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Katie Potts |
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AS A SENIOR: Finished with a 4-8 overall
singles record and a 3-1 mark in dual action ...
played all four dual matches at No. 6 singles ...
went 6-1 in doubles play ... recorded a 3-1 doubles
mark with Kristen Rafael ... went 2-0 in both
her doubles dual matches with Cosmina Ciobanu
... was 1-0 with doubles partner Colleen Rielley.
AS A JUNIOR: Finished with a 21-10 record,
including 14-9 in dual action ... began the season
by winning seven straight matches before falling
to #35 Samantha Murray of Northwestern in the
quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Championships
... 1-0 at No. 4 singles, 6-7 at No. 5 and 7-2 at No.
6 with one match left unfinished ... of the 21
victories, 19 of them came in straight sets ... went
7-3 in doubles action including going 3-1 with
teammate Cosmina Ciobanu ... recorded a mark
of 4-2 at No. 3 doubles including going 3-1 with
Kali Krisik ... went 1-2 against ranked opponents
... defeated #57 Jennifer Migan of Indiana State
(6-3, 6-4) and lost to #47 Jana Bielikova of #11
Baylor in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 3-6) ... lost to FIU
Maria Spenceley, 4-6, 6-7, in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... was ranked 82nd in the
nation for nine weeks.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Battled through an
injury-plagued season ... went 16-9 in singles
action, including a 9-5 mark in dual action ... was
5-2 at No. 5 and 4-3 at No. 6 ... recorded a fourmatch
and five-match winning streak ... reached
the second round of the ITA Midwest Regional
Championship following her straight-set, 6-0, 6-1,
victory over Elizabeth Exon of Michigan ... went
0-2 against ranked opponents, but both were tight
contests ... lost to #24 Catherine Newman of
Vanderbilt (7-5, 6-4) and #20 Darya Dubova of
Georgia (7-6 (3), 6-3) ... defeated Keri Robison of
Northwestern to give Notre Dame one of its two
points in the match ... 14 of 17 victories came in
straight sets ... went 16-3 in doubles action,
including 13-1 in the fall season ... was 7-0 with
Cosmina Ciobanu (3-0 in dual action at No. 3), 3-
0 with Kali Krisik, 6-2 with Colleen Rielley (0-1
at No. 3) and 0-1 with fellow Kelcy Tefft at No. 2.
AS A FRESHMAN: Contributed immediately
for the Irish in the back of their lineup ... finished
the season with a 29-5 overall record, including
23-2 in dual action ... led the team with those 23
dual victories ... also tied for the team-high in
overall victories (tied with Catrina Thompson and
Kristina Stastny) ... went 2-0 at No. 4, 3-1 at No.
5 and 18-1 at No. 6 ... third on the team with four
match-clinching victories ... opened Irish career
with two straight wins, before three consecutive
losses ... posted a 16-match winning streak that
lasted from Oct. 22 to March 15 ... 13 of the 16
consecutive victories were in straight sets ... only
dual match defeats came against Kristin Cargill of
Duke at No. 5 (three-set affair) and
Nazlie Ghazal of Northwestern at No.
6 ... went 3-0 in the BIG EAST and
NCAA Tournament ... went 22-2
indoors, 1-3 in tie breakers, 11-11 in
close sets, 27-0 when winning the first
set, 7-3 outdoors, 7-3 in close matches,
15-2 at home and 18-3 against the
Midwest Region ... went 11-4 in
doubles, including a perfect 6-0 mark
in dual action ... teamed up with three
different Irish players all at No. 3
doubles ... went 2-0 with Kelly
Nelson, went 1-0 with Kristina Stastny,
went 1-0 with Catrina Thompson and
went 2-0 with Christian Thompson.
HIGH SCHOOL AND
PERSONAL DATA: Two-time
Wisconsin state singles champion
(2003 and '04) ... named the 2004-05
Girls' Tennis Player of the Year by The
National High School Coaches
Association ... three-sport standout led
Milwaukee's Divine Savior Holy
Angels High School to team state
championships in 2001 and `04 ... was
the state singles runner-up in first two
prep seasons and finished career with
126-5 high-school record ... threetime
high school All-American (2003-
05) was team captain in final season ...
four-time team MVP was all-state
selection each season ... tabbed Female
Prep Athlete of the Year for 2004-05 by
the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ...
won WTA Frank Parker Junior Award
as the female player in Wisconsin that
best exemplified tennis excellence and
sportsmanship both on and off the court ... ranked
as high as 56th in the USTA national 18-andunder
singles rankings ... finished 2004 at 64th,
ranking 26th among high school seniors ... also
was 21st in doubles ... won a National Open
doubles title in 2001 in the 16s ... featured in
Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in
December 2004 ... also a standout in soccer (state
quarterfinalists as senior) and basketball (16-5
record as senior) ... was honorable-mention allconference
in both of those sports ... brother
Ryan and sister Sarah played tennis at Xavier
University ... daughter of Lynn and Dennis Potts
... born Nov. 22, 1986, in Milwaukee, Wis. ...
graduated in May 2009 with a degree in finance.
