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2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster

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Sara Kelly

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naples, Fla.

Biography

As a Senior (2019-20) 
Competed primarily out of the Nos. 2 and 3 courts... Collected three wins in singles play... Parterned with Julia Fisch to produce six overall wins in doubles competition... Ended the season on a two-match win streak in singles, claiming victories against Lipscomb (3/7) and Gonzaga (3/11).

Junior (2018-19)
Earned ASUN Second Team All-Conference as she produced a 5-2 record against ASUN opponents... She claimed 9 over-all wins in singles on #2 singles court and went 11-3 over-all in doubles play with her partner Patricia Villar.  

Freshman (2016-17)
Named a unanimous selection to the ASUN All-Freshman Team ... also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete after turning in a GPA of 3.50 or higher ... was one of five Eagles to register double digit singles win as she went 10-7 in dual matches and 16-11 overall in her first season with the Green and Blue … was 5-0 in #6 singles before being bumped up to the #4 and #5 positions, where she went 0-1 and 5-6, respectively … ranked in the top-three in the conference in wins in both #5 and #6 spots … posted a 3-1 record against conference opponents and went 7-3 in her final 10 matches of the regular season … primarily paired with Bridget Forster to go 8-2 in dual matches and 2-2 in the ASUN … the duo went 7-2 in #3 doubles – second best in the conference – and 1-0 in the #2 position.

Prior to FGCU
Graduated from Florida Virtual School with honors … ... trained with Rene and Raul Gomez in Naples ... 2015 ITF Pro Circuit Doubles Semifinalist (Colombia) … earned ITF Pro Circuit points in both singles and doubles competition … qualified into five ITF Main Draw Pro Circuit singles tournaments … Junior ITF Tournament Doubles Champion (Dominican Republic) … USTA 18s Regional National Singles Semifinalist … 2011 USTA Missouri Valley/Heart of America Player of the Year … 2011 Missouri Valley/Heart of America Annual Waterman Sportsmanship Award winner … 2011 USTA National Open Sportsmanship Award winner.

Personal
Born July 23, 1997 … Daughter of Brian and Rhonda Kelly … originally from Overland Park, Kansas … English major … chose FGCU because of the beautiful campus and Coach Vernon’s intensity and leadership … favorite book is the Harry Potter series.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'10"