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Fall 2007: Compiled a singles mark of 3-4 for the fall while facing five ranked opponents … reached
the semifinals of consolation action at the William & Mary Invitational before falling to teammate,
Melissa Mang … went 2-1 at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships to end the fall campaign
… in doubles action, went 7-2 when combining with Mang, as the duo began the fall with a fivematch
win streak … that streak came at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships as the tandem
won the doubles title to earn a berth to National Indoors, where the duo reached the title match
of the consolation bracket … the pair notched wins over the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in
the nation over the course of fall play, in addition to two victories over top-60 opponents, as the
duo faced five ranked tandems … paired with Jessi Robinson to record a ledger of 3-2, as the
duo went 3-1 at the William & Mary Invitational to win the Flight A consolation draw … in the
Southeast Region Dec. 7 listings, ranked second in doubles with Mang and 18th among singles
players. 2006-07: Posted an overall singles record of 23-10, including marks of 15-4 in dual
matches, 8-2 in ACC play and 6-5 in fall action … also went undefeated versus ranked opponents
at 3-0 for the spring and 4-0 for the year … won three of four matches played in the month of
February … compiled a perfect 8-0 mark for the month of March and won her first three matches
in April for a win streak of 11 matches … was tops on the Blue Devil squad in singles wins (23),
dual match victories (15) and ACC triumphs (eight) … in the fall, went 3-1 at the Gator Invitational
and also at ITA Regionals ... combined with three teammates to go 16-12 for the year in doubles
competition … was 7-4 when combining with Jessi Robinson, as the duo went 6-3 versus
conference foes … posted a mark of 6-4 when pairing with Tory Zawacki and teamed up with
Kristin Cargill to go 3-4 for the year … was named to the All-ACC Academic Women's Tennis
Team. Prep: Played one year of high school tennis as a freshman … was named Tennis Player
of the Year by the Express Times and the Morning Call … tennis team MVP at Freedom High
School … led her team to the Pennsylvania state championship in 2002 … was a National Open
doubles champions in 2004 … finished in the top 12 at National Hard Courts in 2005 … Heritage
Academy Wendy's High School Heisman recipient. Personal: Born Amanda Allen Granson on
March 14, 1988 in Bethlehem, Pa. … daughter of Marc and Robin Granson … has three sisters
… sister, Sarah, played tennis at James Madison from 1997-2001 … sister, Katie, played tennis
at Duke (1999-2003) and coached Yale's women's tennis team (2004-06) … sister, Jessica, is
a 2007 Duke graduate … enjoys reading, scrap booking, taking pictures, golfing and biking …
would like to start a business with her three older sisters and play on the pro tour upon graduation
… also wants to go abroad … favorite athlete is her brother-in-law, Kevin Cassese, who currently
serves as the head coach for men's lacrosse at Lehigh University and plays lacrosse
professionally.
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CAREER STATISTICS
Singles
Doubles
Year Dual ACC Overall Dual ACC Overall
2006-07 15-4 8-2 23-10 11-8 7-4 16-12
CAREER 15-4 8-2 23-10 11-8 7-4 16-12