Kirsten Ward

2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster

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Height:

5-6
Class:

Senior
High School:

Laurel Springs
Hometown:

Statesville, N.C.

Summary
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Season
Career
Historical

Honors & Awards
• 2016-17 CAA All-Academic Team
• 2016-17 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2017 CAA Doubles Team of the Week (April 18)
• 2015-16 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award Recipient
• 2014-15 All-CAA Second Team - Singles
• 2014-15 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles
• 2014-15 Most Outstanding Doubles Player (Team Award)

Major: Exercise Science

Spring 2018 (Senior): Played half of the spring season as she was recovering from injury • Recorded a 10-5 doubles record and 7-5 singles mark during dual matches in her final season • Played all of her doubles matches at No. 3 and primarily played at No. 6 in singles • Picked up her biggest singles wins of the season against UAB, UNCG, College of Charleston, Charleston Southern, and Drexel • Highlighted her doubles campaign with a 7-6 (8-6) win over No. 41 William & Mary's third doubles team of Charlotte Madson and Clara Taniellan to help Elon win the doubles point in the CAA Championship semifinal • Also earned doubles victories over UNCW, UMass, College of Charleston, East Carolina, and Charleston Southern.

Fall 2017 (Senior): Missed most of the fall season due to injury • Completed the fall with a 1-1 singles record and a 2-1 mark in doubles action • Only competed in the Elon Fall Invitational during the fall portion of the season • Picked up her lone singles win of the season 6-4, 6-2 against Marija Venta of Longwood at the Elon Fall Invitational • Paired with Alex Koniaev to go 2-1 in doubles at the Elon Fall Invitational • Defeated Heidi Swope and Melissa Mchado of Appalachian State and Julia Candiotto and Kaori Terunuma of Longwood in doubles play.

Spring 2017 (Junior): Earned a spot on the CAA All-Academic Team • Named CAA Doubles Team of the Week on April 18 with Suzanne Zenoni • Finished her junior campaign with a 13-7 mark in singles and a 13-8 doubles record • Primarily played doubles at No. 3 and singles at the No. 4 position • Won nine of her last 11 singles matches to end the year • Finished 4-2 against CAA opponents • Ended the regular season on a five-match winning streak in singles • Highlighted doubles action with wins against William & Mary, James Madison, East Carolina, Hawaii, and Davidson.

Fall 2016 (Junior): Wrapped up the fall season with a 5-3 singles mark and 6-6 in doubles • Finished with 2-1 singles records at the Wake Forest Invitational and the Kitty Harrison Invitational • Reached the Round of 16 in doubles action at the ITA Carolina Regional with Erica Braschi, which included an 8-5 win over Alix Theodossiou and Annika Sillanpaa of UNCW • Went 2-1 in doubles play at the Elon Invitational and the ITA Carolina Regional.

Spring 2016 (Sophomore): Completed the spring season with a 5-5 singles record and a 4-12 mark in doubles play • Finished the regular season winning five of her last six singles matches • Highlighted her doubles season with a 7-5 victory in doubles with Janowicz against Charlotte (March 18) at the No. 1 position.

Fall 2015 (Sophomore): Finished the fall season with a 3-1 singles mark and 0-1 in doubles • Won a singles match at the Elon Fall Invitational, the ITA Carolina Regionals and the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

Spring 2015 (Freshman): Completed the spring season with a 7-9 singles record, winning over College of Charleston’s Samantha Maddox (1-6, 6-0, 6-3) • Ward finished the doubles season with a 7-9 record, winning over George Washington’s Lana Robins & Grace Egger (8-7) with teammate Barbora Lazarova • Ward earned second-team All-CAA in singles and doubles • Was named the team's Most Outstanding Doubles Player at the Elon Athletics Awards Banquet.

Fall 2014 (Freshman): Finished her first singles season with a 3-1 record, defeating Liberty’s Belen Rivera (7-5, 4-6, 10-6) • Completed her doubles season with a 4-6 record going 3-4 with Erica Braschi the pair defeated Davidson’s Ava Todd and Sarah Stein (8-3).

Career Stats (Dual Match Only - Spring Season)

Year (Match-By-Match Link)	Doubles	Singles
2018	10-5	7-5
2017	13-8	13-7
2016	4-12	5-5
2015	7-9	7-9
Overall	34-34 (.500)	32-26 (.552)