2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Wilmot, Tayla

Tayla Wilmot
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- High School:
- CMK
Bio
CAREER NOTES: A two-year letterwinner at Tulsa … Is 24-25 in singles matches and 25-29 in doubles contests for 49 total wins for the Golden Hurricane.
2024-25: Went 13-18 in singles play and 13-16 in doubles action throughout the year.
2023-24: Went 11-7 at the No. 5 and 6 positions and 12-13 across the second and third doubles lines.
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2x ITA Scholar Athlete
2024-25: Went 13-18 in singles play and 13-16 in doubles action throughout the year.
- Competed in three fall events, going 7-3 in singles and 2-7 in doubles.
- Starred at Singles No. 4 for TU, going 6-15 in dual matches.
- Was the clinching point in team wins over Stephen F. Austin (1/26) and Arkansas (2/24) at home.
- Went 11-9 in dual-match doubles action, all in the third spot.
- Found doubles chemistry with teammate Isabella Basson, going 10-8 together in the doubles lineup.
- Clinched three doubles points for TU.
2023-24: Went 11-7 at the No. 5 and 6 positions and 12-13 across the second and third doubles lines.
- Joined the Hurricane at the start of the spring season.
- Helped Tulsa win the 2024 UTR Sports NIT Championship title with victories in both modes of play.
- Primarily played with teammates Ana Naranjo Martinez and Erin McKenzie, going 8-4 with Naranjo at No. 3 Doubles and grabbed three wins with McKenzie, two of which came in the NIT Championship.
- Locked up the doubles point a team-high five times, including against Omaha (1/13), Oral Roberts (1/19), Central Arkansas (1/21), Abilene Christian (3/9) and Denver (4/5).
- Starred at the six-spot in singles play, going 11-6 with dual-match clinches against UT Arlington (3/3) and Temple (4/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Participated in tennis, field hockey and swimming at CMK.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Rob and Jean Wilmot.
- Has one sibling, Chris.
- Started playing tennis at age 6.
- Her dream car is a Range Rover.
- Her favorite movie is “Instant Family.”
- Her favorite TV show is “Young Sheldon.”
- Her favorite food is Mediterranean food.
- Her most memorable activity is paragliding over the ocean by Tunisia.
Year | Singles | Doubles |
2023-24 | 11-7 | 12-13 |
2024-25 | 13-18 | 13-16 |
Total | 24-25 | 25-29 |
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