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2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Josie Schaffer
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood Village, Colo.
- High School:
- Kent Denver School
Bio
2022-23: All-Conference Second Team... Was a mainstay in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots... Picked up straight set wins over WVSU (2/5) and Western Carolina (2/19)... Paired with Savanna Kollock in all 15 doubles matches... Finished with a 10-5 doubles record... Went 8-1 in the No. 3 doubles spot... Ended the year winning five of her last six doubles matches... Picked up non-conference wins over UNC Asheville (2/4), WVSU (2/5), Presbyterian (2/18), Western Carolina (2/19), UNCG (2/25), #47 Georgia Southern (3/5), and Gardner-Webb (4/7)... Secured conference wins over George Washington (4/8), VCU by default, and Richmond (4/15)... Also earned a doubles victory over Dayton in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament (4/27).
2021-22: A mainstay at the No. 1 spot for the Wildcats... Notched eight wins, with notable wins over Elon, UMass and Dayton... Teamed up with Kavya Patel to post a 7-5 doubles record also at the No. 1 spot... Named to the All-Conference First Team.Â
2020-21: Had a breakthrough season as a sophomore... Led the Wildcats in singles play with an 10-9 overall record from No. 1... Won four of her last five results in the 2020-21 campaign... Finished 9-11 in doubles play... Had two A-10 singles wins, over Saint Joseph's and George Washington... Won three in a row, twice, midway through the season with victories over Kennessaw State, Western Virginia and Western Carolina then later Xavier, Gardner-Webb and GW... Earned Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference honors.
2019-20: First season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... opened the season ranked 114th in the nation in singles play, tied with teammate Franny Shea ... saw action in eight of Davidson's 11 matches as a freshman, going 5-3 in singles and 1-1 in doubles play ... played both No. 5 and 6 position, going 3-2 at No. 6 ... ended the shortened season on a two-match win streak with wins against College of Charleston (6-1, 6-7, 6-2) and Saint Joseph's (6-1, 6-1) at No. 6 ... won five of final six singles matches, including three straight against Queens, Gardner-Webb and Richmond ... teamed up with Alyssa Hahn in four doubles matches at No. 3 and went 2-2, winning back-to-back matches against ETSU and Queens at home ... picked up a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in first collegiate Fall event at the Queens Invite down in Charlotte ... followed up with two more singles wins against Charlotte and host UNCW at the Seahawks Invite ... rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 win vs. Longwood and then pulled out a close 7-5, 6-3 match against Richmond at the Elon Fall Invitational.
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Kent Denver School and was the No. 1 singles player there ... 2018 USTA Level 3 Finalist ... 2017 USTA Level 3 champion in singles and doubles ... 2016 USTA Level 3 champion ... earned 2019 Colorado Tennis Assoc. Phyllis Lockwood Sportsmanship Award and the Kent Denver School Christine Bullard Athletic Award for Female Athlete of the Year ... had a national ranking of 114th in the country in 2018 ... 2016 and 2017 State High School Champion at No. 1 singles ... went undefeated at No. 1 singles in both 2016 and 2017 ... also lettered in cross country in 2016 ... carried a 4.0 GPA senior year ... father Brett played tennis for University of Virginia.
2021-22: A mainstay at the No. 1 spot for the Wildcats... Notched eight wins, with notable wins over Elon, UMass and Dayton... Teamed up with Kavya Patel to post a 7-5 doubles record also at the No. 1 spot... Named to the All-Conference First Team.Â
2020-21: Had a breakthrough season as a sophomore... Led the Wildcats in singles play with an 10-9 overall record from No. 1... Won four of her last five results in the 2020-21 campaign... Finished 9-11 in doubles play... Had two A-10 singles wins, over Saint Joseph's and George Washington... Won three in a row, twice, midway through the season with victories over Kennessaw State, Western Virginia and Western Carolina then later Xavier, Gardner-Webb and GW... Earned Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference honors.
2019-20: First season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... opened the season ranked 114th in the nation in singles play, tied with teammate Franny Shea ... saw action in eight of Davidson's 11 matches as a freshman, going 5-3 in singles and 1-1 in doubles play ... played both No. 5 and 6 position, going 3-2 at No. 6 ... ended the shortened season on a two-match win streak with wins against College of Charleston (6-1, 6-7, 6-2) and Saint Joseph's (6-1, 6-1) at No. 6 ... won five of final six singles matches, including three straight against Queens, Gardner-Webb and Richmond ... teamed up with Alyssa Hahn in four doubles matches at No. 3 and went 2-2, winning back-to-back matches against ETSU and Queens at home ... picked up a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in first collegiate Fall event at the Queens Invite down in Charlotte ... followed up with two more singles wins against Charlotte and host UNCW at the Seahawks Invite ... rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 win vs. Longwood and then pulled out a close 7-5, 6-3 match against Richmond at the Elon Fall Invitational.
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Kent Denver School and was the No. 1 singles player there ... 2018 USTA Level 3 Finalist ... 2017 USTA Level 3 champion in singles and doubles ... 2016 USTA Level 3 champion ... earned 2019 Colorado Tennis Assoc. Phyllis Lockwood Sportsmanship Award and the Kent Denver School Christine Bullard Athletic Award for Female Athlete of the Year ... had a national ranking of 114th in the country in 2018 ... 2016 and 2017 State High School Champion at No. 1 singles ... went undefeated at No. 1 singles in both 2016 and 2017 ... also lettered in cross country in 2016 ... carried a 4.0 GPA senior year ... father Brett played tennis for University of Virginia.
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