Courtney Colton - Women's Tennis - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Courtney Colton Season 2013-14

Class Sophomore
Hometown Davie, Fla.
High School Broward Virtual School
Bio

Career:
Singles Record: 94-52

Highest singles ranking: No. 34 (9/15/15)

Highest doubles ranking: No. 4 W/ Sydney Campbell (9/15/15)


Honors
• 2016 NCAA All-Tournament Team; No. 4 Singles
• 2016 SEC Community Service Award
• 2015 NCAA All-Tournament Team; No. 4 Singles
2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 SEC Community Service Award
• 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015-16 (Senior): Earned a career-high doubles ranking, at No. 4 in the nation… Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team at No. 4 singles… Only Commodore to consistently play at No. 1 doubles… First place on team in clinches with eight… Capped her senior year with a 24-18 overall singles record… Picked up seven SEC regular season doubles victories and nine SEC singles wins… Played primarily at No. 4 singles… Defeated UGA’s No. 79 Silvia Garcia in straight sets to clinch 4-1, before matches were played out… Downed Stanford’s No. 100 Krista Hardebeck in NCAA team semifinals… Selected to compete in NCAA Doubles Tournament… Doubles Quarterfinalist, Riviera/ITA All-Americans… Doubles Semifinalist, 2015 USTA/ITA Division I Women’s Ohio Valley Regional Championship… Doubles Semifinalist, 2015 Oracle/ITA Masters… Round of 16 at ITA Ohio Valley Regionals.

 

2014-15 (Junior): Ended 2015 season ranked No. 51 in singles and No. 13 in doubles with Campbell… Named to the 2015 NCAA All-Tournament Team… Went on eight-match win streak stretching throughout the fall…Recorded a 27-15 overall singles slate… Campbell/Colton went on a six-match win streak lasting from Jan 18th – Feb 8th … 2014 USTA/ITA Division I Women’s Ohio Valley Regional Doubles Finalist with partner Courtney Colton… … In doubles, defeated then-No. 4 Starr/Manasse (Cal); 7-6(5); No. 9 Anderson/Brady (UCLA); 8-3; No. 4 Gumulya/Rompies (Clemson); 8-6… In singles action defeated then-No. 55 Harris (Duke); 6-4, 7-6(12), then No. 109 El Kamash (Ole Miss); 6-2, 6-1… Defeated Southern Cal’s then-No. 57 Madison Westby in NCAA semifinals at NO. 4; 6-1, 6-2… At No. 4 singles defeated UCLA’s No. 33 Catherine Harrison in the NCAA Championship 7-6(5), 6-4… For her works off the court, Colton was named to the 2-15 SEC Honor Roll and Community Service Team.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Ranked No. 90 in singles … Teamed with Lauren Mira to finish the year ranked No. 20 in doubles … Finished with 13 wins with Mira … Defeated five ranked opponents … Colton and Mira knocked off Georgia Tech’s then No. 6 ranked doubles tandem in the country by ITA … Selected for NCAA Doubles Championship … Gave valiant effort in first-round loss to No. 12 Quinn Gleason/Britney Sanders (ND) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 … 21-12 record in singles play, including 11-8 mark in dual action … Primarily played at the No. 3 position … 2014 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 (Freshman): Finished with a singles record of 23-15 in her first season with the Commodores … Teamed up with Lauren Mira in doubles competition … The duo finished with an ITA ranking at No. 12 … Selected to the NCAA Doubles Championships … Upset the No. 3 doubles team of Fuller and Garcia out of Georgia … Was ranked as high as No. 102 in singles play by the ITA … Saw most action in the No. 2 and 3 singles positions … Started the dual season upsetting the No. 59 Allison Falkin of Illinois and No. 31 Blair Seideman of Yale, in straight sets … Made to the quarter-finals of the USTA/ITA Regional Championships.

Personal: Born March 25, 1994… Parents are Scott Colton and Tracy Wyatt-Colton… Has two siblings: Chase and Erin… Majoring in special education and child development… Her favorite music group is Paramore… Ultimate vacation destination is California.