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2015 Women's Tennis Roster

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Kayla Casey

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Franklin, Texas
  • Prev School Franklin HS

Biography

The Casey File
Parents: Dan and Nancy Casey
Birthday: October 12, 1993
Major: Elementary Education
Honors
ITA Regional Player to Watch
2014
ITA National Doubles Ranking
2014 (20th), 2015 (17th)
Capital One Academic All-District
2014, 2015
ITA Scholar-Athlete
2013, 2014, 2015

LSC Academic Player of the Year
2015
LSC All-Academic Team
2014, 2015
All-Lone Star Conference Singles
2013 (HM), 2014 (1st), 2015 (1st)
All-Lone Star Conference Doubles
2014 (1st), 2015 (1st)
24 Strong Teammate of the Year
2014-15
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014 (S), 2014 (F), 2015 (S)
LSC Player of the Week
2/21/13, 4/17/14
Statistics
2013
2014
2015
At Midwestern State

Junior (2015)
- earned first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors for a second consecutive year leading the Mustangs to the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals.
- highly successful in the classroom earning LSC Academic Player of the Year accolades as well as Captial One Academic All-District and ITA Scholar Athlete awards.
- posted a 25-15 overall dual record going 8-8 at the No. 1 singles position and 17-7 in doubles play.
- finished season ranked 17th in ITA doubles rankings playing alongside senior Taylor Coffman.
- held national singles ranking throughout much of the campaign reaching as high as 16th.
- went 1-5 against nationally ranked singles opponents and was 3-7 against regionally ranked.
- took down No. 4-ranked Monika Kochanova of West Florida 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 on March 17.
- combined with Coffman to win 14 of the last 18 doubles matches of the season at the No. 1 position including an 8-3 win over 12th-ranked Jesse Burrell and Keifer Shaw of California (Pa.) in the NCAA II Round of 16 on May 13.


Sophomore (2014)
- highlighted as the South Central Region Player to Watch by the ITA after helping Midwestern to a 23-4 overall record, a Lone Star Conference title and a South Central Region championship on the way to the NCAA Division II Championships.
- garnered All-Lone Star Conference honors in singles and doubles.
- closed season ranked 20th in the ITA national doubles' rankings and third in the region.
- rattled off an impressive 20-7 mark teaming with Taylor Coffman to go 19-7 at the No. 1 doubles' position and 1-0 at No. 2.
- combined with Coffman to win first eight doubles' contests of the season then had a nine-match winning streak later in the campaign.
- ranked as high as 33rd nationally in singles during the season and finished the year ranked fifth in the South Central Region.
- posted a 15-7 singles mark going 8-4 at No. 1 and 7-3 at No. 2.
- defeated 28th-ranked Naomi Holopainen of Metro State (Colo.) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 on Feb. 21, 2014.

Freshman (2013)
- appeared in all 24 dual matches for the Mustangs.
- had a singles record of 17-5 (0-1 at No. 2 and 17-4 at No. 3).
- notched a team-best doubles record of 14-8 (10-7 with  Madeline Schorlemmer and 4-1 with sister Kendra Casey.)
- won seven out of the last nine doubles matche -- all at No. 2 with Schorlemmer.
- selected an honorable mention All-Lone Star Conference performer in singles.
- honored as the Lone Star Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 21, 2013 following her first career dual match as MSU beat St. Mary's 7-2.
- earned ITA Scholar-Athlete Award.

At Franklin High School
- a four-year letter winner for coach Joe Hedrick at Franklin (Texas) High School.
- a four-time UIL 2A State Singles Champion.
- teamed up with her younger sister -- Carrie Casey -- to win the UIL 2A State Doubles Championship as a junior in 2011 and as a senior in 2012.
- twiced named the Female Athlete of the Year at Franklin High School.
- earned a USTA Texas state ranking of 24th in singles and first in doubles.

- a three-time All-District 16-2A first-team selection (2009, 2010, 2011) in volleyball while leading the Lions to the postseason in each of her four prep seasons advancing to the regional semifinals in her senior and sophomroe campaigns.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2014Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2015Junior

    5'5"