Kaitlyn Christian
| School: |
Univ. of Southern California |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Orange |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Orange Lutheran |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, January 13, 1992 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Sociology |
| Singles Record: |
17-3 |
| Doubles Record: |
17-2 |
THIS SEASON: Kaitlyn Christian is in her third season at USC, entering the 2013 spring season ranked No. 1 in the nation in doubles with teammate Sabrina Santamaria following their run to a second straight ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship in the fall... Went 4-2 in singles and 9-0 in doubles with Santamaria in the fall, winning the ITA/Riviera All-American Doubles Championship as well.
2011-12: Christian finished her sophomore season ranked No. 83 in the nation in ITA singles and No. 3 in doubles with partner Sabrina Santamaria... Winners of the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship, the pair also won the Pac-12 Doubles Championship and was named Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year... Named to the ITA Collegiate All-Star Team and was an ITA All-American in doubles... Also earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on February 6... Appeared in the NCAA Doubles Round of 32 as the No. 4 seeded team with Santamaria... Went 30-9 overall in singles, going 22-4 in dual matches... Was 19-4 at the No. 4 position and 3-0 at No. 3... In doubles, went 35-13 overall with a 16-9 mark in dual matches... Was 33-13 with Santamaria, going 14-9 at No. 1... Also was 1-0 with Gabriella DeSimone and 1-0 with Valeria Pulido... Entered the spring ranked No. 99 in singles and No. 3 in doubles with Santamaria... In fall doubles, reached the ITA Regional Doubles final with Santamaria, going on to become the first-ever USC team -- male or female -- to win the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship... Entered the fall ranked No. 60 in singles and No. 18 in doubles with Santamaria.
2010-11: Christian finished her freshman season ranked No. 90 in the nation in ITA singles and No. 5 in doubles with Maria Sanchez... Earned ITA All-America honors in doubles as the No. 3 seeded team with Sanchez and by reaching the NCAA Doubles Semifinals, falling to Clemson's Bek/Wong... Also reached the Pac-10 Doubles final with Sanchez and reached the Pac-10 Singles quarterfinal... Named ITA Southwest Regional Player to Watch... Went 26-9 overall in singles, going 15-4 in dual matches playing primarily at the No. 3 position (10-3) and also at No. 2 (1-0) and No. 4 (4-1)... In doubles, went 31-6 overall and 18-2 in dual matches... Was 30-5 overall with Sanchez, going undefeated in Pac-10 matches and 16-2 in all dual matches... Was 13-2 at the No. 1 position with Sanchez and 3-0 at No. 2... Also went 2-1 overall with Cristala Andrews (1-0 at No. 3) and 1-0 with Hayley Miller (1-0 at No. 3)... Entered the spring ranked No. 114 in singles and No. 80 in doubles with Sanchez... In the fall, ranked No. 42 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings with Sanchez and was the No. 9 ITA Freshman/Newcomer... Went 8-3 in fall singles, reaching the ITA Southwest Regional quarterfinals and also competing in ITA/Riviera All-American prequalifying and the Duels in the Desert... In fall doubles, went 1-1 with Cristala Andrews and 4-1 with Sanchez, reaching the ITA Southwest Regional semifinals and winning the Freeman Memorial Doubles Championship with Sanchez.
HIGH SCHOOL: Christian was the singles CIF Champion in 2010 as a senior at Orange Lutheran High... Recipient of the 2010 USTA Evelyn Houseman Sportsmanship Award and the 2008 USTA Winter National Sportsmanship Award... Also was a singles World Champion on the Mike Junior Tour in 2006... Graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Kaitlyn Christian was born Jan. 13, 1992 in Orange, Calif.... Daughter of Dane and Rose Christian... Nickname is KK... Lists Martina Hingis as her biggest sports hero because of their similar playing styles... Would like to travel to London... Hopes to one-day play professional tennis... Majoring in sociology.
