ATHLETE PROFILES ABBY LEATHERWOOD
Senior Ashville, Ohio (Teays Valley HS) 2009-10: Posted five singles wins while competing mostly at the #1 and #2 positions... Teamed with Laura Stack to win five doubles matches at the #1 doubles position. 2008-09: Led the team in singles wins with 16 while playing mostly at the #3 position... Posted a 6-4 record in conference play... Teamed with Abigail Hogan for seven doubles wins, which ranked second on the team... Named A-Sun Player of the Week on January 21. 2007-08: Earned Atlantic Sun All-Freshman honors... Posted a 11-10 singles record while competing mostly at the #5 and #6 positions... Her 11 singles victories ranked second on the team... Combined with Kelly Pence for seven doubles wins, which ties for second on the team. Prior to Belmont: Posted an 83-2 singles record in four years at Teays Valley and is a two-time Ohio state qualifier... Named League Player of the Year four times... Ranked 48th in the Under-18 Girls Midwest Rankings in singles. Personal: A History major... Planning a career as a high school teacher... Favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption and Ferris Bueller's Day Off... Hobbies include water skiing and the music of Counting Crows and The Goo Goo Dolls... Favorite vacation spot is Mexico... Has two siblings: Claire and Adrien... Daughter of Mark and Cathy Leatherwood... Born January 11, 1989 in Columbus, Ohio.
ABIGAIL HOGAN
Junior Houston, Texas (Smith Academy) 2009-10: Posted eight singles wins while competing mostly at the #5 position... Earned four conference singles wins, the most on the team... Posted five doubles wins with partner Natalia Nunes, which tied for the most among BU's doubles duos. 2008-09: Competed mainly at the #4 position... Was second on the team in singles wins with 15... Had a seven match winning streak in singles during February and March... Named A-Sun Player of the Week on February 11... Teamed with Abby Leatherwood for a 7-8 doubles mark while competing at the #2 position. Prior to Belmont: Played mostly in juniors tournaments... Ranked #34 in Texas and #371 nationally in her age group... Did play her freshman year at St. John' School, where she was named Freshman of the Year. Personal: Majoring in Music Business... Plans a career in the music industry or in law... Favorite athletes are Lindsay Davenport and Tiger Woods... Likes to eat sushi and Tex-Mex... Favorite vacation spot in Hawaii... Daughter of Lispah and the late Bob Hogan... Has one sibling: Ryder... Born January 14, 1990 in Houston, Texas.
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