2012 TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE - UTC Athletics

student-athletes
2013 Mocs tennis
Kelsey Coots
Fr.-HS • 5-4
Huntsville, Ala. • Huntsville HS
FALL 2012 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Posted an 8-3 singles
record ... won the Red Flight No. 8 at the Clemson
Duckworth Fall Classic ... went 7-2 in doubles ... won the
No. 3 Flight at the UTC Steve Baras Memorial Classic with Katie Polk.
PRIOR TO UTC: Two-time Alabama 6A State Doubles Champion at Huntsville
High School in Huntsville, Ala. ... won the singles title as a junior and
runner-up as a sophomore and senior ... was the No. 1 ranked player in
Alabama’s 18-under division ... 67-3 prep singles record last three years
of high school ... all three losses were to eventual state champions ... five
time Huntsville Times Elite Team Player of the Year ... played No. 1 on high
school from seventh grade to senior year ... four-star rating and No. 28
among southern collegiate prospects according to TennisRecruiting.net ...
USTA Alabama Tennis Association Junior Girl of the Year in 2012 ... USTA
ATA Family of the Year in 2012.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kelsey Lee Coots ... born June 24, 1994 ...
daughter of Jeff & Kim Coots ... has a younger sister, Ashley, and a younger
brother, Connor ... undecided on a major.
Kayla jones
Fr.-HS • 5-9
Memphis, Tenn. • White Station HS
FALL 2012 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Led the team with
an 11-2 singles record ... won the No. 5 Flight at the UTC
Steve Baras Fall Classic ... won the No. 11 Yellow Flight at
the Clemson Duckworth Fall Classic ... also posted a 7-3 record in doubles
... won the Silver Doubles Flight at the Duckworth with Katie Polk ... made
the Dean’s List.
PRIOR TO UTC: 2012 graduate of White Station High School in Memphis,
Tenn. ... four-time MIAA Most Outstanding Player ... four-star recruit and
ranked No. 57 nationally by TennisRecruiting.net ... two-time winner of Best
of the Preps ... four time district, city and regional champion ... two-time
singles Tennessee qualifying champion ... three-time Tennessee qualifying
doubles champion ... Tennessee qualifying sportsmanship award ... Team
Zonals sportsmanship award ... two-time member of the Tennessee Southern
Cup team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kayla Paisley Jones ... daughter of Sonia and
Keita Jones ... born Aug. 12, 1994 ... has one younger sister, Kenya ... father
played tennis at Jackson State (1987-98) and Rust College (1990-91) ...
plans to major in Biology.
Coots’ Singles Career Statistics
Year 2 3 4 5 6 Dual SoCon Tour. Tot.
2012-13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 8-3 8-3
Coots’ Doubles Career Statistics
Year 1 2 3 Dual SoCon Tour. Tot.
2012-13 --- --- --- ---- --- 7-2 7-2
Jones’s Singles Career Statistics
Year 2 3 4 5 6 Dual SoCon Tour. Tot.
2012-13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11-2 11-2
Jones’s Doubles Career Statistics
Year 1 2 3 Dual SoCon Tour. Tot.
2012-13 --- --- --- ---- --- 7-3 7-3
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