Talented sophomore netter from the Georgia high school ranks ... Started the fall campaign late due hip surgery recovery ... One of two lefties on the squad ... Formerly ranked among the top 30 recruits in the Southeast region.
Fall 2007:
Went 2-3 in doubles during a recovery fall season to begin her sophomore season ... Due to Injury, did not play in singles competition but competed well in doubles by winning two of her first three matches with teammate Valeriya Makarycheva ... Finished sixth on the team in doubles winning percentage with a .400 (2-3) record.
2006-07 (Freshman):
Went 5-13 in singles and 4-15 in doubles during an injury-plagued season to begin her MSU career … Played most of the season at the No. 5 singles position ... Notched a three-set victory over Samford’s Katie McMiller in consolation singles play at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Valeriya Makarycheva to earn a victory in her collegiate doubles debut in the Black Draw of the fall-opening Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Posted a road win at UAB from the No. 2 doubles position with teammate Elna de Villiers .. Played most of the spring season at the No. 2 doubles position with fellow Lady Bulldog de Villiers ... Finished the season with a break-even 3-3 record at home.
Pre-MSU:
Four-year letterwinner for coaches Megan Koch (2006) and Chrissie Bolt (2003-05) at Chattahoochee High School in Alpharetta, Ga … Lost only seven matches during her four years of prep tennis competition, helping lead the Cougars to Georgia’s Class 5A state championship as a freshman (2003) and a state runner-up finish as a junior (2005) … Ranked among the top 70 recruits nationally, top 30 in the Southeast region and top 10 within the state of Georgia by the United States Tennis Association … Collected honorable mention all-area accolades by the Atlanta Journal- Constitution newspaper as a senior … Named team MVP and was the recipient of the 2005-06 Cougar Award as selected by her teammates … Chosen as a senior leader for Chattahoochee’s Student Council … Member of the DECA business club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes at CHS, while also volunteering her services to the local Special Olympics.
Personal:
DeAndra Janelle Saddler was born June 30, 1988 in Hackensack, New Jersey ... Daughter of Hawthrone and Dorothea Saddler ... Has two siblings Kamilah (29) and Jared (18) ... Majoring in communication.
