Skylar Morton
| School: |
UCLA |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Bethesda |
| Home State: |
Maryland |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Laurel Springs |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
3-2 |
| Doubles Record: |
8-11 |
Fall 2011
Listed at No. 2 in the ITA Freshman Rankings of 2011-12 ... Owned a 9-3 record in fall singles action ... Won the first six matches of her college career, advancing through qualifying and into the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... Advanced all the way to the semifinals before falling to Florida's Allie Will, 6-4, 6-1 ... Earned a spot in both the singles and doubles draws (w/Skylar Morton) at the USTA/ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in Flushing, NY ... Lost in the first round of singles before advancing to the consolation finals where she lost to Duke's Beatrice Capra, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) ... Posted an 8-2 record in fall doubles play ... Teamed with Morton to take home the title at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships, downing USC's Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria, 8-4 in the final.
High School / Juniors
Listed as the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2011 by TennisRecruiting.net ... Owned a career-high combined ITF world ranking of No. 56 in 2010 ... Quarterfinalist at the 2011 USTA Girls' 18s National Championships ... Captured the 2011 USTA National Open Playoffs to earn a spot in the qualifying draw of the U.S. Open ... Defeated former UCLA player Yasmin Schnack in the National Open final ... Advanced through qualifying and all the way to the quarterfinals of the junior draw at the 2010 U.S. Open ... Also reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the U.S. Open (w/Monica Turewicz) ... Semifinalist at the Easter Bowl in 2010 ...Also reached the quarterfinals at the 2009 Orange Bowl ... Played mostly professional-level tournaments during her final year of high school ... Captured the singles title at a pro circuit event in Landisville, PA in 2011 ... Owned a career-high WTA Tour singles ranking of No. 640 in the world in November of 2011.
Personal
Full name is Robin Kimberly Anderson ... Born on April 12, 1993 in Long Branch, N.J. ... Parents are Denom and Trudy Anderson ...Younger siblings are Matthew and Samantha ... Lists reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Junior Championships as her greatest athletic thrill ... Admires former world No. 1 Justine Henin ... Enjoys playing soccer, listening to music and watching movies in her spare time.
