TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women’s tennis team signed three signees to its 2026 recruiting class, Head Coach Jennifer Hyde announced Wednesday. 
 

To say we are excited is an understatement as we welcome our 2026 signees, Hyde said. We are thrilled for these three outstanding young women to join our program and the Seminole family. Joanna, Nicole, and Ariana are not only amazing and highly skilled tennis players, but high-character people as well. They all possess great capacity and a passion to keep getting better. We also welcome their families, who have been engaged, invested, and behind them in their process, and unwavering in support of our program. Our community and our fans will really enjoy welcoming this class of athletes, one of the top recruiting classes in the country, and will take great pleasure in getting behind them as they represent the Garnet and Gold!

JoAnna Kennedy | 6-1 | Cherry Hills Village, Colo. | St. Mary’s Academy
Blue Chip, five-star recruit out of Colorado…ranked No. 22 in the class of 2026 by Tennis Recruiting Network…rated No. 3 in girls’ 18s rankings in the United States (USTA)… rated No. 2 in the girls’ 16s rankings in the United States (USTA)… 2025 singles champion at the J60 Medford (ITF)…2025 doubles champion at the J100 Chestertown (ITF)… Dad, Mike, played tennis at Boston College and Colorado.

Nicole Okhtenberg | 5-2 | Boca Raton, Fla.  | Florida Virtual School
Blue Chip, five-star recruit from Florida…ranked No. 24 nationally and the No. 6 player in Florida by Tennis Recruiting Network…2024 Orange Bowl G16’s doubles champion…2022 Easter Bowl Champion.

Ariana Gilbert | 5-10 | Brookhaven, Ga. | Sevenstar Academy
Four-star recruit from Georgia…ranked the No. 4 player in Georgia by Tennis Recruiting Network…2025 Bronze Ball in 18s Doubles National Clay Court Championships…National Honor Society for Scholars member…has competed in soccer, lacrosse, gymnastics, and taekwondo. 

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