Fall 2001:
Concluded the fall season with a 12-6 singles record and an amazing 11-3 doubles record… Claimed the 2001 Gator Fall Classic singles title with wins over opponents from Florida, Kentucky, South Florida and Miami…Reached the round of 16 at the ITA Southeast Regional with wins over Middle Tennessee’s Manon Kruse and Tennessee’s Crystal Cleveland… Along with partner Leigh Bradwell, Rookledge was ranked No. 38 in the ITA preseason rankings… The duo walked away with the doubles title at the Gator Fall Classic, June Stewart Invitational and the “B” Flight of the UT St. Mary’s Classic… The pair began the fall by winning nine matches in a row before suffering its first loss… Defeated Marlene Mejia and Aniele Mojzis of North Carolina and Kim Gates and Brooke Cordell of Tennessee in the final rounds of the UT St. Mary’s Classic to earn the title… Tallied an impressive 8-1 victory over Lori Grey and Anne Nguyen of Georgia in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Fall Tournament… Reached the semifinals of the SEC Fall Tournament before falling to the nation’s 45th-ranked duo.
2000-01:
Spent time at No. 1 doubles, while dominating the No. 5 spot in the singles lineup for the Cats… Along with partner Brooke Skeen, Rookledge finished the season with the highest doubles winning percentage in UK history with a 26-6 record… Named All-SEC… Reached an ITA doubles ranking of 19th… Defeated the 9th-ranked team in the nation to advance to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championship… Bested 45th-ranked Kristi Dascoli and Monica Rincon in the Cats 4-3 victory over Ohio State… Rolled 30th-ranked Kim Gates and Vilmarie Castellvi of Tennessee 8-3… Won the University of Georgia Invitational Double Title… Received a bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship where she and Skeen were defeated by the nation’s fourth-ranked duo… As a singles competitor, Rookledge secured the No. 5 position… Finished the year with a 16-7 record in dual matches, 14 of those wins were in straight sets… Lost only one singles match in the month of April… Defeated 97th-ranked Aleke Tsoubanos of Vanderbilt in the SEC Championship to help UK nearly defeat fourth-ranked Vanderbilt… Cruised to a win over 90th-ranked Karem Harboe in the Cats win over Ole Miss… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
1999-00:
Continued her move toward the top of the lineup with her tireless work and leadership... Played Nos. 4 through 6 for the Cats, finishing the season 25-16 in singles competition... Named UK women's tennis Most Improved Player for the 1999-00 season... Won 10 of her last 13 matches, including a straight-set win over Lisa Dingwall of Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Notched key wins in several close contests, including victories over Laura Maloney of Ohio State, Youlia Boyadjieva of Arkansas and Cluadia Oliveira of Mississippi State... Teamed with Jill Buckley for most of the season to cement the No. 3 doubles spot... Finished the season winning 10 of their last 13 doubles contests... Fought back from being down 7-4 to win 9-8 and give UK a 5-4 victory over Indiana... Recorded a team high 3.8 grade-point-average for the fall semester... Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
1998-99:
Played exhibition singles for the Cats, making tremendous strides throughout the season... Cracked the Cats' lineup at South Carolina, playing No. 6 singles... Teamed with Carolina Mayorga to play No. 3 doubles in UK's 5-4 win over regional champion Tennessee... Played in the qualification round of the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships, a $50,000 USTA Challenger.
Junior Career:
Member of the South African Under-18 National Team... Captain of high school team.
Personal:
Full name is Lauren Joy Rookledge...Daughter of Maureen and Quentin Rockledge...Loves to play on hard courts...Dream doubles partner Martina Hingis...Chose UK because it "has a great, friendly atmosphere"... Also enjoys field hockey and running.
