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| Joanna Henderson |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Aberdeen, Scotland
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| High School:
St. George's School Edinburgh
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| Height:
5-11
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Career Singles Record: 11-15 (9-13)
Career Doubles Record: 18-9 (15-5)
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 22 (9/11/11 - with Natalie Pluskota)
HONORS
2012 SEC Freshman of the Week (3/14, 3/28)
FRESHMAN (2011-12)
Singles
One of just two rookies to win SEC Freshman of the Week twice...Won 11 matches in rookie campaign, including career-high five-match winning streak from Jan. 27-Feb. 12...Perfect 5-0 record from No. 6 spot, also playing at positions three, four and five...Owns 4-2 three-set match record, including comeback over Nida Hamilton to help UT knock off No. 12 Northwestern, 4-3...Was down a set and trailed 4-0 in second set before winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-2...Also clinched UT's win over UC Davis.
Doubles
Finished year with 18-8 record, including an 11-2 mark with Kata Szekely...Played with four different partners during freshman season, mostly from No. 3 position...Went 5-2 in SEC play...Part of six doubles clinching points...Won career-high six consecutive matches (March 4-25)...Last three of streak helped her win second SEC Freshman of the Week honor (3/28)...Had 11 wins by at least five points...Tied for third on team with 15 dual-match wins...Ranked No. 22 (with Natalie Pluskota) in ITA Preseason Doubles Poll...Posted 1-1 record with Williams at Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic...Finished third with Pluskota in the Furman Fall Classic's first flight...Defeated South Carolina's Dijana Stojic/Jaklin Alwai, 9-7, in third-place match.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
Part of the fifth-ranked recruiting class in the country according to TennisRecruiting.net... Represented Scotland/Great Britain from the age of nine...Won three British National titles and was a runner-up in three others...Victorious in a pair of ITF doubles championships and placed second in one...Was named Scotland's tennis junior player of the year in 2006 and 2008...Six-time Aberdeen Junior Sports Person of the Year (2006-2011)...Helped St. George's School to 2011 AEGON Team Tennis Schools National Championship match and finished as runner-up...Part of the 2008 Lawn Tennis Association Team of the Year...Led the under-18 Scotland team to victory in four nations.
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