Stephanie Davidson

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Boerne
Hometown:
Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

Honors:

2008 Big 12 No. 3 Doubles Champion
2008 Texas A&M P.D. Gandy Award (led team in combined singles and doubles victories - 53)

"Stephanie is one of the hardest workers on the team and will do whatever it takes to come up with the win. She brings everything she has to every ball she hits everyday she plays...I definitely look for this to be Stephanie's best year. She is playing with a high level of composure and with so much more confidence, and it has shown with the results and practices she had this fall. She exudes a comfort in her attitude and in her game, and everything appears to be aligned for her to have her best year." -- Coach Bobby Kleinecke

Is a very determined competitor who has an innate ability to come up with big shots when the match is on the line...Is an aggressive baseliner who also can come to the net and dictate play...Has a serve that can immediately put opponents on the defense...Brings a wealth of experience, success and confidence with her doubles game...Is a smart player who plays a take-charge game and knows where to put the ball...Has the mental toughness and patience to fight through the grueling, lengthy matches and come out on top...Teammates will look to her for senior leadership, and she is prepared to step into that role.

2010 FALL RESULTS: Tied for the team lead for most doubles victories and tied for second with a combined 13 wins in both doubles and singles competitions...Posted a 6-5 record in singles and a 7-5 ledger in doubles...After suffering a three-set singles loss in the opener of the Midland Racquet Club Invitational, rebounded by winning her next two matches to advance to the consolation semifinals...Won first two matches at the Texas Regional to reach the round of 32 and closed out the fall by going 2-2 at the Kitty Harrison Invitational at North Carolina...In doubles, paired with Olivier at the season-opening Midland tournament and advanced to the semifinals...The pair dropped a first-round match at the Texas Regional before reeling off three consecutive wins to advance to the consolation semifinals and finish the fall with a 6-4 record...Played one match each with Morgan Frank and Nazari Urbina at the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

2009-10 (JUNIOR): Tied for the team lead for most doubles victories in dual matches, having gone 16-8...Went 24-12 overall in doubles, including 14-7 with Morgan Frank...The tandem went 12-6 in dual matches -- all at No. 2 doubles -- including 7-4 in Big 12 matches only...Longest winning streak was six, during which she paired with both Frank and Olivier at the No. 2 and 3 lines, respectively...Was 8-12 overall in singles, including 3-7 in dual matches...Made one appearance at both the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, and was 3-5 at No. 6...FALL: Went 5-5 in singles and tallied an 8-4 record in doubles with four different partners during the fall season...In singles, reached the round of 16 at both the ITA Texas Regional and the HEB Baylor Invitational...In doubles action, went 2-1 with Morgan Frank and reached the semifinals at the HEB Baylor Invitational before being eliminated by teammates and eventual tournament champions Sheri Olivier and Nazari Urbina at the season-ending event...Went 2-1 with Lauren Santacroce and reached the quarterfinals of the season-opening Midland Racquet Club Invitational...Also reached the quarterfinals and went 3-1 with Olivier at the ITA Texas Regional...Went 1-1 with Urbina in the prequalifying doubles bracket at the Riviera/ITA All-American.

