Emma Kurtz Season 2016-17
Student-Athlete Features
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Honors
• SEC Freshman of the Week (3/8)
• 2019 SEC Community Service Team
• 2020 SEC Community Service Team
• 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2016-2017 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Rankings
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 112 (9/12/17)
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 19 w/ Christina Rosca (11/15/17)
Career Records
Singles: 82-60
Doubles: 104-71
Total: 186-131
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2020-21)
• 12-17 overall record in singles play
• 19-11 overall record in doubles play
• Played at Nos. 1 and 2 singles all season long and at No. 2 doubles with Marcella Cruz
• Won her 100th career doubles match with a dominating 6-1 win over opposition from Tennessee
• Earned singles wins over a pair of ranked foes
• Topped No. 45 Lea Ma of Georgia 7-6, 6-4
• Defeated No. 74 Magda Adaloglou of Mississippi State 7-6, 6-1
• Clinched four victories for the Dores, including four of Vanderbilt’s last five wins of the season
• Went 13-6 during dual-match play with Cruz, reaching as high as No. 46 in the nation together
• Also earned a spot in the national rankings with Holly Staff, checking in at No. 31 during the year
• Only lost consecutive doubles matches with Cruz once all season long
• Clinched doubles points for the Commodores on five occasions
• Claimed doubles wins in both NCAA Tournament matches against Ball State and Ohio State
As a Senior (2019-20)
• 12-14 overall record in singles play
• 16-12 overall record in doubles play
• Four-match win streak
• Competed primarily at No. 3
• 4-3 dual match doubles record with partner Anna Ross
• Twelve overall victories as a tandem
• Remainder of season cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak on March 14
As a Junior (2018-19)
• 8-6 overall record in singles play
• 19-15 overall record in doubles play
• Held four match win streak
• Earned seven victories with partner Smith competing mainly at No. 1 in the lineup
• Duo conquered five SEC victories
• Finished season as the No. 32 pair in the nation with Smith
As a Sophomore (2017-18)
• 20-14 overall record in singles play
• 24-17 overall record in doubles play
• Quarterfinals of the 2017 ITA Women’s Ohio Valley Regional Championship
• Semifinals of 2017 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship with partner Smith
• 24 wins as a pair
• Quarterfinals of Riviera/ITA All-American ITA championships
• Two wins at the Puerto Rico Fall Classic
As a Freshman (2016-17)
• 30-9 overall record in singles play
• 26-16 overall record in doubles play
• First ranked victory came over No. 111 Marta Gonzales
• Victory over Gonzales clinched the Commodore’s first road win over Georgia since the 2005 season
• Played mainly on courts four and five in singles
• 16-6 throughout dual singles season (30-9 overall)
• Earned 14 dual match doubles victories, while falling in 10 competitions with partner Campbell
• Earned first dual ranked victory against Pepperdine’s then-No. 53 Stefani/Runglerdkriangkrai, 6-2.
The Kurtz File
• A five-star recruit out of Atlanta, Ga.
• Ranked No. 14 in the nation
• No. 5 in the Southeast
• No. 1 in the state of Georgia
• Doubles Champion of the Orange Bowl 16’s
• Trained at the Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy
• 63-13 juniors record
• Kurtz holds a 30-4 all-time record against other five-star recruits
• Undefeated against four- and three-star recruits