Brenna Kelly
Brenna Kelly
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: North Oaks, MN
High School: Mounds Park Academy
Major: History & Spanish
Parents: Chuck & Carole Kelly

Sophomore (2011-12):

Kelly finished the season with a 13-5 record in singles play and a 23-5 mark in doubles action.  She earned her first career selection to the NCAA Individual Championships, as she was chosen, along with doubles partner Malavika Padmanabhan, to compete in the doubles draw.  The duo was defeated in their first-round match, but still finished the season as the 22nd-ranked pairing in Division III.  Kelly and Padmanabhan finished the year with a 17-3 record as the squad's second-doubles pairing.  In the fall, Kelly advanced with Jordan Wylie to the finals of the doubles draw of ITA Regionals, before falling to teammates Gabrielle Clark and Zahra Dawson.  After her sophomore year, her 51-11 career doubles record is good for an .823 winning percentage, the third-best in school history.

Freshman (2010-11):

Kelly earned a spot on the all-University Athletic Association (UAA) first team for her performance as a member of the Eagles' third doubles team during the season.  She finished the season with a 28-6 record in doubles matches, including a 22-3 record with Malavika Padmanabhan as her partner and a 17-3 record in third doubles matches.  Kelly was 7-3 in singles matches during her freshman campaign, including a 4-1 record during the spring as the Eagles sixth singles player.  Based on her performance both on the court and in the classroom, Kelly was named an ITA Scholar Athlete.

Career Record:

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour. Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2010-11 7-3 -- -- -- -- -- 4-1 3-2 NR NR
2011-12 13-5 -- -- 1-0 -- 8-3 2-1 2-1 NR NR
Total 20-8 -- -- 1-0 -- 8-3 6-2 5-3  
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3 Tourn.   Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2010-11 28-6 1-0 4-1 17-3 6-2 NR NR
2011-12 23-5 1-0 17-3 1-0 4-2 22nd 4th
Total 51-11 2-0 21-4 18-3 10-4  

Honors:

2010-11 All-UAA Third Doubles First Team
ITA Scholar Athlete
 
2011-12 NCAA Championship Participant Doubles Round of 16
 

Prior to Emory:

Played on the Mounds Park Academy tennis team for six seasons, serving as the team captain during her junior and senior campaigns... Played as the first-singles player all six seasons... Won the individual state championship in 2006... Named her team's most valuable player twice, and earned her school's Panther Award, presented to the top female athlete... Helped her team to a state championship... Coached by Justen Seim in high school.

Personal:

Born May 20, 1992.

Quote:

"I chose Emory because of the location, academic reputation, size and the wonderful tennis program."