McKenna Schaefbauer

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Normal, Ill.
High School:
Hilton Head Prep (S.C.)

Prior to Michigan
• Played one season at South Carolina (2022-23) and three seasons at Illinois (2023-26)

Senior (2025-26 at Illinois)
• Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection
• Big Ten Medal of Honor winner
• CSC Academic All-District selection
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Spent the entire dual season in the ITA singles rankings appearing in 10 polls and climbing as high as a career-best No. 29
• Big Ten Player of the Week (1/21/26)
• Tallied a 23-11 singles record across the 2025-26 season, including a 14-7 record in dual play and 8-4 effort in Big Ten matches

Junior (2024-25 at Illinois)
• CSC Academic All-District
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Named to Preseason Big Ten Women’s Tennis Players to Watch list
• Posted a 16-15 overall singles record including a 9-10 mark in duals, and a 3-5 record in Big Ten play
• Closed the season with four consecutive wins on the singles courts
• Appeared solely at No. 1 singles for Illinois

Sophomore (2023-24 at Illinois)
• CSC Academic All-District
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• First clinch as an Illini came in the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers (4/25/24)
• Posted a 17-10 overall singles record including a 14-7 mark in duals, and 5-3 record in Big Ten play
• Went 6-5 at No. 2 singles, 1-1 at No. 3, 4-0 at No. 4, 1-1 at No. 5, and 2-0 at No. 6

Freshman (2022-23 at South Carolina)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Posted a 6-9 overall singles record, playing to a 4-3 record in dual play between the No. 5 and 6 spots
• Owned a 4-10 overall doubles record, which included a 2-3 mark in dual play between No. 2 and 3

Prep
• 2018 Illinois 1A singles state champion
• 2019 State Farm Female Athlete of the Year (central Illinois)
• Tabbed the No. 1 recruit in Illinois and No. 14 overall recruit in the class of 2022 (via TennisRecruiting.net)
• Semi-finalist in the Naples PTT Women's 25k
• Doubles finalist in both the Norman Oklahoma Women's 15k and 2020 Orange Bowl International