Catherine Newman Season 2009-10
2009-10 (Senior): Concluded career as one of the most accomplished players athletically and academically in school history … graduated with a 3.89 GPA while earning a degree in civil engineering and a minor in mathematics … earned first-team All-SEC honors, marking the fourth time in her career that she has earned all-conference honors … became the first Commodore to be the recipient of the national ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship … named the 2010 SEC Women[apos]s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year … earned Dean[apos]s List honors all eight semesters at VU … garnered first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV honors … named a third-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American … selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … finished the season ranked No. 23 in singles after posting an overall record of 27-15 … went 15-8 in singles during the dual season, including 8-3 in the SEC while playing the entire year at No. 1 … defeated eight ranked players in singles during the spring, including straight-set wins over No. 10 Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) and No. 14 Kristy Frilling (Notre Dame) … earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship for the third time in her career … played at No. 2 doubles with Erica Robertson during the dual season, posting a 10-8 overall record, including 5-6 in the SEC … finished career with a 106-51 record in singles and 86-61 mark in doubles, ranking among the best in school history … went 11-6 in singles and 9-4 in doubles during the fall season … won seven of her last eight singles matches of the fall … posted five wins over ranked opponents during the fall.
2008-09 (Junior): Earned second team All-SEC honors for the second consecutive year … finished the season ranked 66th in singles after being ranked as high as No. 28 … went 9-11 in singles and 9-8 in doubles during the dual season … teamed up with Chelsea Preeg in doubles and played at No. 2 for most of the season … 20 of Newman[apos]s singles matches in the spring were against nationally ranked opponents, including six in the top-10 … recorded nine wins over ranked opponents during the fall and spring seasons … biggest win of the year came when she upset Notre Dame[apos]s 33rd-ranked Kelcy Tefft in straight sets … played No. 1 singles for the Commodores in every dual except one … went 12-5 in singles during the fall campaign, including three-straight wins over nationally ranked Megan Broderick (UK), Naoko Ueshima (UGA) and Kristina Doerr (BYU) at the Riviera ITA All-Americans … went a perfect 3-0 to capture the ‘Jason Valentine’ Draw at the June Stewart Invitational … teamed with freshman Chelsea Preeg in doubles at the No. 2 doubles slot, recording a respectable record of 9-8 and 5-5 against the SEC … named to the ESPN the Magazine District IV Academic All District Second Team … named to the 2009 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2007-08 (Sophomore): Finished the season ranked 51st in singles by the ITA … second team All-SEC … closed out fall campaign with a 10-3 record … defeated TCU[apos]s Nina Munch-Soegaard in the first round of the Rivera/ITA Women[apos]s All-American Championships … clinched Vanderbilt[apos]s win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame with a victory over No. 64 Brook Buck 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 … advanced to the NCAA Singles Championships for the second straight year … clinched the Commodores come-from-behind victory over No. 23 Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 0-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 win over Carolina Escamilla … named to ESPN The Magazine District IV Academic All-American Second Team … named to the 2008 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2006-07 (Freshman): Earned first team All-SEC honors after finishing season with a 9-2 conference record and 20-7 overall record … finished the season ranked 40th in the ITA poll … won first eight matches of fall season and finished with a 13-2 record … teamed with Taka Bertrand in doubles and finished with a 19-6 overall record and 9-2 record in conference matches.
Prep/Juniors: 16s National Champion in 2004 … finished high school career ranked 15th in USTA 18s, but ranked as high as No. 1 … finished prep career undefeated … all-state selection in tennis and soccer … four-year letterwinner in tennis and soccer … high school valedictorian … chose Vanderbilt over Georgia, Georgia Tech and Virginia.
Personal: Catherine Newman … born April 30, 1988 … daughter of Sally and Chris Newman … has three sisters, Caroline (19), Christin (18), and Claire (15) … majoring in civil engineering … Favorites include Pasta (Food), Maggiano[apos]s (Restaurant), Pete Sampras (Tennis Player), Fountainhead (Book), Finding Forrester (Movie), Goo Goo Dolls (Musician), Barcelona, Spain … Chose Vanderbilt because of the strong tennis program and excellent academics.