1 in the fall with Valerie Glozman
Prior to Stanford
- A blue chip prospect, rated as high as the No. 2 recruit in the country per Tennis Recruiting Network (June 24, 2025)
- One of nine American women to receive a wild card into the 2025 US Open Qualifying tournament
- Reached the final of the W100 event in Cary, N.C. in July 2025 as a qualifier
- Won her first professional singles title at the W35 event in Jackson, Miss. in April 2025
- Picked up another pro title at the W35 event in Boca Raton, Fla. in May 2025
- Played singles at both Roland Garros Juniors and US Open Juniors in 2024
Personal
- Daughter of Christine and Rikard Ekstrand
- Mother played tennis at Texas and father played at Lamar
- One of seven siblings, has older sisters Erica and Sophia, older brothers Alexander and Markus, a twin sister Viktoria, and a younger brother Karl
- Viktoria is a freshmen rower for Harvard
- Erica was the 2021 NCAA DIII Singles champion at Williams
- Alexander and Markus are currently on the tennis team at the University of Chicago
- Alexander transferred from Purdue and Markus from Miami
- Speaks German and Swedish
- Chapter leader for Kids Serving Kids, a non-profit organization that collects tennis equipment and donates to charity
SINGLES
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Overall | Dual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15-6 | - | - | - | - | - | 21-9 | 15-6 |
| TOTALS | 15-6 | - | - | - | - | - | 21-9 | 15-6 |
DOUBLES
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | Overall | Dual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7-12 | 1-2 | - | 11-16 | 8-14 |
| TOTALS | 7-12 | 1-2 | - | 11-16 | 8-14 |