University of Missouri Athletics

Wilson was one of the top talents in Mizzou women’s tennis history, which officially began as a varsity sport in 1974-75. She was the first tennis player inducted into the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. She was the team’s top player for two seasons and was the No. 2 singles player as a freshman. Despite having a junior season cut short by injury, in a little more than just two full seasons, Wilson still stands fifth on the singles wins list at Mizzou, with a career record of 73-34 from 1979-82. She went 31-13 as a freshman and helped guide the Tigers to a 17-10-1 team record and a fourth-place finish at the Big Eight Championships. Wilson placed third at the subsequent Region VI Championship tournament and qualified for nationals. She followed that with a 32-13 record as a sophomore, earning all-region honors in 1981. Her 32 wins that year rank as the third-most in MU single-season history and her 31 the year before stand fourth. She was also a standout doubles player, with a career mark of 51-22. Mizzou dropped women’s tennis as a varsity sport prior to her senior year, which forced her to transfer to Oklahoma, where she finished up her degree work and played for one year. Even so, Wilson considers Mizzou to be her alma mater, and she has been very involved with the Tiger tennis program. She has been the director of tennis at the Kansas City Country Club for more than 30 years.