Michigan State women’s tennis added three future standouts to its roster last Monday, as head coach Kim Bruno announced the program has signed Ariane Lesterhuis, Fredrika Runström and Nora Syrtveit to compete beginning in the 2026–27 season.

Lesterhuis, a four-star recruit from Winnetka, Illinois, attends New Trier High School and is ranked the No. 3 player in the state and No. 130 nationally. She is a two-time Illinois high school state doubles champion, capturing titles in both 2023 and 2024. Her 2023 championship marked New Trier’s first tennis state title in nearly 20 years, and she followed it with a historic repeat in 2024 to become the first player in school history to win back-to-back state titles.

Runström joins the Spartans from Höllviken, Sweden, as one of the country’s top junior players in her class. Born in 2007, she has posted strong results on both the Tennis Europe and ITF junior circuits, including a TE12 singles finalist finish and multiple TE12 and TE14 doubles finals. Her ITF résumé includes doubles finalist appearances at J60 Hanko and J100 Limassol, along with semifinal runs at J60 Malmö and J60 Leiria. A Swedish national champion at multiple junior levels, Runström has competed on Sweden’s national championship teams and earned selection to the F18 national squad.

Syrtveit, a native of Oslo, Norway, is one of the top-ranked players in her country for her age group. Her accomplishments include multiple podium finishes at the U16 and U19 national championships, including a U19 national singles title and two U19 national doubles titles. She has also placed third overall in Norway’s women’s national singles competition. Internationally, Syrtveit has represented Norway in U16 and U18 European Championships and has notched ITF J30 singles and doubles wins, as well as an ITF J60 doubles title.

All three signees will join the Spartan program in the fall of 2026 and are expected to compete throughout the 2026–27 season.