University of Georgia Athletics
Three Bulldogs Earn NCAA All-Tournament Honors
May 20, 2015 | Women's Tennis
WACO, Texas -- Three members of the Georgia women's tennis team were named to the 2015 NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team, with senior Lauren Herring and freshman Ellen Perez earning recognition at No. 1 doubles and freshman Hannah King taking a place at No. 5 singles.
The awards arrive just two days after the Bulldogs fell 4-1 to UCLA in the semifinals of the tournament. It was Georgia's best finish at the event since 2009.
Herring and Perez's honor at the top doubles spot was not surprising given the duo's undefeated record against three top-15 doubles teams at the tournament. The Georgia pair started the tournament with an 8-6 win against Michigan's No. 15-ranked tandem of Emina Bektas and Alex Najarian in the round of 16. Herring and Perez then turned in what was perhaps their most impressive showing of the tournament with a dominant 8-2 win over Stanford's No. 2-ranked team of Taylor Davidson and Carol Zhao in the quarterfinals. In their semifinal match, the Georgia duo won 8-7(1) in a tiebreaker to clinch the doubles point for Georgia against UCLA's No. 9-ranked pair of Robin Anderson and Jennifer Brady.
Herring and Perez will feature in the individual doubles tournament starting on Thursday.
Freshman Hannah King was the lone member of the Bulldogs to make the All-Tournament team in singles after going undefeated from court 5. The Dunwoody, Ga., native began the tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Michigan's Mira Ruder-Hook in the round of 16 and rode that momentum to a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Stanford's No. 106 Ellen Tsay in the quarterfinals. She was leading on court 5 against No. 35 Kyle McPhillips in the semifinal match against UCLA when the Bruins clinched the match on another court.
The NCAA All-Tournament Team is the second all-tournament team that King has been named to after earning a place at No. 6 on the SEC All-Tournament Team earlier this season. King finishes her freshman season with a 25-5 record in singles that includes a 5-0 record against nationally ranked opponents and a 21-9 record in doubles.
2015 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships All-Tournament Team
No. 1 Doubles: Lauren Herring/Ellen Perez (GEORGIA)
No. 2 Doubles: Catherine Harrison/Kyle McPhillips (UCLA)
No. 3 Doubles: Marie Casares/Frances Altick (VANDERBILT)
No. 1 Singles: Robin Anderson (UCLA)
No. 2 Singles: Astra Sharma (VANDERBILT)
No. 3 Singles: Jennifer Brady (UCLA)
No. 4 Singles: Courtney Colton (VANDERBILT)
No. 5 Singles: Hannah King (GEORGIA)
No. 6 Singles: Ashleigh Antal (VANDERBILT)
Most Outstanding Player: Astra Sharma (VANDERBILT)
