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  Kristin Gordon

Kristin Gordon

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Winchester, Va.

High School:
John Handley

Height:
5-7

Fall 2009: Did not experience action (singles or doubles) during fall tourney play. 2008-09: Produced a 3-2 singles record as a sophomore ... Was 2-0 when playing at the No. 5 spot and 1-2 at No. 6 ... Captured victories against N.C. Central, Limestone and Mount Olive, while suffering setbacks to North Carolina and Richmond ... Partnered with Jessica Cook (2-0), Sheelah Iyengar (2-0) and Tamara Sachs (0-2) for a 4-2 doubles mark ... All but one match (NCCU) were played at the No. 3 position ... Split 10 (5-5) singles matches during fall action ... Won three of four matchups at the UNC Wilmington Invitational to open the season ... Played with three partners (Rocio Cabanillas/0-3, Sheelah Iyengar/0-3 and Tamara Sachs/1-0) during doubles play. 2007-08: Won eight of 12 singles and four of six doubles matchups during rookie year in ECU program ... Turned in a perfect 5-0 singles performance during spring dual match schedule ... Was 1-0 at the No. 5 slot and 4-0 at No. 6 ... Surrendered only five points in her first four matches before outlasting Presbyterian's Cayla Reece 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 for last victory ... Participated in only two doubles battles (with Iyengar and Zandy Overcash) - winning both in convincing fashion ... Booked a 3-4 singles record during initial fall campaign ... Teamed with Overcash on a 2-2 fall doubles slate. High School/Junior Tennis: A four-year letterwinner and co-captain for John Handley High School who compiled 161 combined singles and doubles victories during her prep career ... Earned a final No. 7 United States Tennis Association (USTA) 16 & Under ranking in the state of Virginia ... Posted four consecutive district singles and doubles titles for coach Terry Ewell at JHHS, and as a senior team captain in 2007, helped lead her squad to a state championship ... A two-time player-of-the-year selection by the Northern Virginia Daily and Winchester Star ... Turned in a four-year singles mark of 84-10 and a doubles record of 77-6, which included regional qualification each season ... Captured the state doubles title and was the singles runner-up as a senior ... Also excelled in the classroom, earning selection to the National Honor Society while maintaining over a 4.500 grade point average during her eight semesters of high school work. Personal: Full name is Kristin Leigh Gordon ... Born June 19, 1989 at Winchester, Va. ... Daughter of Jim and Emily Gordon ... An exercise science major ... Mother held a No. 22 and No. 4 national rank in singles and doubles, respectively ... Hobbies include reading, skiing and television.