Sharissa Ryan
Tennis Professional

Sharissa started playing tennis at five years old and at the age of eight started competing in United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern Tournaments. 

During her high school career, at Fox Lane High School, she was co-captain for four out of her six years on the Varsity Tennis Team. She was winner of the Conference III Championship and was first Fox Lane girl to attend the NYS Tennis Championship tournament where she placed 4th in New Yok State. In 2018, Sharissa was inducted into the Fox Lane Athletic Hall of Fame for accomplishments in both tennis and track and field. 

Sharissa attended Fairfield University in CT to play at the Division 1 tennis. For three of the four years she was co-captain of the team, leading the team in 2012 to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Conference Championship Tournament. She won the award for the Most Outstanding Player in 2012, awarded MAAC player of the week four times throughout her career and received the Coaches Award in 2014. 

In May 2014; Sharissa graduated from Fairfield University from the Dolan School of Business with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources.

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