Caitlyn Williams
| School: |
University of Tennessee |
| Year: |
Sophomore |
| Home Town: |
Knoxville |
| Home State: |
Tennessee |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Alpha Omega Academy |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undergraduate Studies |
| Singles Record: |
2-3 |
| Doubles Record: |
1-5 |
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
Singles
Won 6-2, 7-5 over Utah's Lucia Kovarcikova at the UVA Winter Invitational (1/19)
Defeated NC State's Nicole Martinez 6-4, 6-4 in the Tennessee Fall Classic (10/26)
Won her first singles match of the Fall season at the Furman Fall Classic against FSU's Francesca Segarelli (9/21)
Doubles
No. 2 doubles with Joanna Henderson d. Sarah Lee/Mimi Nguyen of Michigan, 8-3 (2/1)
Competed in the ITA Kickoff with partner Joanna Henderson (1/27)
Went 2-1 during the UVA Winter Invitational with partner Joanna Henderson defeating Najera-Salas/Smith of Utah and Wowchuk/Niu of Northwestern (1/21)
Defeated opponents from South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio State and Memphis
Went 5-3 throughout the Fall in doubles competition
Partnered with Caitlyn Williams for Fall doubles matches
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
Singles
Held out for fall and was limited throughout season due to injuries
Played from multiple positions, primarily from No. 4 spot, finishing with a 10-8 record
Won career-high four consecutive matches in February
Led team with five match-clinching points, four of which came consecutively (Indiana, OSU, UCF, SCAR)
Also clinched UT's 4-0 NCAA First Round win over VCU with individual 6-4, 6-3 win over Salome Kvitashvili
South Carolina match came down to her court, which she won 6-4, 6-4
Opened career with lone-ranked win, defeating Virginia's Erin Vierra (No. 75) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
Finished season ranked 25th with Pluskota and was as high as ninth during rookie year
Won 13 matches as a freshman (13-10), including three ranked wins, two in the Top Five
8-4 win over No. 5 Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews (Notre Dame) capped original career-high four-match winning streak
Highest-ranked win of career came against No. 3 Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria (USC)
Also won four straight in late March/early April, including 8-4 victory vs. 75th-ranked Auburn duo in SEC Tournament First Round
Has clinched six doubles points, including over VCU duo to help give UT 1-0 lead in NCAA First Round match
Made her UT debut at the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic alongside Joanna Henderson
Posted 1-1 record
Won first match at UT, 8-4, over JoHanna Manningham and Julia Sabacinski of Notre Dame
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
Ranked as a five-star, blue chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net
Was the 19th-ranked player in the nation and part of the fifth-best recruiting class in the country
Ranked as high as No. 67 in the world in the ITF Girls 18s singles rankings wans was top-rated player in the nation in girls' 16s
Named the Southern Girl Player of the Year in 2005, 2007 and 2009
Finalist in the Girls 16s doubles of the Orange Bowl and singles finalist in the Girls 16s Eddie Herr
Won professional futures doubles title in Sumter, S.C.
PERSONAL
Deep family tennis ties
The Williams family was selected as the Tennessee tennis family of the year in 2006
Mother, Michelle DePalmer-Williams played for the Lady Vols from 1980-84 and was an All-American in 1981
Grandfather, Mike DePalmer, was the head men's tennis coach at UT from 1981-84 and is in the ITA Hall of Fame
Brother, Rhyne, played for the men's tennis team at UT from 2009-11 and earned All-American honors in both seasons
Father, Bob, played at Duke (1984-87) and earned All-ACC honors in 1987
Sister, Jennifer, played at Birminham Southern College
