Kayla McMurry
| School: |
University of Tennessee |
| Year: |
Freshman |
| Home Town: |
Knoxville |
| Home State: |
Tennessee |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Bearden |
| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
0-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-0 |
AS A JUNIOR (2012-2013)
Singles
Defeated Furman's Jenny Porter at the Furman Fall Classic (9/22)
Doubles
Did not see any doubles action during the Fall of 2012
SOPHOMORE (Fall 2011)
Singles
Defeated Louisville's Gabrielle Duncan 6-3, 0-6, 6-1, in first round of the Ohio Valley Regional qualifiers, before falling in the next round...Opened season at Furman Fall Classic, defeating Vanderbilt's Megan Gornet 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
Playing with Kata Szekely this fall...Duo won final two sets against SEC opponents at Furman Fall Classic to finish fifth in flight three...Beat USC's Adriana Pereira & Dina Guzairova, 8-5, and Vanderbilt's Nelly Radeva & Megan Gornet, 8-2.
FRESHMAN (2010-11)
Singles
Posted a singles record of 5-7. Won three straight matches to reach the consolation semifinals of the 2010 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Region Championships from Oct. 14-18...Recorded her first-ever collegiate victory over Elizabeth Hall of Mississippi State on Sept. 11.
Doubles
Posted a doubles mark of 1-1 during her first fall at Rocky Top. Paired with Kata Szekely, won her first career doubles match over Michelle Stanford and Jenny Porter of Furman on Nov. 5.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four year letterwinner and captain at Bearden High School...Won the TSSAA Class AAA singles state championship in 2009...Won District 4 and Region 5 singles championships each year from 2008-10...Posted a career singles record of 74-6...Member of the National Honor Society, the National French Honor Society, DECA and Mu Alpha Theta.
PERSONAL
Chose Tennessee over Pepperdine, Wofford and Kentucky...Lists Mother Teresa and Gandhi as people she admires...Favorite movie stars are Jennifer Aniston and the late Heath Ledger...Has an older sister, Krista, age 20...Her uncle, Dwayne Hultquist, is the head men's tennis coach at Florida State University...Kayla Janine McMurry, the daughter of Robert McMurry and Cindy Hultquist, was born on October 24, 1991 in Memphis, Tenn.
