Stories
Biography
- Coached by Andy Brandi and Harold Solomon ... Serve-and-volleyer; favorite surface is grass ... Began playing at age 9 when mother introduced her to tennis at neighborhood courts ... Dad is Bill (ex-pro baseball player) and mom is Sandy (played tennis at Western Kentucky); older sister Cathy lives in Chicago and works for wedding magazine (ran track at Notre Dame); has four younger siblings, Craig (plays baseball at University of Georgia), Chelsea (plays tennis at University of Georgia), Callie (dancer, goes to ballet school in summer) and Chloe (just starting to play tennis); has two dogs, Otis and Pugsley ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite movies are Tommy Boy, Dumb & Dumber, John Q, The Hangover; favorite TV shows are Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, The Hills, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, America's Next Top Model ... Favorite song is Chariot by Gavin Degraw; favorite artists are Pussycat Dolls, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and all country music ... Favorite food is Indian; favorite drink is Orange Fanta ... Tennis players most admired are Jennifer Capriati, Pete Sampras ... Most memorable experiences are playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon (qualified at age 16 and played Tulyaganova) and winning US Open mixed doubles title in 2009 ... Career goals are to be Top 10 in doubles, Top 50 in singles.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
123Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)Birthday
Nov 26, 1986 November 26, 1986Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH, USACareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Hammond, LA-USA; 2005 - ITF/Charlottesville, VA-USA.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2003 - Memphis.
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2009 - ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (w/Ditty), ITF/Charlottesville, VA-USA (w/Kriz); 2008 - ITF/Surprise, AZ-USA, ITF/La Quinta, CA-USA (both w/Perry), ITF/Allentown, PA-USA, ITF/Vancouver-CAN (both w/Kriz), ITF/Albuquerque, NM-USA, ITF/Lawrenceville, GA-USA (both w/Ditty); 2007 - ITF/Pelham, AL-USA (w/Kriz); 2006 - Québec City, ITF/San Francisco, CA-USA (both w/Granville), ITF/Allentown, PA-USA (w/Luzhanska); 2005 - ITF/Orange, CA-USA (w/Hopkins), ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (w/Voskoboeva), ITF/Los Gatos, CA-USA, ITF/Pittsburgh, PA-USA (both w/Ashley); 2004 - Québec City (w/Salerni), ITF/Albuquerque, NM-USA (w/Drake).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2009 - US Open (w/Parrott).