Lori Grey
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Seminole, Fla. |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
Seminole |
| Height: |
5-4 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, July 13, 1981 |
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| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
69-36 |
| Doubles Record: |
76-37 |
Georgia Career Notes
*Career-high ITA singles ranking: 11 (2000) Doubles: 1 (2000 Final) with Marissa Catlin;
with Agata Cioroch (2003, 2003 Final)
*2000 Singles All-American, 2000, 2001 and 2003 Doubles All-American
*Team Championships: 2000 NCAA, 2000 SEC, 2001 SEC Tournament, 2002 USTA/ITA National Indoors, 2002 SEC
*2000 NCAA doubles finalist with Marissa Catlin
*2000 SEC Freshman of the Year, 2000 ITA Rookie of the Year (South Region)
*2000, 2002, 2003 All-SEC in doubles (1st Team), 2003 All-SEC in singles (2nd Team)
*2000 Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award
2002-03: Senior
Ended career ranked #1 in doubles with junior Agata Cioroch...Ranked as high as #96 in singles but no final singles ranking...Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships...Finished season with a 20-13 record in singles including 3-3 at No. 3 and 13-5 at No. 4 in the lineup...Went 20-5 overall in doubles including 18-2 at No. 1 in the lineup...An All-SEC selection in singles (2nd Team) and doubles (1st Team).
2001-02: Junior: Final ranking of No. 17 in doubles with Agata Cioroch and earned First Team All-SEC honors going 26-15...Duo went 4-0 at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors, reached finals at the ITA South Regionals, NCAA first round...Went 28-14 in singles...Ranked as high as 32 in singles during the year....Went 8-3 in SEC matches and 3-2 at No. 4 during NCAA Team Championships.
2000-01: Sophomore: Final ranking of No. 56 in singles and No. 19 in doubles with Aarthi Venkatesan...Named 2001 ITA All-American in doubles...Posted 21-8 record in singles and 18-14 record in doubles...Posted 2-1 mark in singles and 4-0 mark in doubles with Venkatesan at USTA/ITA National Team Indoors, including victories over No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 doubles teams in the nation...Paired with Aarthi Venkatesan at Rolex National Indoors and advanced to the consolation final...Went 3-0 in singles play at the NCAA Team Tournament, including a win over Bernadette Bayani of Southern Cal in the quarterfinals that clinched the match for Georgia.
1999-2000: Freshman: Earned All-America honors in singles and doubles, only the third Georgia freshman to accomplish this feat (Shannan McCarthy-1989; Marissa Catlin-1997)...ITA Rookie Player of the Year for the South Region...Named SEC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-SEC in doubles with Marissa Catlin....Final national ranking of No. 31 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with Catlin...Advanced to the finals of the NCAA Doubles Championship and to the round of 16 in NCAA singles...Posted a 36-17 singles record...Went 26-6 in doubles including 19-3 with Catlin...Posted huge wins against No. 36 Baili Camino in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament and over the fourth-ranked doubles team of Marissa Irvin/Teryn Ashley of Stanford to clinch the national title...Defeated four ranked opponents (#16 Celeste Frey, #17 Aarthi Venkatesan, #37 Andrea Piski, #77 Mira Radu) en route to winning the ITA South Regional title...First Georgia player since Shannan McCarthy (1989) to win ITA regional...Posted big upset over No. 6 Lauren Kalvaria (Stanford) at the USTA Team Indoors.
Juniors/High School: One of the nation’s top juniors in 1999...Captured singles title and teamed with sister Christa to win the doubles at the 1999 Southeast Region of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Collegiate Summer Circuit event...Ranked in the top 10 nationally in the Girls 18s and second in the state of Florida with a 45-14 record in 1998...Career highlights include 1998 State Closed Champion in singles and doubles...1997 Clay Court doubles champion...1995 Gator Bowl singles title...Named Florida’s 1999 “Miss Tennis” by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, an award for Player of the Year...Four-year letter-winner at Seminole HS, leading team to state championship in 1998 and 1999 and won state singles and doubles titles...Posted a 50-0 career record at Seminole including 15-0 as a senior...Two-time MVP selection at Seminole...Played No. 1 singles and doubles ...Played No. 2 singles in first two years with older sister Christa at No. 1
...Duo won state doubles title in 1997.
Personal: Born July 13, 1981 in St. Petersburg, Fla....Daughter of William and Mary Anne Grey...
Her older sister Christa played at Georgia from 1998-2001...Second sister combination to play tennis at UGA, joining Shannan and Shawn McCarthy (1989-92)...Major: Health and Promotion.
