University of Georgia Athletics
2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Laura Patterson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Windward Tennis Academy
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
Senior season (2017-18)
*Helped Georgia go 18-7, and to the program's 32nd-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships including its eighth straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, and a NCAA Quarterfinals finish.
*Named to the SEC Community Service Team
*Inserted into the doubles lineup at No. 3 with Kennedy Shaffer for Senior Day (vs. Missouri) and was was the first off the court with a 6-2 win
*Started the fall season with six straight singles wins
*Played with four different teammates in doubles with a 4-3 fall record
JUNIOR season (2016-17)
*Provided depth for team that went 19-6, advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in the program's 31st-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships, the ITA National Team Indoor semifinals, and finished second in the SEC
*Did not compete in the spring due to injury
*Posted a 4-3 singles record and 6-2 doubles record during the fall
*Reached the singles finals at the Wake Forest Invitational
*Teamed-up with Caroline Brinson to defeat then-ranked No. 38 duo of Rosie Johanson/Meghan Kelley (Virginia) in the Puerto Rico College Challenge
*Received ITA Scholar Athlete Distinction
sophomore season (2015-16)
*Part of a Georgia team that went 22-5 and advanced to the program’s 30th-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships
*Had a breakout campaign for the Bulldogs with a 10-3 record in dual play in singles, 9-3 on the No. 6 court
*Won her debut on the No. 5 court in Georgia’s win over Tennessee
*Went undefeated against unranked opponents in singles
*Claimed her first career match clincher in the Bulldogs’ win over Missouri
*Partnered with Kennedy Shaffer and then Caroline Brinson in doubles in the spring to go 17-8 in dual action
*Claimed eight doubles point clinchers on the year
*Went 16-7 overall in singles and 21-10 in doubles
*Held a 6-4 singles record in fall play, winning six of her final eight matches to finish strong
*Went 4-2 in doubles play during the fall while splitting time between Caroline Brinson, Kennedy Shaffer and Mariana Gould
*Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Clay Court Invitational in Orlando
Freshman Season (2014-15)
*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
*Posted a 12-5 doubles record, including a 3-3 mark in dual matches
*Clinched two doubles points for the Bulldogs along side Hannah King on court 3
*Played to a 3-2 doubles mark in SEC competition
*Played to a 9-2 record in doubles and a 10-4 mark in singles during the fall season
*Won the singles E Flight at the College of Charleston Classic
*Advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the Bulldog Tennis Classic
*Put together the longest singles win streak on the team during the fall, with five straight wins
Juniors/High School
Trained at Windward Tennis Academy in Alpharetta, Ga., under Kevin Hayward
*Won a total of four USTA balls--1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze--during her time as a junior
*Played two years in the U-18 Fed Cup and won the title in 2013
*Winner of two doubles southern titles
*Named 2014 AJC Georgia Female Tennis Player of the Year
*Was a 2012 state champion with Roswell High School
*Five-star recruit on Tennisrecruiting.net
PERSONAL
*Born Sept. 12, 1995
*Daughter of Gil and Joy Patterson
*Family: Has one younger brother, Grant, Her mother, Joy, was a tennis player at West Virginia
*Major: Pre-Business.
