University of Georgia Athletics
2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Kennedy Shaffer
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ivan Lendl Tennis Academy
- Hometown:
- Rossford, Ohio
SENIOR season (2017-18)
*Named All-SEC Second Team for the fourth time in her career
*One of three seniors on the Georgia squat that went 18-7, and advanced the the program's 32nd-consecutive NCAA Championships, eighth straight Sweet Sixteen, and finished a NCAA Quarterfinalist
*Played No. 3 doubles with freshman Annette Goulak, collecting a conference-best seven wins in SEC play
*Tied freshman Katarina Jokic for most match clinchers (5)
*Two ranked singles wins at ITA National Team Indoors; #64 Petra Granic (Texas) and #44 Felicity Maltby (Texas Tech)
*Finished ranked No. 87 in ITA Singles, reaching as high as No. 45
*Highest ranked win of the year was against #45 Josie Kuhlman of Florida
*Spent the fall competing in USTA/ITF events
*Recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
JUNIOR season (2016-17)
*Helped team go 19-6 with a final ITA Ranking of No. 6, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, the ITA National Team Indoor Semifinals and second in the SEC
*Earned Doubles All-America honors after reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Doubles Championships with Elena Christofi
*Named Second Team All-SEC
*Tallied a 24-7 record in singles including 13-1 at No. 3 in the lineup, also went 28-11 in doubles including 14-7 with Elena Christofi at No. 2
*A final ITA singles ranking of No. 49 and No. 26 in doubles with Christofi
*Enjoyed a seven match winning streak with Christofi and the duo registered six clinching wins during that stretch
*Christofi and Shaffer were tied for the most wins in conference play on court No. 2
*Reached the 2016 ITA SE Regional Doubles Championship with Christofi, but fell in a third-set tiebreaker
*Went undefeated in SEC play (9-0) at No. 3 singles
*Tallied five match clinchers in singles
*Recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
SOPHOMORE Season (2016-16)
Part of a Georgia team that went 22-5 and advanced to the program’s 30th-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships
*Earned All-America honors after advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles tournament
*All-SEC Second Team selection
*Chosen for the SEC All-Tournament team after going 2-0 and defeating her first-ever top-10 opponent, Florida’s Belinda Woolcock (then No. 9) in straight sets
*Finished the year ranked No. 22 in singles
*Started the year 11-0 in singles with a win in all 11 matches she played until March 17
*Led the Bulldogs in overall wins (32), dual wins (20) and match clinchers (seven)
*Went 20-4 in dual play while splitting time between the No. 2 (11-4), No. 3 (5-0) and No. 4 (4-0) courts, moving up in the lineup after her strong start
*Claimed a 12-6 doubles record in the spring while playing along side Laura Patterson and then Silvia Garcia
*Rose 87 spots in the singles rankings throughout the spring from 109 to 22
*Finished her sophomore year with overall marks of 32-8 and 19-10 in singles and doubles, respectively
*Boasted a 9-3 record in singles play in the fall after opening with the No. 37 ranking
*Part of a formidable doubles pair alongside Silvia Garcia, going 6-3
*Fell to teammate and eventual tournament champion Caroline Brinson in three sets in the quarterfinal round of the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional.
FRESHMAN Season (Spring 2015)
*Helped the Bulldogs advance to the NCAA Final Four, the ITA National Team Indoor Finals and the SEC Tournament Championship Final to end the season 24-7 and nationally ranked No. 5
*Earned final national doubles ranking of No. 55 with Silvia Garcia
*Compiled an 18-6 record in singles and a 17-7 record in doubles play after enrolling in January
*Was an impressive 10-1 in SEC singles play from the No. 2, 3 and 4 courts
*Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the week of April 1
*Posted a 7-3 SEC record in doubles with Garcia
*Boasted a 4-2 record against nationally ranked doubles opponents and was 7-4 against nationally-ranked singles players
*Clinched four matches and nine doubles points for the Bulldogs
*Named Second-Team All-SEC
*Honored with a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team
*Earned a spot in the NCAA Individual Singles Tournament, but withdrew due to injury
*Signed with the Bulldogs in November of 2014 to join the team for the 2015 spring season
Juniors/High School
*Trained at the Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C.
*Was ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation on tennisrecruiting.net
*Rated as a five-star, blue chip prospect on tennisrecruiting.net
*Made it to the finals of the USTA G18 National Clay Court Championships in 2014
*Was back-to-back champion at the Atlanta ITF in 2013 and 2014
personal
*Born May 21, 1997 ... Daughter of Doug and Lorri Shaffer ... Major: International Affairs.
