Emilie Burrer Foster (born 1947) is an American former professional

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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

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. During the 1960s she featured in several editions of the

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and was a two-time doubles quarter-finalist. In 1969 she made the round of 16 of the singles, beating

Carole Caldwell Graebner Carole Graebner (née Caldwell; June 24, 1943 – November 19, 2008) was an American tennis player. According to Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Graebner was ranked in the world top 10 in 1964 and 1965, reaching a ...

en route. From 1979-1990, Burrer was the head coach of the

Trinity University (Texas) Trinity University is a private liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1869, its student body consists of about 2,600 undergraduate and 200 graduate students. Trinity offers 49 majors and 61 minors among six degree programs, ...

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women's tennis team. Her teams amassed a record of 259-94 (.734) 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrer, Emilie 1947 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from Texas Trinity Tigers women's tennis players Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games tennis players for the United States 20th-century American sportswomen