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  Kelly Nelson
School: Univ. of Notre Dame
Year: Senior
Home Town: St. Petersburg, FL
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High School: Shorecrest Preparatory School
Height: 5-7
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Birth Date: Saturday, June 02, 1984
Dominant Hand: Right
Major: Pre-Medicine & Anthropology
Singles Record: 35-13
Doubles Record: 20-12

Smart and consistent player who will try to rebound from missing all of 2004-05 campaign due to a medial condition ... return to the court has seen her elevate the level of her game ... possesses great work ethic and moves well on the court ... good player under pressure ... a grinder who makes very few errors ... has worked on her serve and on coming to net more ... holds 5-2 career record in close doubles matches (8-6, 9-7, or 9-8) ... holds 20-1 mark when winning the opening set in singles ... carries one of team's top
cumulative grade-point averages ... earned monograms in first two seasons.

AS A JUNIOR: Missed the entire 2004-05 season due to a medial condition.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Posted 9-5 record in singles and 6-3 mark in doubles ... half of her singles matches were three-set affairs (3-4 record) ... lost in three sets in qualifying round of ITA Midwest Championships ... beat Ohio State's Lindsey Adams to take third in the green flight of the Kentucky Fall Classic ... lost at No. 7 in exhibition match against USC ... reached quarterfinals of adidas Invitational ... won two of three matches in Illinois Midwest Blast ... mostly paired with Liz Donohue in doubles, teaming to win the green flight in the Kentucky Fall Classic ... reached round of 16 in adidas Invitational before losing to #14 Tammy Encina/Majen Immink of Tennessee ... also played in the ITA Midwest Championships and Midwest Blast ... teamed with Emily Neighbours for a match at the Midwest Blast, as well.

AS A FRESHMAN: Had a great deal of success in first collegiate fall ... delivered 13-7 record in singles, the best on the team heading into dual matches ... won gold flight championship in Eck Classic ... reached round of 16 in OSU/Prince Cup and "das" flight of adidas Invitational ... only spring action came in Collegiate Tennis Kickoff Classic ... was 12-0 when winning the first set ... played with Liz Donohue for most of fall, winning consolation title in OSU/Prince Cup and reaching semifinals of Eck Classic.

IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Won two singles matches in '03 ITA summer circuit event at Notre Dame.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:  Ranked 65th in singles and eighth in doubles in USTA national 18s rankings ... ranked as high as 16th in singles (16s) ... two-time Florida state singles finalist advanced to doubles semifinals of `02 Easter Bowl and won two state doubles titles in the juniors ... won 100 straight games before dropping one in the district championship match as a senior ... captured national doubles tournament titles on four occasions ... selected for national Federation Cup team in 18s ... two-time conference champion in cross country ... National Honor Society among her many extracurricular activities ... father Steve graduated from Notre Dame in 1972 ... brother Kyle played tennis at Emory University ... born June 2, 1984, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... tabbed a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in both of first two seasons ... named an ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003 ... had 3.863 grade-point average in first collegiate semester to be named to Dean's List ... carries one of team's top cumulative GPAs ... serves as the team's representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as a pre-professional studies and anthropology major with a minor in science, technology, and values.