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): A regular in the doubles lineup in the spring, posted an 11-12 record in dual matches and went 17-15 overall...Played the majority of dual matches at the No. 2 doubles line, where she went 8-5 with Morgan Frank...Also saw action at the No. 1 doubles line, where she went 3-5 with freshman newcomer Janelle Cuthbertson...Was involved in two of A&M's three ranked doubles wins during the spring season, teaming with Cuthbertson to defeat No. 45 Sasha Kulikova and Sierra Poske of Wake Forest and pairing with Frank to defeat 53rd-ranked Alison Ramos and Maria Sanchez of Southern California...In singles, played at the No. 4-6 spots and went 3-7 in dual matches and 9-13 overall...FALL: Was hampered early in the fall season by an illness but came back to finish 6-6 in singles tournament action...Went 2-1 at the fall season-ending North Texas Classic, including a three-set victory over Paloma Escobedo, who split time at No. 1 and No. 2 singles for Ohio State...Was 6-2 in doubles, including 5-2 with Frank in tournament play only...The pair advanced to the finals in the Doubles I Flight at the USTA/Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Women's Tennis College Invitational and reached the round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Was the Big 12 No. 3 doubles champion after she and partner Morgan Frank went a perfect 11-0 in league play, all at the No. 3 line...Shared A&M's P.D. Gandy Award with teammate Christi Liles after tying for the team lead for combined doubles and singles victories (53)...Led the team for most doubles victories in both dual matches only (22-3) and overall (32-6)...Her 32 overall victories ranked fifth in the A&M full season records, and her .842 winning percentage ranked fourth all-time...In singles, was 21-9 overall, including 10-5 in dual matches only, all at the No. 6 line...Went 5-3 in Big 12 singles matches only...Longest winning streaks during the spring season were four in singles and 11 in doubles...FALL: Opened her college career with a seven-match winning streak in singles...Finished the fall with an 11-4 record to lead the team for most singles victories...Advanced to the Flight C finals at the Women's College Tennis Invitational in Flushing Meadows, N.Y....Went 10-3 in doubles, including 5-1 with Elzé Potgieter.

PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Consistently ranked in the national top 75 in 16s and 18s singles...Was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in doubles in 16s and was in the top 25 in 18s...Was listed within the top five in Texas in both 16s and 18s...Won the 2005 USTA National Hard Court Championships in 16s and took third place in doubles at both the 2006 Easter Bowl and the 2005 National Winter Championships in 16s...Also was the doubles champion at the 2006 ITF Jerry Simmons tournament held in College Station...Was a member of Fed Cup Team Texas 18s and the Intersectional Team Texas 16s teams.

PERSONAL: Stephanie Denise Davidson is the daughter of Thomas and Andrea Davidson...Has two brothers, Eric and Tyler (deceased)...Began playing tennis when she was eight years old...Most memorable moments of prep athletic career are winning a national championship in softball at age 10 and winning the 2005 Hard Courts National Doubles Championship at 16...In addition to Texas A&M, made official recruiting visits to Tennessee, Indiana, North Carolina State and South Carolina...Chose to sign with the Aggies, because the school is closer to home, the Christian atmosphere and because "it has everything to offer that the other schools have, plus MORE (a nutritionist, nicer dorms, amazing tennis and workout facilities), and the people at A&M were by far friendlier than anywhere else"...Is active in Aggie Athletes Involved (AAI) and is vice president of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)...Served as co-chair of 2010 AAI Aggies CAN, the largest student-athlete run food drive in the nation which resulted in the collection of a record $15,160 in addition to 3,485 pounds of canned food to benefit the Brazos Valley Food Bank...Most memorable moment of A&M tennis career is playing Texas at home her freshman year...Hobbies include golfing, movies, working out and volunteering at her church...Is a two-time Champs/Texas A&M scholar athlete majoring in sport management with a minor in business...Is slated to graduate in December 2011...Born July 21, 1989, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Davidson Up Close

Favorites:

Favorite Aggie tradition: 12th Man

Favorite tennis player: Andre Agassi

Favorite website: Google

Favorite type of music: Christian

Favorite TV show: Glee

Favorite part about the sport of tennis: The mental battle

Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Basketball

Favorite summer job: Tennis coach in Colorado

Favorite Karaoke song to sing: anything N'Sync with the girls as my back-up singers

Miscellaneous:

The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My parents

The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: National Championships in two sports - softball when I was 10 and tennis when I was 16

When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Professional athlete

Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Go overseas on a mission trip

The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Glee

My most prized possession: My brother's golf ball that he played his last and best game of golf before he passed away.

My dream job is: CEO

After I graduate, I plan to: get a job