Emily Smith
Class
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, England
High School
Rice
Rankings:
- Highest Singles Ranking: No. 42 (11/14/18)
- Highest Doubles Rankings: No. 1 w/ Astra Sharma (5/17)
Honors:
- 2017 All-American (Doubles)
- No. 1 overall seed of NCAA Doubles Tournament
2018-19 (Senior):
- 24-12 overall singles record
- 10-6 dual match record
- Held an eight-match win streak
- Champion of the 2018 Debbie Southern Fall Classic
- Finals of the 2018 ITA Ohio Valley Regionals
- Quarterfinals of the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall
- Clinched two-consecutive SEC matches
- Clinched match over SEC rival, Florida
2017-18 (Junior):
- 16 wins in singles play
- Round of 32 at the 2017 ITA Division 1 Women’s Ohio Valley Regional Championship
- Semifinals of the 2017 Debbie Southern Fall Classic
- Ranked No. 39 overall in doubles with partner Kurtz
- Accomplished five wins over top 100 ranked opponents including the No. 21 ranked doubles team in a 6-3 win
2016-17 (Sophomore):
- Earned All-America status in doubles with partner Sharma
- Earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA doubles tournament
- First Vandy pairing to achieve the feat. Smith/Sharma earned a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the nation
- Second-straight NCAA doubles tournament in 2017
- 7-2 SEC record at the number one doubles position
The Smith File
- Transferred from Rice University
- During her freshman campaign, Smith clinched Rice’s fourth-consecutive Conference USA championship
- Playing primarily at No. 3 in her debut season
- Earned an 11-7 record in dual action (10-7 on court three)
- Ranked 48th in doubles with Katherine Ip,
- Pair earned two top-15 wins
- Duo closed out the season with an 18-6 (14-5) overall record
- Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship along with Ip
- Attended Highclare School in Birmingham
- Finalist in the British U 18 Championships
- Reached a career-best ITF Junior ranking of 98
- Worcestershire County Player of the Year in 2013
- From Birmingham, England
- Parents: James and Tracy Smith, Birmingham
- Father played college basketball at College of New Jersey as well as professionally the BBL in England from 1982-1999