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Kaitlin Staines
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wagga Wagga, Australia
- High School:
- Karabar High School
RECORD & HONORS
Singles Record: 52-33Doubles Record: 56-20
Awards
- 2019 Michigan Invitational Doubles Title
- 2018 SEC Freshman of the Week (April 4)
- 2019 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Singles Champion
- 2019 ITA All-American Doubles Runner-Up
2019-20 - JUNIOR
Singles Record: 15-15Doubles Record: 14-8
FALL SEASON
- Won her singles flight at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic
- Downed Florida’s No. 6-ranked Kessler/Emma 7-5 with partner Tenika McGiffin at the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight. After dropping her first match, she defeated No. 28-ranked Megan Davies of South Carolina in straight sets to win the consolation bracket.
- Won a pair of solo matches at the ITA All-American Championships. Paired with Tenika McGiffin she won four doubles matches, three over top-30 ranked opponents, at the ITA All-American Championships and place second to earn a bit to the ITA Fall National Championships. Downed No. 29-ranked Kulikov/Willson of Southern California 8-3. Defeated South Carolina’s No. 5-ranked Morra/Jones 8-5. Defeated Central Florida’s No. 11-ranked Kuznetsova/ Zeleva 6-2, 6-3.
- Won six matches at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, defeating No. 120-ranked teammate Rebeka Mertena for the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Singles Championship to earn a bid to the ITA Fall National Championships as an individual.
- Defeated Ohio State’s Allen/ Boulais 6-1 with partner Tenika McGiffin at the Michigan Invitational.
- Earned a pair of doubles wins on court one with partner Tenika McGiffin in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Downed Kansas’ Delgado/Ngounoue on court one 6-2. Defeated Virginia’s Gullickson/Odell with Staines 6-2.
- Downed Purdue’s Dobrilova/Shimizu 6-1 on court one with partner Tenika McGiffin.
- Defeated Indiana’s Caitlin Bernard in straight sets on court one in straight sets.
- Earned a pair of doubles wins in UT’s Valentine’s Day doubleheader. Paired with Julie Ball, earned a win on court one against Pratt/Campbell of UT Martin 6-2. Defeated Marquette’s Novakovic/Windbuchler 6-2 on court two.
- Earned a pair of solo wins and one doubles win with Tenika McGiffin in UT’s final doubleheader of 2020. Downed Cincinnati’s Coutino/Morton 6-0 with partner Tenika McGiffin on court one. Defeated Alexia Coutinoof Cincinnati on court two 6-4, 6-2 and UT Chattanooga’s Bogdana Zaporozhets 6-1, 6-1.
- Downed the Mississippi State No. 56-ranked pair of Adaloglou/Racine 6-3 to help give UT the doubles point with Tenika McGiffin.
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE
Singles Record: 22-12Doubles Record: 27-8
FALL SEASON
- Went undefeated in singles and doubles (partnered with Sadie Hammond) play, posting 3-0 records in each at the Tennessee Fall Invite.
- Advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles (partnered with Ariadna Riley) and to the round of 32 in singles at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
- Competed in doubles (partnered with Ariadna Riley) at the ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- Named a doubles All-American with Sadie Hammond after earning the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Individual Championships for doubles. At the NCAA championships, fell in the round of 32.
- In Round of 64 NCAA Tournament play, defeated Furman's 78th-ranked doubles team of Katarina Kozarov and Julia Adams, 6-3.
- As a doubles team with Sadie Hammond, ascended to No. 8 and then No. 6 in the ITA doubles rankings, the highest ranking by a Tennessee doubles team since the 2013 season's final rankings, when Kata Szekely and Brynn Boren ranked No. 5 in the nation.
- Secured a third ranked singles win of the season during the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, defeating Texas A&M's Jayci Goldsmith, ranked No. 69, in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
- Recorded her sixth ranked doubles win of the season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, taking down Texas A&M's 32nd-ranked duo of Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova for the second time of the season, 6-3.
- Registered a pair of wins against Mississippi State and Ole Miss to help Tennessee record wins over both schools in a span of three days. Took down Mississippi State's Magda Adaloglou, 6-1, 6-1 and then Ole Miss' Tea Jandric, 6-3, 6-2. Also defeated Ole Miss' Alexa Bortles and Sabina Machalova in doubles, 6-2.
- Helped secure the doubles point for Tennessee against Florida at the No. 1 doubles spot with a 6-1 win over Victoria Emma and McCartney Kessler.
- Clinched the Lady Vols' win over No. 15 LSU with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over Jessica Golovin.
- For the second time of the season, defeated Jessica Golovin and Eden Richardson -- the defending NCAA doubles champions and No. 3 ranked duo at the time -- by a score of 6-3.
- Took down the 31st-ranked doubles duo in the nation of Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova, 6-2, during Tennessee's win over No. 21 Texas A&M.
- Recorded two doubles victories in Tennessee's pair of wins over UT Martin (6-1 over Jemima Potter and Asel Jumamukhambetova) and ETSU (6-3 over Laylo Bakhodirova and Alejandro Morales).
