Noelle Hickey
| School: |
Georgia Tech |
| Year: |
transferred |
| Home Town: |
Hackensack, N.J. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Bergen Academies |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, December 05, 1988 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
52-26 |
| Doubles Record: |
54-27 |
A talented player from the northeast that shows toughness on the court ... Has an excellent all-around game and is a great ball-striker ... Has a solid technical foundation, which made her a regular in the lineup her freshman season ... Expected to move up in the singles lineup in her second year at Georgia Tech ... Could vie for the top doubles spot in 2009 after primarily playing in the No. 2 position her freshman season.
2007-08: Notched 25 singles and 28 doubles victories in her first season on the Flats ... Posted a 16-7 singles record in dual matches while going 21-6 in doubles ... Had a 5-2 singles record against ranked opponents ... Went 7-1 in singles and had a 9-2 doubles record in ACC matches ... Notched a thrilling three-set match over Ania Rynarzewska to help clinch a 4-3 win for Georgia Tech at Florida State ... Tied the Yellow Jackets' semifinal match against Stanford with a straight-set win against 58th-ranked Carolyn McVeigh at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships ... Posted a comeback three-set (6-7(5), 6-0, 6-1) victory over No. 22 Monika Dancevic in the first round of the ITA South Region Championships ... Advanced to the singles final at the Seminole Invitational in her last tournament of the fall ... Teamed with Whitney McCray to rally from a 1-6 deficit against Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to win a 9-7 match, giving Tech the doubles point ... Partnered with Christy Striplin to post a 9-8 (7) tiebreaker win against Stanford's Jessica Nguyen and Lindsay Burdette at the ITA All-American Championships ... Finished the season with records of 25-11 in singles and 28-11 in doubles ... Reached as high as No. 56 in the singles rankings in her first season at Georgia Tech.
High School/Junior Tennis: A tennisrecruiting.net Blue Chip recruit ... Ranked the No. 10 player in the nation according to the final rankings on tennisrecruiting.net ... Reached as high as No. 6 in the junior tennis recruiting rankings ... The National Open Champion, Copper Bowl Champion and champion of five sectional events ... Played her first two years at Bergen Academies before concluding her high school studies at Laurel Springs ... Played No. 1 singles and earned two letters at Bergen Academies ... Earned Player of the Year, first-team all-state, all-county and league champion at Bergen Academies ... Went 23-2 as a freshman and 21-1 her sophomore year ... Won 18-consecutive USTA matches as a junior, including capturing two tournament titles without dropping a set ... Four year-member of the Honor Roll ... Also a member of Skills USA and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Personal: Full name is Noelle Valerie Hickey ... Born December 5, 1988 ... Daughter of Valerie Hickey ...Has one sister, Bethany Ann Hickey, who attends Rutgers University ... Enjoys working out, laughing, cooking and practicing in her spare time ... Lists taking her first step on campus as her most memorable nonathletic accomplishment ... Planning to major in management at Georgia Tech and hopes to work in representing athletes as a sports agent upon graduation.
