Healthy student, 17, dies following having a cardiac arrest during tennis lesson

• Morgan Wilson, 17, died on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest 
• Wilson's parents believe that she would have survived had someone known CPR
  
• Wilson collapsed on July 8 at Anaheim Tennis Center
• Wilson is a star athlete at Esperanza High School and has a 4.2GPA

By Zoe Szathmary and Alexandra Klausner

Published: 22:59 EST, 16 July 2014 | Updated: 10:18 EST, 17 July 2014

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A California teenager experienced who had a cardiac arrest and collapsed during a tennis lesson on July 8 died on Wednesday afternoon.

Morgan Wilson, 17, of Anaheim was hospitalized at UC Irvine Medical Center after running and lies in a medically-induced coma, according to NBCLosAngeles. Wilson fell at Anaheim Tennis Center. She previously showed no signs of illness and was otherwise healthy.

'Morgan was a strong and passionate girl who loved life,' her parents Scott and Debbie Wilson said in a statement. 'She was positive and a role model for others.'

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Dead: Morgan Wilson, left. was medically-induced coma after she experienced cardiac arrest on July 8 and she died yesterday

Morgan Wilson was a member of her school's track team and was also the president of the tennis team. She was loved by all who knew her.

Wilson's parents believe that their daughter would have survived had someone known how to properly perform CPR.

NBC Los Angeles reports that Wilson's parents believe she could have been saved had someone known how to perform CPR.

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'No family should have to go through the loss of a child,' they said.

'We believe that Morgan's life could have been saved had CPR been administered in a timely fashion.'

Morgan Wilson is an organ donor and her family said that they are working with a non-profit to donate her organs to someone in need.

Prior to her untimely death, family and friends gathered to offer their support at a tennis court vigil on July 10. They were hopeful she'd pull through.

Success: Wilson was a member of both the tennis and track teams at her high school and also reportedly has a 4.2GPA

Father: Scott Rowland, pictured, said his daughter's collapse has 'just totally blown us away'

'She's a stud,' her father Scott Rowland told NBC. 'She is a strong girl, and so for something like this to happen, it's just totally blown us away.'

Wilson's sister Katelyn Wilson shared words of support for her sister.

'I just want everybody to know that she's surrounded with love,' she told the affiliate station.

Wilson was a star athlete at Esperanza High School in Anaheim - she belongs to both the tennis and track teams - and has a 4.2GPA, according to KTLA.

'I think that she can pull through this one too,' vigil organizer and former tennis teammate Alexa Lanning told KTLA.

Wilson's supporters have used Twitter to share messages of hope with the hashtag campaign '#prayformorgan', the station reported.

'I've been woken up to some horrible newss...#prayformorgan 💕' a Twitter user wrote.

'hearing about Morgan on the news makes my stomach knot up #prayformorgan,' another supporter said.

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