Kara Hickey
| School: |
Iowa State University |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Columbia, Mo. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
statistics |
| Singles Record: |
16-40 |
| Doubles Record: |
23-47 |
Junior (2007-08): Battled injuries at the beginning of the season ... didn't appear in a singles match until March 1 against Illinois-Chicago ... played majority of the year at No. 2 singles spot ... played No. 1 singles against Kansas ... teamed with Liza Wischer at the No. 3 doubles spot to defeat Big 12 rival Nebraska ... saw action at all three doubles slots.
Sophomore (2006-07): Tallied second highest singles win total on squad with nine, including victories over Big 12 conference opponents Oklahoma State and Missouri at No. 2 singles slot ... went 9-11 overall ... partnered with Eve Soriano at the No. 1 doubles slot ... recorded most doubles wins on team with eight ... recorded win over Texas’ No. 1 doubles duo ... won first six matches, going 8-12 overall.
Freshman (2005-06): Finished the season with a team-high 11 wins in singles play (11-16) ... earned a Big 12 win over Missouri's Lubica Nadasska ... allied with Elizabeth Chermel in doubles action to capture big wins over conference foes Missouri, Kansas and Baylor ... compiled a team-best 17 victories in doubles play (17-12 overall).
Before ISU:
2005 National High School Tennis All-American ... earned four letters in tennis and three in track ...three-time individual state doubles champion ... individual state singles champion in 2005 ... nationally ranked in singles and doubles in USTA sectional 18s ... all-conference honors in 2001, 2002 and 2003 ... compiled a 97-8 career singles record and an 88-5 career doubles mark ... coached by Ben Loeb ... 2003-04 High School Sportswoman of the Year presented by WIN for Columbia ... AP scholar with honors ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Born March 14, 1987 ... daughter of Keith and Kim Hickey ... father played tennis at the University of Missouri ... has a sister, Cheryl, who played tennis for the men’s and women’s team at the Coast Guard Academy ... Cheryl is currently an Ensign stationed in Seattle aboard the Icebreaker Polar Sea ... majoring in statistics
