Ariel Morton
5-4 • So. • 1L • Houston, Texas Klein HS
FALL 2011 Put together a 4-1 doubles record alongside both Yvette Vlaar and Rebecca Bodine … Won a thrilling 6-7(4), 6-0, 14-12 match against Penn State’s Marie-Frederique Bed at Rice Fall Invitational.
2010-2011 Posted overall records of 11-21 in singles and 15-17 in doubles play … Edged Jacqueline Kasler of Auburn 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 on the first day of the SEC Coaches’ Classic in Auburn … Advanced to the consolation doubles final with Yvette Vlaar at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships before falling to Auburn’s Jackie Kasler and Olivia Bennett … Paired with Vlaar to defeat Western Michigan’s duo of Amanda Moccia and Maggie Remynse 8-4 and Wisconsin’s Aleksandra Markovic and Lauren Gruber 8-6 at the Wildcat Fall Invitational … Compiled an 8-8 singles mark and a 9-8 doubles record in the spring including going 5-3 and 4-3, respectively, in SEC matches … Recorded her first dualmatch singles victory by beating Texas A&M’s Lauren Santacroce 7-5, 6-2 … Crafted a four-match singles win streak in March culminating with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over Iowa’s Cassandra Escobar … Teamed with Ebie Wilson and Kylie Adamek to reel of six-straight doubles match victories during the spring season.
PRIOR TO LSU A five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... Ranked as high as No. 34 nationally ... Won the district 5A state doubles title as a senior in 2009 ... Finished as state runner-up in the 5A state singles championships in 2008.
PERSONAL Full name is Ariel Grace Morton ... Born Sept. 7, 1991 ... Daughter of Greg Morton ... Chose LSU because of the coaches and the location ... Plans to major in psychology.
Morton’s Career Statistics SINGLES
OVERALL
VS. TOP 125
YEAR
W
L
PCT.
W
L
PCT.
SEC DUAL W
L
PCT.
2010-2011 Fall 2011 TOTALS
11 2 13
21 6 27
.344 .250 .325
0 -- 0
1 -- 1
.000 -- .000
4 -- 4
3 -- 3
.571 -.571
DOUBLES
INTRO
ONLY ONE LSU
PREVIEW
COACHES
LADY TIGERS
OVERALL
VS. TOP 60
YEAR
W
L
PCT.
W
L
PCT.
W
L
PCT.
2010-2011 Fall 2011 TOTALS
15 4 19
17 1 18
.469 .800 .514
0 -- 0
2 -- 2
.000 -- .000
5 -- 5
3 -- 3
.625 -- .625
REVIEW
HISTORY
SEC DUAL
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