Kate Fuller
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Suwanee |
| Home State: |
Georgia |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Kestone National |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| 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: |
7-0 |
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12):
* Helped team post a 24-5 record, advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and a final national ranking of No. 6
* Earned All-SEC 2nd Team honors
* Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team at No. 1 doubles with Nadja Gilchrist
* Posted a 27-12 record in singles and ranked No. 94 and 32-14 in doubles including No. 36 with Nadja Gilchrist with a 6-2 mark
* Had four match-clinching wins including three-set comeback over Alex Anghelescu to beat rival Georgia Tech 4-3 in Atlanta
* Registered three-set win over No. 21 ranked Jillian O'Neill (Ga. Tech) in fall action
* Named to SEC Community Service Team
* Recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
* ITA preseason doubles ranking of No. 20 with freshman Lauren Herring
* Served as one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
* Named ITA Scholar-Athlete and to SEC Academic Honor Roll
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11):
*An ITA All-American in doubles with Chelsey Gullickson, duo went 17-6 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals
*Final ITA doubles ranking of No. 8
*Posted an 18-10 singles record including 12-4 in dual matches and clinched two team wins; Went 26-13 overall in doubles including 14-5 at No. 1 in the lineup
*Earned All-SEC Second Team honors and named to the SEC Community Service team for superior service efforts
*Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
*Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors in March after going a combined 4-0 in wins over Butler and No. 24 Yale
*Helped team post a 19-5 record, advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and a final national ranking of No. 8
*Selected to the Dean William Tate Honor Society, which is the most prestigious honor a UGA freshman may receive and is based on leadership, scholarship and service. It is a four-year commitment with annual service projects and spring philanthropy.
*Serves as the tennis representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL:
*Solid junior career and gained experience in a variety of international junior tournaments
*Trained at the Windward Tennis Academy in Alpharetta, Ga., under coach Cannon Campbell and completed degree requirements through Keystone National HS
*A Blue Chip Recruit and #38 overall in the Top 100 by Tennis Recruiting.Net
*Finalist at the 2009 Girls 18s USTA Winter National Championships
*Combined ranking of #11 in the final 2008 USTA Girls 18s and #25 in 2009
*2008 Georgia Junior Tennis Player of the Year
*2008 Recipient of the Bill Ozaki Junior Sportsmanship Award for the Southern Section of the USTA
*Finished as one of the top two USTA National 16 and under players in 2007 and earned a special exemption into the main draw of two ITF tournaments
*Ranked as high as #149 in the ITF Junior Rankings
PERSONAL
* Born: Jan. 9, 1992 in Marion, Ohio
* Parents: Jim and Jane Fuller
* Major: Pre-Business
* Family: Has two older sisters who played collegiate tennis, Kari (25) at Presbyterian and Kristen (22) at Jacksonville State
