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2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Franny Shea
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bozeman, Mont.
- High School:
- Connections Academy
Bio
2022-23: Ended with a 6-13 singles record in her senior season mainly in the No. 5 and 6 spots... Picked up non-conference wins over WVSU (2/5), Presbyterian (2/18), UNCG (2/25), and Gardner-Webb (4/7)... Earned A-10 wins over George Washington (4/8) and Dayton (4/27)... Paired with Emma Heiderschiet in doubles... Went undefeated at the A-10 Tournament with doubles victories over Dayton (4/27) and UMass (4/28)... Also earned non-conference doubles wins over Presbyterian (2/18), UNCG (2/25), Lees-McRae (2/26), #47 Georgia Southern (3/5), Elon (3/11), and Gardner-Webb (4/7)... Earned an A-10 win over Rhode Island (3/25).Â
2021-22: Posted a 10-7 singles record her junior season mainly in the No. 5 spot... Notched a 3-2 record in conference play... Won five matches in a row against WVSU (2/20), Presbyterian (2/26), Radford (2/27), Elon (3/6) and Gardner-Webb (3/6)... Ended the season on a three-match win streak... Picked up seven doubles wins with partner Emma Heiderscheit.Â
2020-21: Went 6-13 as a sophomore in singles play... Won two matches apiece from courts four, five and six, respectively... Had her first singles win of the season in a two-set sweep over Presbyterian College... Picked up five wins in doubles play, including two in a row against West Virginia State and Western Carolina.
2019-20: Debut season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... had a 1-1 singles record and went 4-1 in doubles with one of them victories a 6-0 decision against Saint Joseph's before the season was cut short ... recorded first collegiate singles win against Gardner-Webb with a 7-6, 6-1 decision at No. 6 ... won first three career doubles matches with teammate Nicole Krykanov at No. 3, taking decisions of 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2 against Gardner-Webb, Elon and College of Charleston ... registered a pair of singles wins at the UNCW Fall Invite ... picked up two wins coming by the scores of 6-3, 6-7(2), 10-1 and 6-3, 7-5 against Longwood and Richmond at the Fall Elon Invite ... won the Eagle singles flight at the NCCU Invite with a pair of hard-fought three-set matches, taking a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 decision vs. Victoria Dixon of ECU and then coming from a set down, 4-6, to earn back-to-back 6-4 victories against Campbell's Ciara O'Toole.
Prep and personal: Jeff Chai Tournament champion ... L3 National finalist and L3 National 5th place ... No. 1 player in Montana and No. 5 in Intermountain section ... ranked 8th out of 100 according to tennis recruiting.net during Spring season during senior year ... Academic Honor Roll all four years ... family has played in several collegiate sports: sister played tennis at Clarement McKenna College, father played basketball at Catholic University and a pair of cousins played soccer at FGCU and hockey at Yale.
2021-22: Posted a 10-7 singles record her junior season mainly in the No. 5 spot... Notched a 3-2 record in conference play... Won five matches in a row against WVSU (2/20), Presbyterian (2/26), Radford (2/27), Elon (3/6) and Gardner-Webb (3/6)... Ended the season on a three-match win streak... Picked up seven doubles wins with partner Emma Heiderscheit.Â
2020-21: Went 6-13 as a sophomore in singles play... Won two matches apiece from courts four, five and six, respectively... Had her first singles win of the season in a two-set sweep over Presbyterian College... Picked up five wins in doubles play, including two in a row against West Virginia State and Western Carolina.
2019-20: Debut season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... had a 1-1 singles record and went 4-1 in doubles with one of them victories a 6-0 decision against Saint Joseph's before the season was cut short ... recorded first collegiate singles win against Gardner-Webb with a 7-6, 6-1 decision at No. 6 ... won first three career doubles matches with teammate Nicole Krykanov at No. 3, taking decisions of 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2 against Gardner-Webb, Elon and College of Charleston ... registered a pair of singles wins at the UNCW Fall Invite ... picked up two wins coming by the scores of 6-3, 6-7(2), 10-1 and 6-3, 7-5 against Longwood and Richmond at the Fall Elon Invite ... won the Eagle singles flight at the NCCU Invite with a pair of hard-fought three-set matches, taking a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 decision vs. Victoria Dixon of ECU and then coming from a set down, 4-6, to earn back-to-back 6-4 victories against Campbell's Ciara O'Toole.
Prep and personal: Jeff Chai Tournament champion ... L3 National finalist and L3 National 5th place ... No. 1 player in Montana and No. 5 in Intermountain section ... ranked 8th out of 100 according to tennis recruiting.net during Spring season during senior year ... Academic Honor Roll all four years ... family has played in several collegiate sports: sister played tennis at Clarement McKenna College, father played basketball at Catholic University and a pair of cousins played soccer at FGCU and hockey at Yale.
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Tuesday, September 02
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Friday, August 29
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