North Carolina sophomore Anna Frey tops our tennis NIL Score rankings at 57.4, a lead of 7.8 points. Here are the top 10 college tennis players by RallyFuel NIL Score as of Nov. 9, 2026, across 1,091 scored profiles, with ACC players holding five of the 10 spots.
Quick summary
- Frey leads at 57.4, 7.8 points ahead of Texas A&M senior Lucciana Perez (49.6). Frey is the only player in the top 10 with both NIL visibility (85) and social power (83) above 80.
- The ACC has five of the top 10: North Carolina, Virginia, Duke and two from Wake Forest. The SEC and Big Ten have two each, using RallyFuel’s conference labels.
- Tennis profiles carry real performance scores: 730 of 1,091 (about 67%) are above zero, and Wake Forest sophomore Dominick Mosejczuk has a 98.
- The sport average is 20.1, and the 10th-ranked player scores 44.6. Only 18 profiles have any fan demand score.
How the RallyFuel NIL Score works
The RallyFuel NIL Score, labeled NIL Index on athlete profiles, is a number out of 100 built from four parts: performance, NIL visibility, social power and fan demand. It measures NIL momentum, not dollars earned, and it is not a contract value. The NIL glossary explains the terms, and the RallyFuel NIL Score leaderboard shows how whole schools compare. The figures come from RallyFuel’s own athlete data, read on Nov. 9, 2026, across 1,091 scored tennis profiles with active or roster status. Profiles hidden by the athlete are left out, and the list covers men’s and women’s players.
Tennis NIL Score rankings: the top 10
| # | Athlete | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Frey (Sophomore) | University of North Carolina | 57.4 |
| 2 | Lucciana Perez (Senior) | Texas A&M | 49.6 |
| 3 | Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (Sophomore) | Pepperdine | 46.6 |
| 4 | Keegan Rice (Junior) | University of Virginia | 46.1 |
| 5 | Cooper Williams (Senior) | Duke | 46.0 |
| 6 | Aya El Aouni (Redshirt sophomore) | LSU | 45.8 |
| 7 | Dominick Mosejczuk (Sophomore) | Wake Forest | 45.6 |
| 8 | Kamea Medora (Junior) | University of Minnesota | 45.6 |
| 9 | Mees Rottgering (Sophomore) | Wake Forest | 45.0 |
| 10 | Max Exsted (Sophomore) | USC | 44.6 |
Source: RallyFuel athlete data, NIL Score as of Nov. 9, 2026. Scores are out of 100. The NIL Score measures NIL momentum, not dollars earned.
Frey is the only player who leads on both kinds of reach
Tennis profiles carry real performance scores, and the top 10 shows two different routes to a high score. Frey takes the all-around route: a performance score of 68, NIL visibility of 85 and social power of 83. No other player in the top 10 clears 80 on both reach measures, and the 57.4 sits well above the rest of the list.
Perez, Zhiyenbayeva and Rice follow the performance route. Texas A&M’s Perez has a performance score of 92 but visibility of 38.8, and Pepperdine’s Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (88) and Virginia’s Keegan Rice (85) fit the same pattern. Mosejczuk is the most extreme case, with the top performance score on the list (98) and visibility of just 15.5, which still lands seventh at 45.6.
Minnesota junior Kamea Medora goes the other way. A performance score of 57 is the lowest in the top 10, but visibility of 72.2 and social power of 56 put Medora level with Mosejczuk at 45.6, a hair behind on the unrounded numbers. LSU’s Aya El Aouni is the only top-10 player with any fan demand (15).
The ACC holds half the list, and Wake Forest has two
Five of the 10 spots go to ACC programs under RallyFuel’s conference labels: North Carolina’s Frey (first), Virginia’s Rice (fourth), Duke’s Cooper Williams (fifth) and Wake Forest’s Mosejczuk and Mees Rottgering (seventh and ninth). Wake Forest is the only school with two players in the top 10, and you can see its roster on the Wake Forest tennis page. North Carolina’s tennis page covers the leader’s program.
The SEC has Perez of Texas A&M (second) and El Aouni of LSU (sixth). The Big Ten has Medora of Minnesota (eighth) and USC’s Max Exsted (10th), and Pepperdine’s Zhiyenbayeva is the WCC’s lone entry in third. TCU junior Roger Pascual is 11th, also at 44.6, a fraction of a point behind Exsted.
How tennis compares with other sports we rank
The gap between first and second in tennis (7.8 points) is larger than in our track and field NIL Score rankings (1.0) or our swimming NIL Score rankings (3.4). Tennis also has a higher sport average (20.1) than either, and about 67% of tennis profiles show a performance score above zero, compared with almost none in those two sports.
Our gymnastics NIL Score rankings give another view of an Olympic sport. For results and rankings, use the sport’s official sources. Fans can follow every player above on their profiles and make predictions on upcoming college games on RallyFuel.
Frequently asked questions
What are the tennis NIL Score rankings?
They rank college tennis players by their RallyFuel NIL Score, a number out of 100 built from performance, NIL visibility, social power and fan demand. The list above uses data read on Nov. 9, 2026.
Who is No. 1 in the tennis NIL Score rankings?
North Carolina sophomore Anna Frey leads at 57.4, followed by Texas A&M senior Lucciana Perez at 49.6 and Pepperdine sophomore Sonja Zhiyenbayeva at 46.6.
Does the NIL Score rank the best tennis players?
Not exactly. Performance is one of four parts of the score, alongside NIL visibility, social power and fan demand, so a player with strong results can rank below a player with more reach. For match results and official rankings, use the sport’s governing sources.
Do the tennis rankings include men and women?
Yes. RallyFuel groups tennis as one sport, and the list includes men’s and women’s players.
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