Aug. 26, 2014
THE FLATS –Following an impressive sophomore campaign, current juniors Megan Kurey and Kendal Woodard of the Georgia Tech women’s tennis team have been named to the 2014 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team.
“I am proud of Megan and Kendal,” head coach Rodney Harmon said. “Last year they had a phenomenal year. They won a lot of big matches that was highlighted by their win at the ITA Southeast Regionals. They went to New York and won the national indoors title. They won a number of big dual matches as well. They had a great year and I’m really proud of them.”
Kurey and Woodard are one of three doubles pairings that were named to the team that features the nation’s top student-athletes from tennis programs across the nation. The All-Star Team features the nation’s top-ranked men’s and women’s players from the year-end ITA College Tennis Rankings at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior and Community College levels, as well as winners of the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships and 2014 NCAA Division I Championships.
Kurey and Woodard were named 2014 ITA All-Americans in doubles and finished the season ranked as the number seven doubles team in the country. Kurey and Woodard were seeded in the 2014 NCAA doubles championships before falling in the first round. During the spring, the duo went 13-6 on court one and beat 10 nationally ranked opponents. On February 11, 2014, Kurey and Woodard were ranked as the number one doubles team in the country.
Kurey and Woodard had a successful fall, winning both the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Doubles Championship and the ITA/USTA Southeast Regional Doubles title. The tandem went an impressive 14-4 in fall play in 2013.
Kurey, Woodard and the rest of the Yellow Jackets kick off the 2014 fall season on September 19 when they host the Georgia Tech Invitational. Georgia State, LSU and N.C. State will compete at the GT Invitational which will be held at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
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