Augustana University Athletics

2015-16 (Senior): Named NSIC Senior of the Year ... Named First Team All-NSIC in singles ...  Earned NSIC Player of the Week honors Feb. 23 and Mar. 14 ... Named Academic All-NSIC ... Went 19-3 in singles, 10-0 in the NSIC ...Played majority of singles matches at No. 2 singles ... Teamed with Kornelia Staniszewska and won the USTA/ITA Central Region Doubles Championship on Oct. 4 ... placed fifth at the USTA/ITA National Doubles Championship on Oct. 17 ... Named First Team All-NSIC in Doubles ... posted a 23-2 record at No. 1 doubles ... went a perfect 11-0 record in doubles in the NSIC

2014-15 (Junior): Richards was named the NSIC Player of the Year in 2015 … She was selected to her third consecutive First Team All-NSIC singles team … Earned NSIC PlayerRichards teamed with Sydney Postal to earn a selection to the First Team All-NSIC doubles team, her second consecutive first team and third overall selection … Four times she was named NSIC Player of the Week, Feb 3, Feb 18, March 30, April 13 … Richards played at No. 1 singles  where she posted a 17-4 overall record and a 10-0 NSIC record … Opened the singles season with a 10 match winning streak, nine of which were won in straight sets … She teamed with Sydney Postal to win a team high 21 doubles matches … Richards and Postal went 21-2 overall and 11-0 in the NSIC … They won 21 consecutive doubles matches to start the season.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Named first team All-NSIC in singles and doubles ... finished season ranked No. 14 in ITA Central Region singles rankings and No. 2 in ITA Central Region doubles rankings ... played in 24 singles matches, posting 23-1 record at No. 2 singles ... went undefeated in NSIC regular season matches with 9-0 record ... defeated three regionally-ranked opponents in singles ... only loss came at the hands of a Divison I opponent ... went 4-0 in postseason matches leading the Vikigns to NSIC Tournament championships and NCAA Central Region 2 title match ... posted 25-0 record at No. 1 doubles, playing with Katie Jesperson ... went 11-0 in NSIC regular-season doubles matches ... defeated three regionally-ranked opponents in doubles including the lone doubles victory for the Vikings in their loss to Northeastern State ... won matches against Divison I teams Providence and Valparaiso in both singles and doubles on March 13 and 14, respectively ... advanced to the third round in the ITA Central Region Fall championships ... runner-up in the ITA Central Region Fall doubles championships. 

2012-13 (Freshman): Named NSIC Freshman of the Year … first team All-NSIC singles selection and second team All-NSIC doubles honoree … finished season ranked No. 19 in the ITA Central Region rankings … posted a 19-3 singles record with a 13-0 record against Division II opponents playing primarily No. 2 singles … went 26-1 in doubles, 17-0 against Division II doubles pairings, at No. 2 playing with Hannah Gebauer … defeated fourth ranked doubles team in Central Region from No. 35 Southwest Baptist in NCAA Central Region Championships on April 29 … defeated Division I No. 2 doubles pairings from Northern Iowa (8-3) and Radford (8-5) … posted a 10-0 record in NSIC singles matches and 12-0 in NSIC doubles matches … won Ashford Invitational No. 2 singles tournament on Sept. 16 … advanced to doubles quarterfinals of the ITA Central Region Championships.

High School: 2012 graduate of Minnetonka High School ... played No. 1 singles as junior and senior and was team captain ... four-time all-conference recipient ... led team to section title five-straight years ... two-time section 2AA champion ... two-time Redwing Invitational title winner ... finished as quarterfinalist in state tournament as junior and senior.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Wendy Richards ... born May 1, 1994 ... nursing and sociology major.