Alexandra Smith
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Marietta, Ga. |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
Walker School |
| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Wednesday, March 10, 1982 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
68-31 |
| Doubles Record: |
45-29 |
Georgia Career Notes
*2002 Team MVP
*Named Ramsey Scholarship recipient as one of Georgia’s finest scholar-athletes
*Team Championships: 2001 SEC Tournament, 2002 USTA/ITA National Indoors, 2002 SEC
*2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2002-03: Junior
A 2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll selection...Posted an 18-13 singles record including 3-1 at No. 5 and 10-4 at No. 6...Went 9-12 in doubles action including 3-2 at No. 2 and 5-6 at No. 3 in the lineup...Went 2-2 at No. 2 with Evgenia Subbotina and 5-6 overall with Douglas Wink including 1-0 at No. 2 and 4-6 at No. 3...Also 2-4 with Jennifer Hodge including 1-0 at No. 3.
2001-02: Sophomore: Named team MVP with several clutch performances....Posted a 23-7 singles record including 5-1 at No. 5 and 10-3 at No. 6...Three times her match determined the outcome and she delivered against second-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville (Beat Annie Menees 7-6,1-6,6-3), at top-ranked Florida (Beat Annika Bengtsson 7-5,6-3) to end Lady Gators’ 108-home match winning streak against SEC foes and then versus No. 28 South Alabama (Beat Dominika Nemcovicova 1-6,7-5,7-6{5}) to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16...Reached the semifinals of the SEC Fall Coaches Classic...Went 15-9 in doubles with Anne Nguyen including 1-1 at No. 2 and 12-8 at No. 3.
2000-01: Freshman: Final record of 7-5 in singles including 2-0 at No. 5 and 3-2 at No. 6...Also, posted a 4-1 mark in doubles with Lori Grey...Paired with Christa Grey at USTA/ITA National Team Indoors and went 1-3...Limited fall action to get healthy...Put together a four-match winning streak from January through March.
Juniors/High School: Nationally-ranked player including No. 35 in the USTA Girls 18s in 1999 and as high as No. 13 in the USTA Girls 16s before moving up to the 18s...Achieved Southern ranking of No. 3 in 18s in 1999 and No. 2 in 16s in 1998...Ranked No. 3 nationally in doubles in 1996 in Girls 14s...Runner-up in the national Peach State Invitational in Girls 18s in 1999...Runner-up in the Gator Bowl in Girls 16s in 1998...Won the Copper Bowl in Girls 16s in 1998...Won Fiesta Bowl in Girls 16s in 1997...Runner-up in doubles in Girls 16s National Clay Court Championships in 1997...Runner-up in doubles in Girls 14s National Hard Court Championships in 1996...Won doubles competition in the Southern Championships in Girls 14s in 1996...Runner-up in the Southern Championships in Girls 14s in 1996...Member of state champion teams for two consecutive years (1998-1999) while compiling a perfect record at No. 1 singles during both seasons...Won the state qualifier in Girls 16s in 1998...Attended the Walker School in Marietta, Ga.
Personal: Born March 10, 1982 in Marietta, Ga...Daughter of Douglas and Jean Smith...Father played football at Livingston College and her brother, Damon, played tennis for the Citadel...Major: Biology.
