2011 LSU Women's Tennis Media Guide

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Olivia Howlett

5-7 • Jr. • JC • Bridgewater, England Hillsborough C.C./Crispin Secondary School Highly-touted junior college transfer who will be eligible to compete for LSU beginning March 27, 2011 at Tennessee … Projected to play in the No. 2 or No. 3 singles slot for the Lady Tigers.

PRIOR TO LSU An NJCAA national champion and four-time All-American in two seasons at junior college powerhouse Hillsborough … Won the 2010 NJCAA national singles championship and named the ITA Player of the Year … Also ranked No. 1 in singles in the final ITA poll and No. 3 in doubles … Claimed the national singles title with a win over No. 1 seed Nadia Lee of Lee College, 7-6 (1), 6-2 … Spearheaded Hillsborough to a No. 3 ranking in the 2010 ITA final team poll … Captured the national doubles title along with teammate Jillian O’Neill at the 2009 ITA National Small College Championships … Played a pivotal role in helping Hillsborough earn national runner-up honors at the 2009 NJCAA Championships … Coached by Chad Berryhill.

PERSONAL Born June 4, 1990, in Taunton, England … Goes by “Liv” … Parents are Paul and Susan Howlett … Has one younger brother, Will … Plans to major in sport management.

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