Tennis star Whitney Taney decided earlier this week to accept an athletic scholarship offer to attend Michigan. The Edina High School senior has a 159-0 prep record and has won two state singles and doubles championships.
Whitney’s father Ted said the University of Minnesota was among her final choices and he mentioned how much she liked coach Tyler Thomson and his players. “She (Whitney) was fortunate to have many different colleges interested in her and after a lot of thought she decided she wanted to go away to school,” Ted said. “After making an official visit to Michigan last month, she really fell in love with it and decided that’s where she wanted to attend.”
Ted said Michigan is a top 25 program and Whitney is probably the school’s No. 1 freshman recruit for next year. She was No. 16 nationally earlier this year in the USTA’s girls 18’s rankings.
Edina’s girls team has won nine consecutive state championships and hopes to add a 10th next week.