Christina Watson
Christina Watson
Height: 5-9
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Houston, TX
High School: St. Agnes Academy
Parents: Joseph Watson & Mary Greer

Senior (2021-22):

ITA All-American in doubles…All-University Athletic Association First Team in doubles…All-UAA Second Team in singles…Advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in doubles at the Individual Championships…Finished the year with a 14-11 record in singles including a 6-2 mark at the No. 3 position…Registered a 19-9 record in doubles…In the fall, she advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITA South Regional as well as the quarterfinals in doubles.

Junior (2020-21):

ITA All-American in both singles and doubles…All-UAA selection in both singles and doubles…NCAA Division III Singles National Runner-Up…NCAA Division III Doubles National Runner-Up…Watson put forth an outstanding junior campaign for the Eagles, totaling 11 singles wins and 12 doubles triumphs as she helped lead the Eagles to the NCAA national championship and finished as the national runner-up in both draws at the NCAA Individual Championships…Collected a pair of victories during the NCAA tournament at No. 2 singles against Southwestern and Tufts and was leading by a set in her three other matches…Did not drop a set in her NCAA Individual Championships run before falling to Williams’ Erica Ekstrand in the title match…Went 12-4 with Stephanie Taylor in doubles including a nine match winning streak with five coming in the NCAA tournament at the No. 2 position…At the NCAA Individual Championships, Taylor and Watson battled their way to the NCAA title match before falling in the all-Emory final in three sets to Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico and Katie Chang (2-6, 7-5, 3-6).

Sophomore (2019-20):

Named an ITA All-American in doubles…Selected to the All-University Athletic Association in singles and doubles…Went 11-7 overall in singles including a 6-3 record playing primarily at the No.-4 spot during the spring…Added 11 doubles victories, going 11-11 overall…Captured the ITA South regional doubles championship in the fall with Alexa Goetz and competed at the ITA Cup…Advanced to the ITA South regional semifinals in singles…Finished as part of the No.-13 ranked doubles pairing in the final DIII rankings with Stephanie Taylor…Went 4-5 as Emory’s No.-1 doubles team with wins over teams from SCAD-Atlanta, Brandeis, Pomona-Pitzer and Lehigh University…Ranked No.-16 in singles and No.-3 in doubles in the final ITA Atlantic South rankings…Selected as the UAA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week twice (Sept. 30 & March 2).

Freshman (2018-19):

Finished her freshman season with an 11-5 record in singles and ranked tied for second on the team with 24 doubles victories, going 24-7 overall…Tied for the team lead in doubles wins during the spring season, going 18-3 with Stephanie Taylor at the No. 3 position…The duo won 14 of their first 15 matches to begin the spring slate including 11 in a row…They added an unblemished 4-0 record during Emory’s NCAA tournament run to the national semifinals…Reached the Round of 16 in the singles portion and quarterfinals of the doubles draw at the ITA South Region Championships in the fall.

Career Record:

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2018-19 11-5 -- -- -- 2-0 -- 3-0 6-5 NR NR
2019-20 11-7 -- 1-0 2-0 3-2 0-1 -- 5-4 NR 16th
2020-21 11-4 1-0 6-3 -- -- -- -- 4-1 3rd 2nd
2021-22 14-11 0-1 2-4 6-2 -- -- -- 6-4 NR 14th
Total 47-27 1-1 9-7 8-2 5-2 0-1 3-0 21-14  
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3   Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2018-19 24-7 -- 3-0 16-3 5-4 NR 15th
2019-20 11-11 4-5 -- -- 7-6 13th 3rd
2020-21 12-4 3-0 6-3 -- 3-1 2nd 2nd
2021-22 19-9 9-5 5-0 -- 5-4 5th 1st
Total 66-31 16-10 14-3 16-3 20-15  

Honors:

2019-20 ITA All-America Doubles
All-University Athletic Association No. 4 Singles
No. 1 Doubles
ITA South Regional Champion Doubles
ITA Cup Qualifier Doubles Round of 16
 
2020-21 ITA All-America  Singles
Doubles
NCAA Division III National Participant Singles Finals
Doubles Finals
All-University Athletic Association No. 2 Singles
No. 2 Doubles
 
2021-22 ITA All-America Doubles
NCAA Division III National Participant - Doubles Quarterfinals
All-University Athletic Association First Team No. 1 Doubles
All-University Athletic Association Second Team No. 3 Singles

Prior to Emory:

Was a four-year member of the St. Agnes Academt tennis team under Kris and Tom Caine, serving as a team captain as a senior...Posted a 44-0 record at first singles as a junior and senior...All-State selection all four years...2018 Tiger Pride Award winner...Placed second at Zonals and competed at Hard Court nationals in 2016...Competed at Clay Court championships in 2017...Qualified for 2018 ITA Summer National Championships...2016 English and Spanish Award recipient...Presidents Award for Educational Excellence and AP Scholar in 2018...Graduated Cum Laude.

Personal:

Born on July 12th...Daughter of Joseph Watson and Mary Greer.

Why she chose Emory?

"I chose Emory because of the amazing academics and athletics. It provides the perfect balance of both and during my visit, I fell in love with the campus and atmosphere."