Kelcy Tefft Class: Senior Hometown: Enid, OK High School: Chisholm Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 12/25/1986

Awards & Honors
ITA All-American
(Doubles: 2008)
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
(Singles: 2006, 2007 2008; Doubles: 2006, 2007, 2008)

AS A JUNIOR: Had a stellar season in both singles and doubles ... finished 25-8 in singles, including a 21-5 mark in dual action ... was 40- 5 overall in doubles action ... went 35-5 with Brook Buck and 5-0 with Kali Krisik ... after opening the season at 4-3, Tefft won nine straight matches to improve to 13-3 for the season ... of her 25 singles victories, 21 were in straight sets ... went 3-0 at No. 4 singles, 4-0 at No. 3 and finished the season at No. 1 singles going 14-5 with two unfinished matches ... faced 11 ranked opponents, notching a 6-5 record ... lost to #3 Maria Mosolova of topranked Northwestern (1-6, 5-7) and #6 Kristi Miller from 2nd-ranked Georgia Tech (3-6, 4-6) ... defeated #16 Ellah Nze of Duke (5-7, 7-6, 1- 0) and 23rd-ranked Taylor Ormond of Baylor (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) ... earned a come-from-behind victory in the first round of the NCAA tournament to clinch the victory for the Irish ... opened the season 5-2 in doubles before winning 15 consecutive matches with Brook Buck to improve their record to 20-2 ... gave Notre Dame its second-ever collegiate grand slam title after winning the ITA Midwest Regional Championship ... upended eighthranked team of Bianca Dulgheru and Sylvia Kosakowski from Pepperdine at the ITA All- American Championships ... won 19 of their last 20 matches, including defeating Liset Brito and Priscilla Castillo (8-1) of FIU while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... advanced to the second round of the NCAA singles tournament, defeating UCLA's Yasmin Schnack, 7-6, 7-5, before falling to Auburn's Fani Chifchieva, 4-6, 6-2, 5-7 ... advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA doubles tournament with Brooke Buck ... defeated Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgheru and Sylvia Kosakowski, 6-4 in the first round ... knocked off TCU's Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska, 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 in round two ... defeated Amanda Fink and Gabriela Niculescu of USC, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the quarterfinals, before falling to Fresno State's Melanie Gloria and Tinesta Rowe, 1-6, 5-7

AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to BIG EAST all-tournament team in singles and doubles for the second consecutive season ... finished 26-9 overall, including 21-6 in dual action ... tied for second on the team with those 21 dual victories ... fourth on the team in overall victories ... went 5-0 at No. 3 and 16-6 at No. 4 ... recorded five match-clinching victories ... dominated the Midwest Region (was 14-3 in singles, 15-1 in doubles) ... posted a seven-match winning streak ... marquee win came against #66 Lauren Lui of Northwestern (6-4, 6-3) to help the Irish advance into the ITA National Team Indoor Championship final ... 24 of 26 victories on the season came in straight sets ... went 32-9 in doubles, including a 24-5 mark in dual action ... was 25-8 overall and 17-4 (all at No. 2) with Brook Buck ... at No. 1 doubles, went 1-0 ... at No. 2 doubles, went 23-5 ... opened the season at #27, climbed as high as #5 and closed the season ranked #27 ... reached the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships ... along the way, knocked off a pair of ranked teams ... upended #40 Silverio and Miller of eventual national champion Georgia Tech (8-5) ... defeated #65 Slater/Macfarlane of Florida State (8-4) ... lost in the semifinals to top-ranked and eventual champion Moulton-Levy/Zoricic of William & Mary (Moulton-Levy/Zoricic also reached the finals of the NCAA Doubles Championship) ... captured the ITA Midwest Regional Championship ... disposed of #30 Prousis/Rose of Northwestern (8-4) in the final ... along with Tefft, led Irish doubles teams with eight clinching victories.

AS A FRESHMAN: Along with now junior Katie Potts, proved to be one of the top freshmen in the country ... named to BIG EAST all-tournament team in singles and doubles ... finished 28-5 overall, including 20-4 in dual action ... tied for second on the team with those 20 dual victories ... fourth on the squad in overall victories (three players tied for the team-high with 29) ... went 6-0 at No. 3 and 14-4 at No. 4 ... posted three match-clinching victories ... opened Irish career with four consecutive victories ... raced out to a 20-2 record that vaulted the freshman into the national rankings ... debuted at #110 on March 10 ... posted an impressive 3-1 record against ranked opponents ... marquee win came against #62 Tara Iyer of Duke (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) ... the victory clinched the first-ever Notre Dame victory over the Blue Devils ... also knocked off #67 Preethi Mukundan of Harvard (6-3, 6-2) and #125 Courtney Zauft of Texas (6-2, 6-2) ... posted a 10-match winning streak that lasted from Feb. 18 to March 20 ... eight of the 10 consecutive victories were in straight sets ... went 4-0 in the BIG EAST and NCAA Tournament ... went 17- 4 indoors, 2-2 in tie breakers, 11-6 in close sets, 28-1 when winning the first set, 11-1 outdoors, 2-3 in close matches, 14-1 at home and 15-4 against the Midwest Region ... went 34-6 in doubles, including a 24-4 mark in dual action -- all with now senior Brook Buck ... at No. 1 doubles, went 5-1 ... at No. 2 doubles, went 19- 3 ... opened the season at #60 and climbed as high as #29, but did not appear in the final national rankings ... reached the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ... captured 18 of their first 20 matches, including a 9-7 victory over #19 Batty/McGaffigan of Indiana ... marquee victory came against #11 Bercek/Robinson of Duke (8- 5) ... recorded match-clinching victories in the BIG EAST semifinals, BIG EAST finals, NCAA first round and NCAA round of 16 ... went 23- 4 indoors, 1-2 in tie breakers, 11-2 outdoors, 8- 2 in close matches, 14-3 at home and 21-3 against the Midwest Region.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Extremely accomplished doubles player in juniors action, having to her credit seven Super National USTA doubles titles, including five partnering with current Irish sophomore Brook Buck ... also has a third-place finish in singles in Super National action ... was ranked as high as eighth in the USTA girls' 18-andunder singles rankings ... finished 2004 ranked 27th, including sixth among high school seniors ... also was seventh in doubles ... has won three doubles titles and two singles crowns (plus two runner-up finishes) in National Opens ... went undefeated and won state singles championship in only season of prep tennis, playing for Chisholm High School ... also played on Chisholm basketball team, serving as a two-year team captain and helping it to a pair of appearances in the state semifinals ... the Longhorns also won three conference and three regional titles ... two-time all-league pick also was all-state as a senior ... National Honor Society and student council were among her extra-curricular activities ... comes from athletic family, in which her mother (softball) and cousin, Jennifer Crow, (basketball) were both student-athletes at Oklahoma State ... father played basketball at Phillips College and brother Kyle played baseball at Oklahoma Christian University ... daughter of Beth and Scott Tefft ... born Dec. 25, 1986, in Enid, Okla. ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as sociology major and computer applications.