Gadsden, Ala. • Westbrook Christian High School
5-10 •Senior • 3VL • Right Handed
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS
Junior (2000-2001)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Anderson Society Award
• Blue Key Award
• Mortar Board Award
• 26-9 singles record for the year
• Omicron Delta Kappa Award 
•Beta Gamma Sigma-Business Honor Society
•Dow Chemical Outstanding Junior in Marketing and  Management Award
• Gladys M Poe Scholarship Award
• Department of Marketing Recognition of Excellence  Scholarship
Sophomore (1999-2000)
• Played doubles at No. 2 during the dual match season, going 4-6 with Selia Mathew
• Posted a 16-16 singles record for the year
•  Inducted into Gamma Beta Phi
• Academic All-Southeastern Conference
• Member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
• SAAB Representative
• Cardinal Key Honor Society
• SGA International Student Committee
Freshman (1998-99)
• Finished the fall season with a 7-6 record.
• Playing at No. 6, produced a 2-3 mark during the dual match season
• Combined with Jenny Ketchum to go 7-8 at No. 3 doubles
• Named to Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies
• Earned Alabama’s “Most Improved” team award

 

PREP HIGHLIGHTS
• Played for Tommy Wade at Birmingham Country Club and Craig Jones at Coosa Country Club
• 1997 Alabama Tennis Association Player of the Year
• Alabama Junior Davis Cup participant 1993-97
• Led Zone Team to gold medal in 1995 and silver in 1996
• Top-32 at the National Clay Courts in 1997
• Led Westbrook Christian to a Sectional title and a fourth place at the State Championships
• Earned MVP 1991-98 and Sportsmanship Award 1996-97
• State singles champion in 1995, 1997 and 1998
• Played volleyball for Westbrook Christian, named to the All-Area All-Tournament team in 1995
• Earned the volleyball Hustle Award
• Played basketball, earning a starting position on the All-Area team in 1995 and All-Area, All-Region and All-County in 1998
• Westbrook Christian Valedictorian
• Scholar-Athlete Award winner
• Officer of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society
• Key Club President, SGA Treasurer, Senior Class Chaplain and FCA Officer, Junior Class Vice President, Ambassadors Choir Group
• Birmingham Post-Herald Athlete

PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Full name: Rebecca Elizabeth Baum
• Parents are Eric and Beverly Ann Baum
• Sister Elyse Baum played tennis for Berry College in Rome, Ga.
• Father, Billy Baum, played basketball for the University of Rochester and played in the Olympics for Puerto Rico
• Mother, Beverly Ann Baum, played collegiate tennis for Ashland University
• Has two sisters, Elyse and Lauren (Freshman at UA)
• International Marketing and Spanish major
• Born: January 4, 1980

Baum’s Career Statistics
SINGLES
Year Primary Pos. Fall Dual Overall 
1998-1999 No. 6 7-6 2-3 9-9   
1999-2000 No. 6 6-5 10-11 16-16 
2000-2001 No. 6 9-2 17-7 26-9 
TOTALS  22-13 29-21 51-34 
DOUBLES
Year Primary Pos. Fall Dual Overall  
1998-1999 No. 3 -- 7-11 7-11 
1999-2000 No. 2 6-4 6-10 12-14 
2000-2001 No. 2 1-4 4-4 5-8 
TOTALS  7-8 17-25 24-33