Whitney Spencer
| School: |
Univ. of Kentucky |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Cardinal Newman |
| Height: |
5-3 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
43-29 |
| Doubles Record: |
34-34 |
• 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 (Sophomore): Opened the season with three straight wins ... Secured first round UK win of SEC Tournament against Ole Miss’s Mimi Renaudin, 7-6(2), 7-6(1) ... Ended the season with a five-match win streak ... Played primarily at No. 6 singles ... Finished with a 7-8 doubles record ... Paired with sophomore Sarah Wöstmann for most of the season with a 7-3 record.
2007 (Freshman): Went 23-11 in singles play during her inaugural season as a Wildcat … Made an immediate impact as a freshman … Ran off seven consecutive singles victories at the end of last season before falling in UK’s final match at Georgia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … A flexible constant in the team’s lineup, competing anywhere from the No. 3 to No. 6 positions … Recorded a hard-fought 2-6, 3-6, 1-0 (8) victory against Florida’s Whitney Benik at the No. 6 position during the regular season … Knocked off Auburn’s Jill Hastenrath in a 6-1, 6-7 (8), 7-5 thriller in the first Southeastern Conference match of her career.
Junior Career: Lettered four years at Cardinal Newman and led team to state runner-up finish in 2004 … Named first-team all-state every year and was the Palm Beach Post Player of the Year in 2005 … Earned Cardinal Newman Sportsman of the Year honors in 2004 … Reached round of 16 at 2006 hard court nationals … Placed third at 2000 Girls U-14 nationals … In 2004, won the state doubles crown while finishing as the singles runner-up … Rated as high as the No. 26 recruit in the nation in 2006 by tennisrecruiting.net … Chose Kentucky over Maryland, Clemson and Virginia.
