2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Katelyn Jackson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Roland, Arkansas
Was a member of the most decorated class in school history... Helped the Lady Raiders to four straight NCAA tournament berths, four straight Sweet 16 appearances, two Elite Eight appearances and the highest ranking in program history (No. 5).
HONORS & AWARDS
2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
SENIOR (2017-18)
After missing part of the season due to injury, ended her collegiate career with a 7-2 record and a 3-0 mark in Big 12 play... Played 14 dual matches at the No. 6 position... Took down Army's no. 6 player in without dropping a game to help the Lady Raiders advance to the second round... Picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win over Texas' Dani Wagland in the Sweet 16 to send the Lady Raiders to the second straight Elite Eight appearance... Closed out the season ranked No. 118 in the ITA final rankings... reached as high as No. 101 in the singles poll... she also earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for the second straight season. FALL: Went 4-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles play during the fall competition... Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational Singles flight one... advanced to the semifinals with doubles partner Lana Rush before falling to Arkansas at the Midland tournament.
JUNIOR (2016-17)
Ended her third year with a 15-6 overall record, 14-4 in dual matches and a 2-3 mark in Big 12 play... Filled the No. 6 position in all 18 dual matches... Clinched four of the Lady Raiders 27 wins with victories on Court 6... Helped the Lady Raiders to the second win over Texas in Austin in program history... Posted a 1-1 record in doubles play... Teamed up with Alex Valenstein at the Miami Spring Invitational... Helped send the Lady Raiders to the Elite 8 for the first time in school history with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Auburn's Caroline Turner during the Round of 16... earned a spot on the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team. FALL: Went 8-6 in singles and 8-4 in doubles action during fall competition... Advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2016 Oklahoma Fall Invitational Singles Flight 1... Won the consolation bracket finals with doubles partner Lynn Kiro at the Oklahoma Fall Invitational, defeating Tulsa 7-6... Posted a 4-1 record at the 2016 Midland Invitational as she advanced to the Semifinals in the main draw... fell to Angeles de los Rios of UT-Arlington in straight sets (6-2, 6-1)... Advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles with teammate Kiro before falling to UNT's Kononova and Kutubidze, 8-3.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Jackson ended the year with a 23-9 overall record, a 9-5 slate in dual matches and a 3-3 mark against Big 12 foes … Filled the No. 6 position for all 14 dual match decisions … Came away with a 15-7 overall doubles record and a 4-2 mark in dual matches, all in the No. 3 position … Rattled off seven consecutive singles victories to start the spring … Did not suffer first spring setback until March 19 versus Alexis Pereira of No. 67 TCU … Pushed Texas Tech to a 3-0 lead versus West Virginia with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph versus Yvon Martinez at No. 6 … Gave the Lady Raiders a 2-0 lead against No. 21 Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 with a 6-0, 6-2 win … In doubles, won two of three NCAA Tournament matches where she paired with Sarah Dvorak in the No. 3 slot … Did not see doubles action from January 7 to April 24 but helped the Lady Raiders through the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments … Helped send Texas Tech to the NCAA Round of 16 for the second straight year with a 6-1 doubles victory with Dvorak versus No. 21 Mississippi State as the Lady Raiders won 4-2 … FALL: Led the Lady Raiders with 11 singles victories in the fall and racked up an 11-4 record ... Finished with a 9-4 fall doubles mark playing with Sarah Dvorak, Lynn Kiro, Felicity Maltby, Gabriela Talaba and Autumn Crossnoe ... Opened the campaign with a 3-1 mark at the Midland Invitational ... Continued strong play at the Oklahoma Invitational and emerged with the Stoops Singles Draw title with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Tulsa's Mahitha Dadriddy ... Also topped two foes from Wichita State and one from Kansas State en route to the championship ... Advanced to the ITA Texas Regionals Round of 16 by starting the event with three consecutive victories ... Fell to teammate Kiro in straight sets during the Round of 16 ... Finished the fall with a 1-2 mark at the Texas Tech Tournament ... In doubles, went 2-1 with Dvorak at the Midland Invitational and Texas Tech Tournament ... Also split two matches with Kiro at the Texas Tech Tournament ... Played with Maltby at the ITA Texas Regionals and moved to the Round of 16 before falling to the No. 14 pair of Ines Deheza and Stefania Hristov of Texas A&M ... In lone match with Talaba, won in the consolation round of the Oklahoma Invitational ... Paired with Crossnoe for three matches at the Oklahoma Invitational and went 2-1 while winning once at the Texas Tech Tournament with Crossnoe.
