Prior to Auburn: Won ITF 15K Monastir doubles title with Angella Okutoyi in 2024 ... Winner of one ITF singles title and two ITF doubles titles in 2022 ... Winner of two J5 junior tournaments in Cairo, Egypt ... Holds career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 706 and doubles ranking of No. 637 ... Represented Egypt in the Billie Jean King Cup three years ... Doubles gold medalist at the 2024 African Games

Personal: Full name is Merna Mostafa Refaat Elkotb ... Parents are Mostafa Refaat Elkotb and Doaa Ahmed Tawfik ... Has two brothers, Ahmed and Mohamed ... Majoring in Business ... Played tennis and swam at El Alsson American School ... Attended Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Martine Transport ... Birthday is August 16