Emilie Burrer


Emilie Burrer Foster is an American former professional tennis player and collegiate tennis coach.
Born in 1947, Burrer is a native Texan and played collegiate tennis for Trinity University, where she won a team record four intercollegiate championships. She won consecutive singles and doubles titles in 1968 and 1969.
Burrer, a Junior Wightman Cup player, represented the United States at the 1967 [Pan American Games].
During the 1960s she featured in several editions of the US [Open (tennis)|US Open] and was a two-time doubles quarter-finalist. In 1969 she made the round of 16 of the singles, beating Carole Caldwell Graebner en route.
From 1979-1990, Burrer was the head coach of the Trinity University (Texas) NCAA women's tennis team. Her teams amassed a record of 259-94 and finished as national runners-up both in 1981 and 1983.
Burrer is a member of the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.