Freshman - 2024-25 at Kentucky

• Posted a 17-16 overall singles record between the No. 3, 4, and 5 spots in dual play
• Worked to a 12-11 overall doubles record, playing across all three courts in dual action
• Kentucky went 14-13 during the 2025 campaign, including a 6-11 record in SEC play and advanced to the second round of the SEC Tournament

High School | Junior Tennis

• Attended North Canton Hoover High School
• Rated a 5-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.com and ranked as the No. 2 player in Ohio and No. 39 player in the class of 2024 by the organization
• Earned First Team All-Ohio honors all four years of her high school career (2020-23)
• Won the Ohio state Division 1 singles championship in 2023 after reaching the finals as a junior (2022), and made a semifinals appearance in both 2020 and '21
• Four-time Player of the Year in the Federal League and three-time Player of the Year in Stark County
• Posted a perfect 37-0 record during her final season at North Canton Hoover High School as she earned High School All-American honors
• As a junior, went 36-3 on the courts. Bucher posted a 36-2 record during her sophomore, and tallied a 33-4 reading as a freshman
• Two-sport athlete until her senior year of high school. She was also on North Canton Hoover's softball team

Personal

• Birthday is February 22
• Majoring in political science
• "I chose Illinois because of the amazing team culture that the coaches have built. It really feels like home when you step on campus, and I am super excited to get started in the fall!"