Emily Mallory - 2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Emily Mallory
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Louisville Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
Junior (2012-13): Cruised to the championship title of the Shelley Godwin draw of the 26th Roberta Allison Fall Classic hosted by the University of Alabama . . . breezed by Middle Tennessee’s Irina Constantinide, 6-2, 6-1, in the championship match and finished the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record . . . turned in a pair of dominant singles wins against South Alabama’s Silvia Marinkova, 6-2, 6-2, and Nicholls State’s Isla Brock, 6-3, 7-5, 1-0 (8), at the 2013 USTA/ITA Southern Regional championships . . . completed the fall tournament season with a stellar 8-4 record in singles play . . . finished the 2013 spring campaign with an 11-4 mark at the No. 5 singles position . . . concluded dual-match play with a team-best 14-7 overall record, as well as a brilliant 7-3 mark in Southern Conference action . . . also finished with a solid overall record in doubles play as she paired with a trio of teammates for a total 13-6 record . . . played a predominant portion of the dual-match season with freshman Jessica Northcutt and earned a 7-3 mark at court No. 3, including a 4-2 record in SoCon competition . . . named to the Spring 2013 Academic All-SoCon team by registering an impressive 3.81 grade-point average in business/economics . . . earned her third varsity letter.
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Sophomore (2011-12): Finished the season ranked fifth in the SoCon with a stellar .778 winning percentage in singles play . . . her 7-2 record on court No. 6 proved to be the third best record in the SoCon at the position . . . in doubles, she didn’t see much action throughout the dual-match season, but earned a 1-0 record on court No. 3 while competing with former Bulldog Jessica Diamond . . . earned her second varsity letter.
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High School: Ranked as high as No. 89 in the nation, No. 24 in the South Region and No. 2 in Kentucky, according to TennisRecruiting.net . . . finished her prep career with three victorious against 4-star opponents and a perfect 2-0 record versus 3-star foes . . . member of Samford’s 2009 recruiting class which was ranked No. 25 at the Mid-Major level . . . three-time Kentucky State champion in doubles (2006, 2007, 2009) . . . won the doubles championships in both 2006 and 2007 while playing with her sister and current Samford teammate Lindsey . . . academically, she was ranked fifth out of 160 students in her senior class at Louisville Christian Academy . . . member of the prestigious Samford Fellows program.
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Personal: Born Oct. 24, 1990 . . . parents are Jeff and Mary Ann Mallory . . . older sister, Lindsey, was a four-year letterwinner on Samford's women's tennis team . . . member of the prestigious Brock Scholars Program with a minor in art.
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH MALLORY
My most prized possession is: Tobi
Person (past or present) you would most like to meet: Tim Riggins
Favorite movie: Bridesmaids
Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant
I can’t imagine going a week without: peanut butter
