Kate Fuller
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
Senior |
| 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: |
Thursday, January 09, 1992 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Marketing |
| Singles Record: |
18-6 |
| Doubles Record: |
23-3 |
SENIOR SEASON (2013-14)
• Recipient of the Doyle E. Mote Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
JUNIOR SEASON (2012-13)
• Helped team to a 24-4 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 5.
• An ITA All-American in doubles with Silvia Garcia after going 26-4 and advancing to the NCAA Doubles Quarterfinals. Was ranked as high as No. 1.
• An All-SEC Second Team Selection
•Ranked No. 21 going 31-8 in singles and went a combined 40-8 in doubles
• Set the Georgia single season record for doubles wins in a season with NCAA First Round win vs. Winthrop (Chelsey Gullickson, 35, 2012).
• Was ITA Southeast Regional doubles champion with Lauren Herring.
• Named to 2013 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team with doubles partner Silvia Garcia
• Named to the SEC Community Service Team
• Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the UGA Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Serves as President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.)
• Appointed to the UGA Athletic Association Board of Directors as a student-athlete represenative.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
• Helped team to a 24-5 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 6
• Earned All-SEC 2nd Team honors
• 27-12 in singles and ranked No. 96 and 30-14 in doubles including No. 46 with Nadja Gilchrist with a 4-2 mark
• Named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team at No. 1 doubles with Nadja Gilchrist
• 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
• Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Recipient of the UGAAA Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
• ITA preseason doubles ranking of No. 20 with Lauren Herring
• Serves as one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
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
• 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 one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
• Recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
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 H
• 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: Marketing
• Family: Has two older sisters who played collegiate tennis, Kari at Presbyterian and Kristen at Jacksonville State
