Ellie Luppino, a senior, is ITG Next’s 2025 Glynn Academy Female Athlete of the Year, presented by Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery.
Luppino has played at the No. 1 singles position for the Glynn Academy girls tennis team in each of the last four seasons, including this season. She also serves as team captain.
According to head tennis coach Marcus Long, Luppino has accumulated over 60 wins at the team’s top position, and at the time of writing, she has a win-loss record of 20-3 for the 2025 season.
Long talked about Luppino’s impact on Red Terrors tennis since she began her varsity career as a freshman.
“We asked a lot of Ellie very early in her career here at Glynn Academy, and she fully embraced those responsibilities right from the start,” Long said. “She continuously pushes herself and her teammates to be their best each day and fully embraces what it means to be a good teammate. She is a kind, compassionate teammate, but a fierce competitor driven to be the very best each time she steps on court to compete.”
Luppino has taken time to help the younger players who are working their way through the Glynn Academy tennis program, according to Long.
“In her spare time, Ellie has volunteered to help coach our middle school tennis programs and has inspired so many young people to play the game that she loves,” Long said.
Long reflected on his time watching Luppino grow from her earlier days as a freshman to her senior season and become a leading voice among her teammates.
“It has been a joy and an honor to watch her grow into such an amazing leader and person,” Long said. “She is the very definition of what we look for in a Glynn Academy student-athlete.”
That hard work and excellence on the court led to Luppino earning First Team All-Region honors in her first three seasons, with a fourth straight All-Region selection all but assured when region coaches make their picks for the 2025 season.
She has also earned the opportunity to continue her education and tennis career at the collegiate level. She signed a letter of intent for Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and she’ll start that next phase in 2026.
Congratulations to Ellie Luppino, ITG Next’s 2025 Glynn Academy Female Athlete of the Year, presented by Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery.
