2013 Bulldogs
KATE FULLER Junior 5-9 Suwanee, Ga. Keystone National HS
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
• Helped team to a 24-5 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 6 • Earned All-SEC 2nd Team honors • 27-12 in singles and ranked No. 96 and 30-14 in doubles including No. 46 with Nadja Gilchrist with a 4-2 mark • Named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team at No. 1 doubles with Nadja Gilchrist • Had four match-clinching wins including three-set comeback over Alex Anghelescu to beat rival Georgia Tech 4-3 in Atlanta • Registered three-set win over No. 21 ranked Jillian O’Neill (Ga. Tech) in fall action • Named to SEC Community Service Team • Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll • Recipient of the UGAAA Women’s Tennis Scholarship Endowment • ITA preseason doubles ranking of No. 20 with Lauren Herring • Serves as one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11)
• An ITA All-American in doubles with Chelsey Gullickson, duo went 17-6 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals • Final ITA doubles ranking of No. 8 • Posted an 18-10 singles record including 12-4 in dual matches and clinched two team wins; Went 26-13 overall in doubles including 14-5 at No. 1 in the lineup • Earned All-SEC Second Team honors and named to the SEC Community Service team for superior service efforts • Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors in March after going a combined 4-0 in wins over Butler and No. 24 Yale • Helped team post a 19-5 record, advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and a final national ranking of No. 8 • Selected to the Dean William Tate Honor Society, which is the most prestigious honor a UGA freshman may receive and is based on leadership, scholarship and service. It is a four-year commitment with annual service projects and spring philanthropy. • Serves as one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C) • Recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Scholarship Endowment
JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• Solid junior career and gained experience in a variety of international junior tournaments • Trained at the Windward Tennis Academy in Alpharetta, Ga., under coach Cannon Campbell and completed degree requirements
8 | Georgia Women’s Tennis | 2013
through Keystone National HS • A Blue Chip recruit and #38 overall in the Top 100 by Tennis Recruiting. Net • Finalist at the 2009 Girls 18s USTA Winter National Championships • Combined ranking of #11 in the final 2008 USTA Girls 18s and #25 in 2009 • 2008 Georgia Junior Tennis Player of the Year • 2008 Recipient of the Bill Ozaki Junior Sportsmanship Award for the Southern Section of the USTA • Finished as one of the top two USTA National 16 and under players in 2007 and earned a special exemption into the main draw of two ITF tournaments • Ranked as high as #149 in the ITF Junior Rankings
PERSONAL
• Born: Jan. 9, 1992 in Marion, Ohio • Parents: Jim and Jane Fuller • Major: Marketing • Family: Has two older sisters who played collegiate tennis, Kari at Presbyterian and Kristen at Jacksonville State
Year 2011 2012 Total
CAREER RECORD FOR FULLER
Overall 18-10 27-12 45-22
Doubles 2011 26-13 2012 30-14 Total 56-27
TmDual 12-4 15-8 27-12
#1 0-0 0-0 0-0
#2 0-0 0-0 0-0
#3 0-0 0-0 0-0
17-5 17-10 34-15
14-5 4-4 18-9
2-0 13-4 15-4
1-0 0-0 1-0
#4 1-0 1-1 2-1
#5 5-1 11-7 16-8
#6 6-3 3-0 9-3