- Competed at the No. 1 singles spot against UT Martin and defeated Adel Jumamukhambetova, 6-0, 6-4.
- Defeated Purdue's Ena Babic at the No. 2 singles spot in three sets during the Lady Vols win over the Boilermakers, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3.
- Registered two more doubles wins with Sadie Hammond over Indiana's Madison Appel and Jelly Bozovic (6-2) and South Florida's Vanja Klaric and Ana Roman (6-1) to improve to 13-0 as a duo.
- Won 11th straight doubles match with a 6-2 victory over Old Dominion's Holly Hutchinson and Brooke Pilkington, partnered with Sadie Hammond.
- Posted two doubles wins with Sadie Hammond at ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Tallahassee, Fla., including a 6-4 victory over LSU's Eden Richardson and Jessica Golovin -- the No. 9 ranked doubles pair in the country and the defending NCAA doubles champions. Also clinched Tennessee's upset win over No. 15 Florida State with a 7-6(4), 7-6(4) win over No. 125 Ana Oparenovic.
- Grabbed two victories in both singles and doubles to open up the spring season against North Alabama on Jan. 14. Partnered with Sadie Hammond in doubles to tally 6-1 and 6-4 wins, while registering a 6-2, 6-2 win over Nina Linke and a 6-0, 6-0 win over Claudia Arroyo.
- Captured the doubles title with Sadie Hammond at the Michigan Invitational on Jan. 21 after going 3-0 together for the weekend.
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
Singles Record: 15-6Doubles Record: 15-4
SPRING SEASON
- Stepped up as one of the Lady Vols’ best players this spring after enrolling in January, finishing the regular season with a 13-5 (5-5 SEC) record in singles and an impressive 15-3 (6-3 SEC) record in doubles
- Her 15-3 record in doubles with Ariadna Riley led the team during dual-match play and helped the duo achieve a ranking as high as 36th in the country
- Opened her collegiate career by winning 10-consecutive matches in both singles and doubles each
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for helping the Lady Vols defeat No. 15 Auburn and Alabama, going 2-0 in singles and earning a ranked win in doubles
- Holds the best winning percentage at the No. 2 spot in doubles in the SEC with a perfect 9-0 record and was 6-3 (5-3 SEC) at the top spot; had the sixth-best winning percentage (.833) of any doubles team in the SEC during the regular season
- Tallied three ranked wins in doubles during the spring, including a pair of top-50 victories over Arkansas’ 37th-ranked duo of Oparenovic/Rice and Kentucky’s 41st-ranked team of Adachi/Fanning
- Clinched the doubles point for Tennessee in six matches, five of which the Lady Vols went on to win
- Recorded the match-clinching point for Tennessee on four occasions in singles, including a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win against Michelle McKamey to lift UT over Indiana on the road
- Helped Tennessee to road wins against Ole Dominion, William & Mary, Indiana and NC State as well as SEC wins over Alabama, Auburn and Missouri at home
- Was 2-0 in singles during the SEC Tournament, defeating Alabama's Ann Selim 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 and Anna Vrbenska 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Defeated Auburn’s 67th-ranked team of Alizee Michaud and Taylor Russo, 7-6 (6), to clinch the crucial doubles point for the Lady Vols. In singles, she came from behind to defeat Andie Dikosavljevic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, and to help lead the Lady Vols to a 4-2 win over the No. 15 team in the country, which marked Tennessee’s first conference and ranked victory of the season
- Went 2-0 in her first weekend of SEC competition, defeating Texas A&M’s Dorthea Faa-Hviding, 7-6 (3), 6-4, and LSU’s Ashton Rabalais, 6-1, 6-0
- First collegiate doubles win came against the dup of Stepanova and Thaler from William and Mary, 6-4
- Began her collegiate tennis career with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Old Dominion's Louie McLelland and a 6-3, 6-2 win over William and Mary's Olivia Thaler in UT's opening weekend
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 93, coming in January of 2017
- Reached the semifinals or better in 10 tournaments in doubles and five in singles since 2016
- Won the singles and doubles titles for the 2016 South Pacific Open Junior Championships and Oceania Open Junior Championships
- Claimed the doubles title at the Rumba Resort Queensland Junior Winter International 1 in 2016
- Selected to represent Australia at the Junior Fed Cup
- Advanced to the doubles final of the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, a Grade 1 tournament
- Boasted a 59-20 doubles record in juniors as well as a 44-25 singles record
PERSONAL
- Kaitlin Susan Staines, daughter of Karen and Gary Staines, was born on January 11, 2000
- Has a junior tennis tournament in Australia named in honor of her (the Kaitlin Staines Cup)
- Winning an NCAA championship is her highest ambition while in college
- Lists her biggest thrill as being able to Australia in the Junior Fed Cup
- Majoring in accounting and her career objective beyond sports is to one day by an accountant
- Says her biggest sports influence is Roger Federer because of his passion for tennis
- Summarizes her style of play as aggressive and loves to volley
- Is superstitious about the number of bounces the ball takes before every serve
- Recipient of the Pat B. Felts Deferred Tennis Scholarship Endowment
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