April 15, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Freshman Keilly Ulery was named SEC Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday morning. The weekly honor is the first for Ulery in her career and the fourth for a Vanderbilt player this season.
Ulery closed out the regular season with a comeback victory over Kentucky’s Megan Broderick. Ulery dropped the opening set 7-5, but came back to win the second set 6-1. Ulery was down 5-2 in the third set, but won the next five games to claim a 7-5 win in the final set and claim the match. The victory extended her winning streak to five matches.
The win improved Ulery’s singles record in conference matches to 9-2, which ties her for the best conference record on the team. The Wellington, Fla., native has a 14-5 dual match record in her first year as a Commodore.
Ulery becomes the fourth Commodore to be honored with a weekly award from the SEC. Taka Bertrand, Amanda Taylor and Courtney Ulery have all been named SEC Player of the Week earlier in the season. This is the first freshman of the week honor for Ulery in her career.
The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team returns to action on Friday in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women’s Tennis Tournament in Auburn, Ala. The `Dores will face either fifth-seed Tennessee or No. 12 seed Mississippi State at 2 p.m.
