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  Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.

High School:
Page HS

Height:
5-5

2007-08 (Sophomore): Finished the season ranked 51st in singles by the ITA ... second team All-SEC ... closed out fall campaign with a 10-3 record ... defeated TCU's Nina Munch-Soegaard in the first round of the Rivera/ITA Women's All-American Championships ... clinched Vanderbilt's win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame with a victory over No. 64 Brook Buck 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 ... advanced to the NCAA Singles Championships for the second straight year ... clinched the Commodores come-from-behind victory over No. 23 Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 0-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 win over Carolina Escamilla ... named to ESPN The Magazine District IV Academic All-American Second Team.

2006-07 (Freshman): Earned first team All-SEC honors after finishing season with a 9-2 conference record and 20-7 overall record ... finished the season ranked 40th in the ITA poll ... won first eight matches of fall season and finished with a 13-2 record ... teamed with Taka Bertrand in doubles and finished with a 19-6 overall record and 9-2 record in conference matches.

Prep/Juniors: 16s National Champion in 2004 ... finished high school career ranked 15th in USTA 18s, but ranked as high as No. 1 ... finished prep career undefeated ... all-state selection in tennis and soccer ... four-year letterwinner in tennis and soccer ... high school valedictorian ... chose Vanderbilt over Georgia, Georgia Tech and Virginia.

Personal:
Catherine Newman ... born April 30, 1988 ... daughter of Sally and Chris Newman ... has three sisters, Caroline (18), Christin (17), and Claire (14)... majoring in civil engineering.