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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Spring Lake, MI
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 | High School: Grand Haven
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As a Junior (2002-03)
Compiled a team-best 20-6 singles record playing at Nos. 4, 5 and 6, including a 15-3 mark in dual matches and a 5-2 record in BIG EAST competition... went 1-0 at No. 4, 4-1 at No. 5 and 10-2 at No. 6... had a pair of six-match winning streaks, including one to conclude the season... won her only match at the BIG EAST Championships, defeating Virginia Tech's Ginger Lowdermilk, 6-1, 6-4... finished third in Flight C at the Brown Invitational, winning three of her four matches... sported a 14-14 doubles record, going 10-9 in duals and 6-1 in conference matches... played all but five of her doubles matches with Nida Waseem at No. 1, with whom she went 14-9 overall and 10-7 in duals... that duo reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Regional Championships.
As a Sophomore (2001-02)
Teamed with Allison Ashley at No. 2 doubles to form the Eagles' most reliable tandem... she and Ashley posted a team-best 10-4 mark, including 5-2 in the BIG EAST... won 10 consecutive matches in a row with Ashley from March 16-April 19... compiled a 2-4 singles mark in the fall, with both of her wins coming in the third flight at the Harvard Invitational.
As a Freshman (2000-01)
Was 10-13 in singles play and 11-10 in doubles play... saw most of her doubles action with Anisha Fernando (8-9), but was a perfect 3-0 when paired with Brooke Moldenhauer... won six of her last eight singles matches to close out the season.
Before BC
Played in the No. 1 singles position at Grand Haven, registering a 48-4 record... spent two seasons at the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S. C.... served as co-captain her two seasons at Grand Haven... ranked as high as No. 53 in the nation by the USTA... two-time Western District sportsmanship award winner... midwest section sportsmanship award recipient... a National Honor Society and Math Honor Society member.
Personal
Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and a political science major... Emily is the older of Marylynn and Gordon Hellberg's two girls... born February 26, 1983.