BIOGRAPHY

Alison played the fall of 2006 for Peters Township High School, where she led the girls' tennis team to the Pennsylvania State championship, and won the championship in singles. The following year, she won the USTA National Collegiate Clay Court Championship to earn a spot in the US Open qualifying draw, where she won her first match over Sorana Cîrstea before losing to Julie Ditty. She also won the ITA Summer Claycourt Championship and finished second at the USTA National Hardcourts that year.

In early 2008, she earned the No. 1 ranking in her country in Girls 18s competition. She got her first taste of the professional circuit later that year, when she served as a hitting partner for the United States Fed Cup team in their semifinal against Russia. Her professional breakthrough occurred when she earned wins over Aleksandra Wozniak, Anna Chakvetadze and Yanina Wickmayer.

Athletic Achievemt

• In October 2010, Riske completed an impressive run of winning an ITF 75k, 50K and 50K in three straight weeks.