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ITA ARTHUR ASHE LEADERSHIP AWARD IVANA CORLEY | UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Ivana Corley

Senior | University of Oklahoma

ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership Award

Ivana Corely from the University of Oklahoma has been named the 2022 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership Award Winner.

A senior from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Corely was an integral part of the Sooner lineup in 2022 which reached many program milestones including reaching the NCAA National Championship Match.

She is a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week recipient and claimed the Most Outstanding Player and No. 1 Doubles at OU's first ITA National Indoor appearance. Ivana earned the 2022 All-Big 12 Doubles First team honor and was named the Big 12 No. 1 doubles position champion with teammate and sister, Carmen Corley.

Academically, Ivana also shines as she was named to the 2022, 2021, 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team, as well as the 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

Off the court, Ivana is president of the Student-Athlete Innovative Leaders at the University of Oklahoma, while also spearheading "The Corley Cup", a charity tennis tournament she created in June of 2020 to offer high school seniors a chance to play tennis one more time and raise money for scholarships.

A Letter From Head Coach: Audra Cohen

I am extremely proud of Ivana for receiving the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Arthur Ashe Leadership Award. Ivana is the vocal leader on the team and is disciplined in all aspects of life.

She is always trying to get better and her demeanor and drive are incredible. She always puts her team and peers first, never the other way around. She is the perfect example of having a team- over-self-mentality. Ivana is a tremendous athlete, competitor, and student. But really what shows her character is off the court.

She is the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, has spear-led multiple events on campus and consistently gives back to the community and her team, all while having the most successful season in program history.

I highly praise Ivana for all she’s accomplished and can think of no better person to represent the nation for this award. I will always be there to cheer Ivana on and am so excited to see what she does in her walk of life.