Casey Kay

General Info: Transferred from Georgia where he enjoyed success in the fall of 2012 but saw little action in the spring of 2013 … Sat out the 2011-12 season as a red-shirt … Established himself as a middle-of-the-order singles player for the Yellow Jackets before a debilitating injury to both of his hips forced him to the sidelines … Underwent surgery to correct and returned to the court in the fall, but was limited throughout the 2014-15 academic year … Has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll both of his years at Tech.

2015-16 (Senior): Match-by-Match

Returned to good health and teamed with his younger brother Michael to become one of the top doubles teams in the ACC and in the nation … Ranked No. 42 nationally with a 16-14 overall record in doubles and a 5-9 mark against ranked opponents … Had an 8-10 mark in the spring, playing 15 matches at the No. 1 spot (6-9), including wins over top-15 teams from Florida State and Notre Dame … Had a 7-9 singles record, appearing in a dual match only twice.

2014-15 (Junior) Match-by-Match

Struggled to get on the court after undergoing hip surgery in the spring of 2014 and had not regained his full mobility … Played in just two singles matches and eight doubles matches,

2013-14 (Sophomore): Match-by-Match

Went 3-4 in singles and 4-4 in doubles in Tech’s first eight dual matches of the spring before being sidelined by a hip injury … Played mostly at No. 4 in the singles lineup and at No. 2 in doubles … In the fall achieved a 4-2 record in singles while also earning a 2-3 mark in doubles play… Defeated Georgia’s Hernus Pieters, ranked 72nd in the nation and 5th regionally, in the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional… Reached the consolation doubles semifinals (with Carlos Benito) in the same event.

2012-13 (at Georgia): Posted an 8-7 singles record in the fall; ended with 8-9 singles record and 5-6 in doubles; overall mark of 13-15 … Won three straight matches to reach the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiate … Reached the consolation quarterfinals at the ITA Southeast Regional … SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2011-12 (at Georgia): Enrolled in January of 2012 … Red-shirted the 2011-12 season … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School/Junior: Rated the No. 3 prospect in Georgia according to the Tennis Recruiting Network in 2011, and was ranked as high as No. 24 nationally earlier in the year … Doubles Champion of two USTA National Opens, and reached the semi-finals in doubles at the Easter Bowl ITF, as well as singles semi-finalist of two National Opens ,… Won the Spring Southern Closed Doubles with Tech teammate Nathan Rakitt … Was ranked as high as No. 1 in the South for three consecutive years … Awarded the Southern Section Bill Ozaki Sportsmanship Award.

Personal: Full name is Douglas Casey Kay … Born June 25, 1993 in Kansas City, Mo. … Son of Fred and Jeanne Kay … Has a twin sister Whitney and a younger brother Michael … Father, Fred, was a varsity swimmer at Kansas, and twin sister Whitney is on the varsity tennis team at North Carolina … Enjoys playing basketball and soccer … Began playing tennis at age 8 … Majoring in Business Administration.

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