| Catherine Newman |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
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| High School:
Page HS
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| Height:
5-5
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2009-10 (Senior): Concluded career as one of the most accomplished players athletically and academically in school history ... graduated with a 3.89 GPA while earning a degree in civil engineering and a minor in mathematics ... earned first-team All-SEC honors, marking the fourth time in her career that she has earned all-conference honors ... became the first Commodore to be the recipient of the national ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship ... named the 2010 SEC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... earned Dean's List honors all eight semesters at VU ... garnered first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV honors ... named a third-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American ... selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... finished the season ranked No. 23 in singles after posting an overall record of 27-15 ... went 15-8 in singles during the dual season, including 8-3 in the SEC while playing the entire year at No. 1 ... defeated eight ranked players in singles during the spring, including straight-set wins over No. 10 Caitlin Whoriskey (Tennessee) and No. 14 Kristy Frilling (Notre Dame) ... earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship for the third time in her career ... played at No. 2 doubles with Erica Robertson during the dual season, posting a 10-8 overall record, including 5-6 in the SEC ... finished career with a 106-51 record in singles and 86-61 mark in doubles, ranking among the best in school history ... went 11-6 in singles and 9-4 in doubles during the fall season ... won seven of her last eight singles matches of the fall ... posted five wins over ranked opponents during the fall.
2008-09 (Junior): Earned second team All-SEC honors for the second consecutive year ... finished the season ranked 66th in singles after being ranked as high as No. 28 ... went 9-11 in singles and 9-8 in doubles during the dual season ... teamed up with Chelsea Preeg in doubles and played at No. 2 for most of the season ... 20 of Newman's singles matches in the spring were against nationally ranked opponents, including six in the top-10 ... recorded nine wins over ranked opponents during the fall and spring seasons ... biggest win of the year came when she upset Notre Dame's 33rd-ranked Kelcy Tefft in straight sets ... played No. 1 singles for the Commodores in every dual except one ... went 12-5 in singles during the fall campaign, including three-straight wins over nationally ranked Megan Broderick (UK), Naoko Ueshima (UGA) and Kristina Doerr (BYU) at the Riviera ITA All-Americans ... went a perfect 3-0 to capture the "Jason Valentine" Draw at the June Stewart Invitational ... teamed with freshman Chelsea Preeg in doubles at the No. 2 doubles slot, recording a respectable record of 9-8 and 5-5 against the SEC ... named to the ESPN the Magazine District IV Academic All District Second Team ... named to the 2009 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2007-08 (Sophomore): Finished the season ranked 51st in singles by the ITA ... second team All-SEC ... closed out fall campaign with a 10-3 record ... defeated TCU's Nina Munch-Soegaard in the first round of the Rivera/ITA Women's All-American Championships ... clinched Vanderbilt's win over then-No. 9 Notre Dame with a victory over No. 64 Brook Buck 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 ... advanced to the NCAA Singles Championships for the second straight year ... clinched the Commodores come-from-behind victory over No. 23 Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 0-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2 win over Carolina Escamilla ... named to ESPN The Magazine District IV Academic All-American Second Team ... named to the 2008 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2006-07 (Freshman): Earned first team All-SEC honors after finishing season with a 9-2 conference record and 20-7 overall record ... finished the season ranked 40th in the ITA poll ... won first eight matches of fall season and finished with a 13-2 record ... teamed with Taka Bertrand in doubles and finished with a 19-6 overall record and 9-2 record in conference matches.
Prep/Juniors: 16s National Champion in 2004 ... finished high school career ranked 15th in USTA 18s, but ranked as high as No. 1 ... finished prep career undefeated ... all-state selection in tennis and soccer ... four-year letterwinner in tennis and soccer ... high school valedictorian ... chose Vanderbilt over Georgia, Georgia Tech and Virginia.
Personal: Catherine Newman ... born April 30, 1988 ... daughter of Sally and Chris Newman ... has three sisters, Caroline (19), Christin (18), and Claire (15) ... majoring in civil engineering ... Favorites include Pasta (Food), Maggiano's (Restaurant), Pete Sampras (Tennis Player), Fountainhead (Book), Finding Forrester (Movie), Goo Goo Dolls (Musician), Barcelona, Spain ... Chose Vanderbilt because of the strong tennis program and excellent academics.