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Totaled a 22-11 singles mark which ranked third on the squad ... Added a 17-13 doubles record ... Saw action primarily as the Lady Raiders' No. 6 singles player, going 9-5 there ... Contributed a 4-2 singles mark in Big 12 matches ... In doubles, teamed mostly with Sarah Dvorak as the pair went 12-7 and 12-6 in dual matches ... Team was the No. 3 doubles unit playing all dual matches from that position ... Unit went 5-3 in Big 12 action and 2-1 in the NCAA Team Championship ... Won first three dual matches of career, suffered a two-match losing skid and then reeled off six consecutive victories in completed matches (Feb. 8-April 4 ... During the stretch, helped team to a 4-1 victory against No. 32 Rice with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph against Solomiya Zinko and a 4-3 upset of No. 11 Oklahoma State with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory versus Maria Alvarez ... In Big 12 action, won her first four matches before dropping her final two ... During league doubles matches, won three of her last four matches ... Team gave the Lady Raiders an early lead in doubles against No. 7 Baylor en route to Texas Tech's 4-2 upset victory, the highest ranked win in program history when Jackson and Dvorak defeated Blair Shankle and Kiah Generette, 6-3 ... FALL: In the fall, began the year 2-2 before winning four straight and eight of the last 11 matches to register a 10-5 singles record ... At the OU Classic, suffered a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Oklahoma's Malene Stripp before ripping off three consecutive victories to take the consolation title with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 triumph versus Kansas State's Maria Panaite ... In doubles, ended the fall with a 4-7 mark ... went 2-1 with Samantha Czarniak Rego at the OU Classic ... Also went 2-2 with Czarniak Rego at the Purdue Invitational.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
One of four players signed to the most decorated recruiting class in program history ... A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.com ... Rated the No. 52 prospect in the United States, No. 4 in the Gulf States region and No. 1 in Arkansas by TennisRecruiting.com ... IMG tennis RPI was 90 ... Reached as high as No. 44 nationally during career ... Trained at the Smith-Stearns Tennis Academy ... Coached by Thomas Anderson and B.J. Stearns ... Won a Grade 4 ITF doubles title at the Barbados Junior International in April of 2014 in Barbados ... Reached the semifinals in singles of the same event ... Reached the quarterfinals in singles of the 2014 Copa Sultana-Mayaguez in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico ... Captured the Arkansas Junior State qualifying double title in May of 2013 ... Advanced to the semifinals of the 2013 Southern Spring Closed Championships ... Finalist at the USTA Southern Sectional in April of 2013 ... Won the 2013 Polar Bear Girls U18 Classic singles and doubles titles in March ... Lost in the semifinals of the 2013 USTA National Open in February ... Won the 2012 Fall Southern Closed Championships.
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vs. Ranked
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SINGLES
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Overall
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Dual
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Tour
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Big 12
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Nat'l
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Reg'l
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| 2017-18 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 15-6 | 14-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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2015-16
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23-9
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9-5
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14-4
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3-3
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--
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--
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9-5
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0-1
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2014-15
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22-10
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9-5
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13-5
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4-2
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--
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9-5
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0-1
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1-2
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CAREER
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67-27
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39-16
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28-11
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12-8
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39-16
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0-2
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1-2
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vs. Ranked
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DOUBLES
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Overall
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Dual
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Tour
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Big 12
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1
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2
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3
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Nat'l
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Reg'l
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| 2017-18 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | -- | -- | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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2015-16
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15-7
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4-2
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11-5
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1-0
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4-2
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0-2
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2014-15
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17-13
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12-5
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5-8
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5-3
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12-5
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0-1
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CAREER
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38-23
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21-9
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17-14
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10-4
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21-0
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0-2
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0-1
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