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Lauren Herring

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Greenville, N.C.

High School:
Kaplan HS

Height:
5-7

Birthdate:
07/23/1993

05/17/2013

Georgia Beats Clemson, Advances to Quarters

Georgia Beats Clemson, Advances to Quarters

05/15/2013

Bulldogs Head to Illinois for Round of 16

Bulldogs Head to Illinois for Round of 16

05/12/2013

Georgia Punches Ticket to Sweet 16

Georgia Punches Ticket to Sweet 16

05/11/2013

Georgia Cruises into NCAA Second Round

Georgia Cruises into NCAA Second Round

05/09/2013

Bulldogs Set to Open 2013 NCAA Tournament

Bulldogs Set to Open 2013 NCAA Tournament

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011-12)

• Helped team to a 24-5 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 6

• Named ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year

• Selected as SEC Freshman of the Year, All-SEC and Freshman All- SEC

• Ranked No. 70 in singles with a 29-8 record including 13-3 at No. 2; Went a 27-12 doubles record including 12-4 at No. 2 with Kate Fuller

• Member of All-SEC First Team

• Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

• Team-leading seven match-clinching victories including 4-3 thriller at Vanderbilt and 4-0 decision over College of Charleston in NCAA First Round

• Named SEC Freshman of the Week after helping Bulldogs post SEC road wins over Kentucky and Vanderbilt

• Preseason ranked No. 7 nationally among freshmen/newcomers by the ITA and No. 20 in doubles with Kate Fuller

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL

• Exceptional junior career and gained experience in a variety of international junior tournaments

• Trained at The Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, Ga., with Brian Devilliers and Grant Stafford and completed degree require ments through Kaplan HS

• Won nine U.S. National Junior tennis titles in her career and com peted in the main draw doubles at the 2010 US Open in New York after winning the Girls 18s National Hard Court title

• Captured a United States Tennis Association (USTA) pro circuit event singles title in Amelia Island in 2010 as an unseeded player, winning all five matches in straight sets

• A Blue Chip recruit and No. 2 overall in the top 100 for 2011 by Ten- nis Recruiting.Net

• Spent the summer of 2011 playing in European tournaments includ- ing Wimbledon Juniors in England and events in Germany and Bel gium

• Spent two years during her junior career at the USTA Training Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

• First started playing tennis in 2000 when she was seven and by 2005, she was the nation's top-ranked singles and doubles player in the USTA 12s age division

• Claimed national titles in the USTA 14s, 16s and 18s

• Ranked as high as #800 in singles and #856 in doubles in the women's ITF rankings and a combined ranking of #60 in the ITF juniors

PERSONAL

• Born July 23, 1993 in Greenville, N.C.

• Parents: C.L. and Debbie Herring

• Major: Sociology & Psychology

• Family: has a twin brother Charlie who played baseball at N.C. State, has one older brother Jeff and an older sister Kristie.

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