Student-Athletes Britney Sanders Junior 5-8 Ontario, Calif. Ontario Christian
AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first season with a record of 6-3 in singles, going 6-2 during the fall slate and 0-1 in her lone dual match … reached the finals of her flight at the Eck Tennis Classic, defeating Kansas’ Pailina Los (6-0, 6-0) and Akron’s Zara Harutyunan (6-1, 6-2) before knocking off teammate Chrissie McGaffigan in the semifinals (6-4, 6-4) … posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Midwest Blast, winning over Illinois’ Amy Allin (6-4, 6-7 (12-14), 6-3), Memphis’ Kelly Gray (6-3, 6-0) and Oklahoma’s Maria Kalashnikova (6-1, 4-6, 6-0) … in doubles,
AS A SOPHOMORE: Broke through as a solid all-around performer in her second season at Notre Dame … named to the AllBIG EAST Team after leading the Irish in singles wins with 28 … attained a 6-0 conference record and a 22-5 dual match record … reached a career-high ITA singles ranking of 102 during February … went on an 11-2 run from March 14 (at No. 58 Hawaii) to the conclusion of the season … picked up top wins against No. 76 Caroline Price of No. 13 North Carolina (6-3, 6-4) and Ashleigh Antal from No. 18 Vanderbilt (4-6, 6-4 6-4) … earned a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) victory over No. 124 Mimi Nguyen at No. 20 Michigan … earned third win over a ranked opponent with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 triumph over No. 73 Wen Sun at No. 21 Texas A&M … competed with teammate Katherine White in the fall season, achieving an ITA doubles ranking of 25 to start the spring campaign … compiled a 12-6 team record … finished out the spring season in the second doubles position with teammate Julie Sabacinski … the pair debuted at No. 67 in the ITA rankings on March 27, and posted a 13-4 mark … earned an 8-3 win over No. 54 Lynn Blau/Elizabeth Kilborn in a home win over No. 16 Georgia Tech … clinched the doubles point for Notre Dame against No. 3 Duke with an 8-5 victory over No. 54 Mary Clayton/Ester Goldfield. Career-High Singles Win #73 Wen Sun (Texas A&M) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; 4/9/12 Career-High Doubles Win
#21 Jo-Anna Karaitiana/Alexandra Kichoutkin (Tulsa) 8-1; 10/1/11 (Jennifer Kellner) Career-High Singles Ranking #102 - 2/2/12 Career-High Doubles Ranking #25 - 1/3/12 (Katherine White)
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SAnders’ Career Record Singles Year Dual 2010-11 0-1 2011-12 22-5 Totals 22-6
Open Overall 6-2 6-3 6-3 28-8 12-5 34-11
Doubles Year Dual 2010-11 0-1 2011-12 18-7 Totals 18-8
Open Overall 8-1 8-2 7-3 25-10 15-4 33-12