Yvette Hyndman
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Bradenton, Fla. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
IMG Academy |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Sunday, June 12, 1988 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
73-49 |
| Doubles Record: |
81-43 |
Junior Season (2007-08) • Part of team that went 22-5, advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 and posted a No. 8 national ranking including back-to-back SEC Tournament titles • Finished the season ranked No. 42 in singles • Voted First Team All-SEC • Posted a 23-14 singles record including 18-6 in team dual matches and 15-3 at No. 2 • Posted a 23-17 doubles record including 7-8 at No. 1 with older sister Kelley and 7-4 at No. 2 with Naoko Ueshima • All 10 SEC singles wins came in straight sets • Registered 14 doubles wins in team dual matches with six over ranked opponents Freshman Season (2006-07) • Earned ITA All-America honors in doubles with partner Darya Ivanov and final ranking of 10th • Earned bid to the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Ivanov as a No. 5-8 seed • Finished the year ranked No. 76 in singles • Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and a member of the All-SEC First Team • Defeated nine ranked opponents in doubles with Ivanov, including No. 1-ranked Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic from William & Mary in the NCAA Round of 16, and three in singles • Clinched the victory in the regular season over then-No. 1 Florida to catapult the Bulldogs to the top spot in the country • Named SEC Player of the Week following her performance against the Gators • Teamed with Ivanov to clinch five doubles points, including the SEC Tournament finals over Florida. The pair climbed back from a 5-1 deficit to win 8-6 • Opened the season with a 14-match winning streak in singles • Was the only Bulldog to play in all 26 dual matches in both singles and doubles Juniors/High School • One of the top junior players in the United States and has participated in all four grand slam junior events • ITF Junior Tennis Ranking as high as 88th in singles and 62nd in doubles • Earned a career high WTA ranking of 967th in singles • Doubles highlights include reaching the semifinals at the Pan-American Championships (and singles semifinalist) in Tulsa, Okla., The Easter Bowl event in Palm Springs Calif., and the USTA International Spring Championships in Carson Calif. • Attended IMG Academy/Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and completed school through the University of Miami, Fla. online program Personal • Born June 12, 1988 in Plymouth, Mass. • Daughter of Mike and Joanie Hyndman • Major: Consumer Journalism • Older sister Kelley was a four-year letterwinner on the UGA tennis team (2005-08) • Yvette’s father Mike played professional hockey after an All-American career at Boston University
