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Kata Szekely                  Class: Junior Hometown: Szekesfehervar, Hungary High School: Janos Kodolanyi High School Height: 5-6

SZEKELY'S SEASON STATS

Career Singles Record: 37-18
Career Doubles Record: 43-14

HONORS
2011 Second Team All-SEC
2011 Academic All-SEC
2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

SINGLES TITLES
2011 Furman Fall Classic (Flight Three)
2010 SEC Coaches' Tournament (Flight Seven)

DOUBLES TITLES
2011 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional
2010 SEC Coaches' Tournament (Flight Three)

JUNIOR (Fall 2011)
Singles
Finished the fall 7-2 and 3-1 against ranked foes...Started season 7-1 for second time in three years...Reeled off three straight wins at the Ohio Valley Regional to advance to the quarterfinals before falling...Run included third-round victory over 106th-ranked Jennifer Rabot (Purdue) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4...Won the flight three singles title at the Furman Fall Classic...Defeated No. 68 Dijana Stojic of South Carolina 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, in the flight three championship...Stojic was highest-ranked opponent she's beaten at UT...Took down No. 113 Alina Shazhko (Stephen F. Austin) in the first round of prequalifiers at the ITA All-American Championships...At Furman, also beat UNC's Carolina Price in three sets (6-1, 3-6, 6-3)...Won first match of the season against Furman's Margaret Boyette 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles
Finished fall 9-2, including nine-match winning streak...Started the fall playing with Kayla McMurry, before teaming up with Natalie Pluskota starting at the Ohio Valley Regional (7-1 together overall)...Alongside Pluskota, dominated competition at the regional to earn second career doubles title and earn berth in the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships...Duo continued winning streak with two more victories at National Indoors to advance to the quarterfinals, including a win over No. 12 Lauren Embree and Joanna Mather of Florida...Pair won five straight matches at Regional, not allowing any opponent to win more than three games...Szekely and McMurry 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.

SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
Singles
Recorded a career-best 18 singles wins, going 18-10 as a sophomore...Majority of action came at the No. 4 spot in the lineup, but also saw time at the three and five positions...In dual-match play, she was 15-8...Defeated No. 111 Alex Anghelescu of Georgia and No. 115 Lauren Mira of Vanderbilt in straight sets...Matched career-best with five straight wins beginning with a pair at the Michigan Invitational...Defeated 12 opponents in straight sets.

Doubles
Played third in lineup for most of season...Reeled off 18 consecutive doubles victories and 20 of final 21 alongside Jennifer Meredith to finish with a 21-5 record, including a 20-2 mark in dual-match play...Posted a 10-1 SEC record...Winning percentage of .808 was second on team...Notched ranked wins against No. 68 Leslie Hureau and Sophie Garre of Indiana and No. 80 Antonia Foehse and Mary Anne Macfarlane of Alabama...Played with Kayla McMurry in the fall and went 1-1...Allowed two points or less on 11 occasions.

FRESHMAN (2009-10)
Singles
Named to the 2009-10 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Posted a 4-4 singles record in dual match play...Went 3-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles play in the NCAA Tournament...Contributed to Tennessee sweep of No. 4 Michigan by thrashing Michelle Sulahian, 6-2, 6-0...Topped Pauula Pereira in straight sets on May 14 to help Tennessee advance past Winthrop in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...Earned her first-ever dual match singles win against Danielle Terpko of Mississippi State on April 4...Was terrific in her first collegiate fall season, finishing with an 8-2 singles record and an identical doubles mark...Ousted three opponents from Indiana, Miami (Ohio) and Memphis to reach the singles semifinals at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals...Beat North Carolina No. 79 Sophie Grabinski at the Furman Fall Classic, 6-4, 6-2...Snagged the Flight Seven singles title at the SEC Coaches' Tournament.

Doubles
Posted a 5-5 mark in doubles competition...Teamed with Maria Sorbello, she helped UT post a comeback victory at No. 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point against Notre Dame in the NCAA Quarterfinals...Also recorded a doubles win against Winthrop, pairing up with Maria Sorbello to top Lisa Wilkinson and Sara Abutovic...Partnered with Maria Sorbello for all doubles competitions...Also paired with Sorbello to down three teams in two days...Won the Flight Three doubles crown at the SEC Coaches Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL
Member of the Hungarian National Team in 2003 and 2004...Had a first-place finish in doubles against Portugal in 2003 and a third-place singles finish versus Belarus...Won the Hungarian National Championship in the under-16 category in 2004, and in 2007 in the U18 division...Won bronze at the 2005 Hungarian Women's Championship...Traveled with the European Junior Tour...Played two ITF tournaments in 2006 at Dubai...Played with the Tabani Spartacus and Alba Blanca tennis clubs.