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2017-18 Women's Tennis

Bridget Harding

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Northport
  • Hometown Northport, NY

Biography

Senior (2017-18):

Harding capped off her tremendous career by winning at least 24 singles matches for the fourth straight season (25-10) and won 30 or more doubles matches for the second consecutive year, setting a new single season program record with 34 (34-7) with Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico. She finished her career as the Emory all-time leader with 113 doubles victories and ranks third with 106 singles victories, just the third player ever in team history to win 100 career matches in both disciplines. She garnered All-America acclaim in both singles and doubles for the third straight season, was selected as the UAA Player of the Year for the second straight season and was named the ITA Atlantic South Senior Player of the Year. In the fall, she reached the ITA South Region singles title match and advanced to the ITA Division III doubles championship match for the third straight season. In the spring, she advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals for the second straight season. She ended the season ranked as part of the No. 3 doubles team in the country with Gonzalez-Rico and was ranked No. 8 in the Division III singles rankings.

Junior (2016-17):

Harding became just the third player in Emory women’s tennis history to record 30 or more wins in both singles and doubles competition in a single season as a junior, joining Mary Ellen Gordon and Jolyn Taylor (2002-03). Harding posted career-highs with 30 singles victories (30-11) and 31 doubles wins (31-10) and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Individual Championships in both the singles and doubles draws. She finished the year as the No.-6 ranked singles player in the country and part of the No.-3 ranked doubles pairing with Katarina Su. Harding gained ITA All-America acclaim for the second straight year in the fall, capturing both the ITA Division III Singles and Doubles National Championship, joining former Eagles Gordon and Gabrielle Clark as the only players in program history to win both ITA national titles in a single season. Harding was named the UAA Player of the Year for her performance at No.-1 singles and No.-1 doubles and was tabbed as the MVP of the UAA Tournament, going 3-0 in both singles and doubles matches to help Emory win its fifth straight UAA crown. She enters her senior season tied for eighth all-time with 81 career singles wins and tied for 11th with 79 career doubles wins.

Sophomore (2015-16):

Harding followed up her terrific freshman season with an even better sophomore campaign, going 24-12 in singles playing at the first position for the entire season to go along with a 29-10 record in doubles including a team-best 24-9 mark when playing with Katarina Su. She finished the season as the fifth-ranked singles player in all of Division III and part of the 12th-ranked doubles national rankings with Su. Harding earned her first All-America honors of her career in the fall after reaching the National Small Colleges title match in the doubles competition. In the spring, Harding collected All-America honors in singles as she entered the NCAA Individual Championships singles draw as the fourth-ranked player in the field and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the NCAA doubles competition, Harding also reached the quarterfinals playing with Su as the pair opened play as the 13th-seeded duo in the field of 16. She added ITA Regional honors by being named just the second Eagle ever to be named the ITA South Region’s Player to Watch. Harding will enter her junior season with 51 career singles victories and 48 successful decisions in doubles.

Freshman (2014-15):

Harding made her presence felt immediately for Emory during her freshman campaign, going 27-4 in singles and 19-9 in doubles. The 27 victories led the team and are the 11th most all-time in a single season by an Eagle player. With her performance, she was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year and finished ranked 23rd individually in the ITA South regional rankings. Harding closed out the spring winning her final 12 single matches, all by straight sets, including three matches in the no. 5 singles spot during Emory's NCAA playoff run. During the Fall ITA Regional, Harding and partner Michelle Satterfield reached the semi-finals in the doubles tournament and were ranked as the #1 doubles team in the country. Harding also reached the semi-finals in the singles competition during the ITA Regional. She was also voted as the team's sportsmanship award winner by her teammates.

Career Record:

SINGLESTOTAL123456TourFinal Nat'l RankFinal Reg. Rank
2014-1527-4----1-14-014-1--8-2NR23rd
2015-1624-1216-9----------8-35th1st
2016-1730-1112-8----------18-36th1st
2017-1825-105-38-4--------12-38th2nd
Total106-3733-208-41-14-014-1--46-11 
 
DOUBLESTOTAL123 TourFinal Nat'l RankFinal Reg. Rank
2014-1519-92-07-27-33-4NRNR
2015-1629-104-515-2--10-312th4th
2016-1731-1017-7----14-33rd1st
2017-1834-720-2----14-53rd1st
Total113-3643-1422-47-341-15  


Honors:

2014-15All-University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year
All-UAANo. 5 SinglesFirst Team
No. 3 DoublesFirst Team
 
2015-16ITA All-AmericaSingles (Spring)
Doubles (Fall & Spring)
NCAA Division III Championships ParticipantSinglesQuarterfinals
DoublesQuarterfinals
ITA Small College National ParticipantDoubles2nd
ITA Fall South Regional ChampionDoubles
ITA Atlantic South Regional Player to Watch
 
2016-17ITA All-AmericaSingles (Fall & Spring)
Doubles (Fall & Spring)
NCAA Division III Championships ParticipantSinglesSemifinals
DoublesSemifinals
University Athletic Association Player of the Year
All-UAAFirst TeamNo.1 Singles
First TeamNo.-1 Doubles
UAA Tournament Most Valuable Player
UAA All-Tournament TeamNo.1 Singles
No.1 Doubles
ITA Oracle Cup National ParticipantSinglesSemifinals
DoublesSecond Place
ITA Oracle Cup Division III National ChampionshipSingles
Doubles
ITA Fall South Regional ChampionSingles
Doubles
 
2017-18ITA All-AmericaSingles (Fall & Spring)
Doubles (Fall & Spring)
NCAA Division III Championships ParticipantSinglesRound of 32
DoublesSemifinals
ITA Atlantic South Senior Player of the Year
University Athletic Association Player of the Year
All-UAAFirst TeamNo. 1 Singles
First TeamNo. 1 Doubles
UAA All-Tournament TeamNo. 1 Doubles
ITA Small College National ParticipantDoubles2nd
ITA Fall South Region ChampionDoubles

 

Prior to Emory:

Was a four-year member of the Northport High School team... Earned All-State recognition in 2011 and 2012 and All-County honors from 2009-12... Spent three years at the team's no. 1 singles player... Helped her team finish as the runner-up ar the 2012 county championships... Was a four-star recruit on TennisRecruiting.net... Coached by Peter Quinn in high school. 

Personal:

Born July 8th...Daughter of Jim and Wendy Harding.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of its combination of strong athletics and academics, as well as its beautiful campus and facilities."

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'3"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'3"
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