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2013-14 Women's Tennis

Brenna Kelly

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mounds Park Academy
  • Hometown North Oaks, MN

Biography

Senior (2013-14):

Kelly finished her Emory career as one of the top doublesplayers in the program’s history.  She capped off hertime as an Eagle with 92 doubles victories, the fifth-most in theprogram’s history, and her 92-29 doubles record gives her the12th-best winning percentage (.760) ever by an Emoryplayer.  She teamed with freshman Katarina Su to earnall-University Athletic Association (UAA) First Team recognitionfor her play at third doubles, and finished the campaign with anoverall doubles record of 24-14.  Included in her record weremarks of 8-2 with Su, and a 12-4 record in third doublesmatches.  In the fall, she teamed with freshman MelissaGoodman to reach the finals of the ITA Regionals, while alsoreaching the round of 16 of the singles draw.  Kelly was 6-7overall in singles matches during the year, and finished her careerwith a singles record of 36-19.

Junior (2012-13):

Kelly earned all-University Athletic Association (UAA) FirstTeam honors for the third-straight season in 2013, as she wasrecognized for her play both at sixth singles and thirddoubles.  After missing the fall season, Kelly returned to go10-4 in singles action during the spring, and 17-5 in doublesmatches.  The junior was 16-2 when teamed with doubles partnerEmma Taylor during the season, as the pair ended the campaign with12-straight wins, including a perfect 5-0 record in NCAA Tournamentmatches.  After three seasons, Kelly is 68-16 for her careerin doubles matches, good for a winning percentage of .810, thefourth-best mark in Emory history.

Sophomore (2011-12):

Kelly finished the season with a 13-5 record in singles play anda 23-5 mark in doubles action.  She earned her first careerselection to the NCAA Individual Championships, as she was chosen,along with doubles partner Malavika Padmanabhan, to compete in thedoubles draw.  The duo was defeated in their first-roundmatch, but still finished the season as the 22nd-ranked pairing inDivision III.  Kelly and Padmanabhan finished the year with a17-3 record as the squad's second-doubles pairing.  In thefall, Kelly advanced with Jordan Wylie to the finals of the doublesdraw of ITA Regionals, before falling to teammates GabrielleClark and Zahra Dawson.  After her sophomore year, her 51-11career doubles record is good for an .823 winning percentage, thethird-best in school history.

 

Freshman (2010-11):

Kelly earned a spot on the all-University Athletic Association(UAA) first team for her performance as a member of the Eagles'third doubles team during the season.  She finished the seasonwith a 28-6 record in doubles matches, including a 22-3 record withMalavika Padmanabhan as her partner and a 17-3 record in thirddoubles matches.  Kelly was 7-3 in singles matches during herfreshman campaign, including a 4-1 record during the spring as theEagles sixth singles player.  Based on her performance both onthe court and in the classroom, Kelly was named an ITA ScholarAthlete.

Career Record:

SINGLESTOTAL123456TourFinal Nat'l RankFinal Reg. Rank
2010-117-3----------4-13-2NRNR
2011-1213-5----1-0--8-32-12-1NRNR
2012-1310-4------1-04-15-3--NRNR
2013-146-7----------2-04-5NRNR
Total36-19----1-01-012-413-79-8 
 
DOUBLESTOTAL123 TourFinal Nat'l RankFinal Reg. Rank
2010-1128-61-04-117-36-2NRNR
2011-1223-51-017-31-04-222nd4th
2012-1317-5--2-015-5--NRNR
2013-1424-14--7-312-45-6NRNR
Total92-292-030-745-1215-10

 

Honors:

2010-11All-UAANo. 3 DoublesFirst Team
ITA Scholar Athlete
 
2011-12NCAA Championship ParticipantDoublesRound of 16
 
2012-13All-UAANo. 6 SinglesFirst Team
No. 3 DoublesFirst Team
 
2013-14All-UAANo. 3 DoublesFirst Team
 

 

Prior to Emory:

Played on the Mounds Park Academy tennis team for six seasons,serving as the team captain during her junior and seniorcampaigns... Played as the first-singles player all six seasons...Won the individual state championship in 2006... Named her team'smost valuable player twice, and earned her school's Panther Award,presented to the top female athlete... Helped her team to a statechampionship... Coached by Justen Seim in high school.

Personal:

Born May 20, 1992.

Quote:

"I chose Emory because of the location, academic reputation,size and the wonderful tennis program."

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2012-13Junior

    5'8"
  • 2013-14Senior

    5'8"
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