2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

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Brianna Morgan

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Beverly Hills HS
  • Hometown Beverly Hills, Calif.

Biography

 Career Record

Year Overall Singles Dual Singles SEC Singles NCAA Singles Overall Doubles Dual Doubles SEC Doubles NCAA Doubles
12-13 28-5 19-1 7-1 4-0 15-14 11-7 4-4 2-1
13-14 29-8 16-3 10-1 2-2 16-6 11-5 5-3 3-1
14-15 28-12 17-4 10-1 3-1 6-5 1-2 0-0 0-0
15-16 21-8 11-2 6-1 1-0 37-6 17-2 11-1 2-0
Totals 107-33 63-10 33-4 10-3 74-31 40-16 20-8 7-2

All-Time Dual Match Singles Record by Position 
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Overall
2013 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-1 2-0 1-0 19-1
2014 7-2 6-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-3
2015 0-0 0-0 17-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 17-4
2016 0-0 0-1 3-0 5-0 3-1 0-0 11-2
Totals 7-2 6-1 23-5 21-1 5-1 1-0 63-10


CAREER AWARDS

  • 2016 Second Team All-SEC 
  • 2016 SEC Tournament MVP 
  • 2016 SEC All-Tournament Team 
  • 2016 ITA Southeast Region Most Improved Player (Senior) 
  • 2016 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award for Women's Tennis 
  • 2016 SEC Community Service Team 
  • 2016 Dorothy M. Anderson Memorial for Character Award (Team Award) 
  • 2016 Tracy Caulkins Award 
  • 2015 ITA Scholar-Athlete (min. 3.5 GPA)
  • 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 First Team All-SEC
  • 2015 SEC Community Service Team
  • 2015 Dorothy Anderson Memorial Award, presented annually to the Gator who displays best combination of academics and character on and off the court (team award)
  • 2014 Singles All-American
  • 2014 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch
  • 2014 All-Southeastern Conference First Team
  • 2014 ITA Scholar-Athlete (minimum 3.50 GPA)
  • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • SEC Co-Player of the Week (awarded April 14, 2014)
  • 2013 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2013 All-SEC Freshman Team
  • 2013 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 25, 2013)
  • 2014 Dorothy Anderson Memorial Award, presented annually to the Gator who displays best combination of academics and character on and off the court (team award)
  • 2014 Neal Anderson Scholastic Award-Highest GPA (team award)

SENIOR 
SPRING 2016

  • Recorded her 100th singles win over Stanford’s Caroline Lampl on Feb. 28
  • Clinched three matches for the Gators in 2016, two of which were against the Georgia Bulldogs to capture the SEC Regular Season Championship and the SEC Tournament title
  • Clinched 11 doubles points with Anna Danilina for the Florida Gators
  • Final ITA singles ranking: 57
  • Final ITA doubles ranking: 119

FALL 2015

  • Won the singles Gold Draw at the Duke Bonk Invitational 
  • Won the doubles title with Anna Danilina at the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Classic 
  • Won the doubles title with Josie Kuhlman at the USTA Clay Court Invitational 

JUNIOR 
SPRING 2015

  • Final ITA National Singles Rank: 37
  • Final ITA Southeast Region Singles Rank: 6
  • Ranks 44th all-time in Gator combined wins (85 singles, 37 doubles)
  • Led the Gators with a team-best nine match-clinching singles victories this season

 Singles – FALL SEASON:

  • Preseason (September) ITA National Singles Ranking: 14
  • Finalist in her respective singles draw at the Duke Fab Four Invitational

Doubles – FALL SEASON:

  • Took third place in her respective doubles draw with Brooke Austin at the Duke Fab Four Invitational

SOPHOMORE 
Singles – SPRING

  • Final National Ranking: 19
  • Final Southeast Region Ranking: 4
  • 5-1 in singles dual match clinching matches
  • 16-8 vs. ranked opponents this year (9-4 in dual matches)
  • 5-2 in three-set matches (3-0 in dual matches)
  • 10-0 in SEC regular-season dual matches
  • defeated Georgia’s sixth-ranked Lauren Herring, 6-4, 7-5, and gave the Gators a 3-1 lead in the NCAA Quarterfinals - the highest-ranked opponent Morgan has defeated in her career
  • clinched the NCAA Round of 16 win vs. Vanderbilt with her 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory against #64 Georgina Sellyn
  • defeated Virginia’s No. 43 Rachel Pierson 7-5, 6-4 in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoors
  • defeated USC’s No. 96 Brynn Boren 6-1, 6-3 playing at a career-high No. 2 singles position in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships

Singles – FALL SEASON:

  • Preseason (September) ITA National Singles Ranking: 64
  • Defeated three ranked opponents at the Riviera/ITA All-American qualifying event and played way into main draw: No. 57 Andrea Ka of San Francisco, No. 51 Lauren Mira of Vanderbilt and No. 22 Jenny Jullien of St. Mary’s
  • Reached the finals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Consolation, defeating UNLV’s No. 32 Aleksandra Josifoska, Stanford’s No. 8 Krista Hardebeck and TCU’s No. 30 Stefanie Tan before falling to No. 9 Julia Elbaba of Virginia 6-4, 6-2
  • Won three matched to reach the quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional
  • Reached the finals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic before falling to teammate Olivia Janowicz 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
  • 6-4 vs. ranked opponents
Doubles – SPRING 
  • 6-1 in doubles-point dual-match clinching matches in dual matches versus ranked opponents
  • produced with Janowicz an impressive 8-2 win against No. 1 Georgia’s Lilly Kimbell and Caroline Brinson in the NCAA Quarterfinals
  • earned first win of NCAA Round of 16 with Janowicz, a 8-2 decision against Vanderbilt’s Frances Altick and Marie Casares
  • paired with Janowicz for just the second time ever (and second time this year) and clinched the doubles point 8-3 in the NCAA First Round win vs. South Carolina State
  • teamed with Alexandra Cercone to provide the 8-7(7-3) clinching doubles point victory over Auburn’s Michala Kucharova and Jen Pfeifler
  • teamed with Alexandra Cercone to defeat Vanderbilt’s No. 58 Frances Altick and Marie Casares 8-2
  • 2-0 in dual matches with Kourtney Keegan
  • 5-3 in dual matches with Alexandra Cercone
  • 4-1 in dual matches with Olivia Janowicz (3-1 NCAAs) in dual matches with Belinda Woolcock

Doubles – FALL

  • 5-1 record playing with two different partners
  • Partnered with Kourtney Keegan to win the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic with an 8-1 victory over Memphis’ Stefanie Mikesz and Anki Wind in the finals

SUMMER 2013

  • earned USTA Wildcard into qualifying draw of the U.S. Open; dropped a 6-1, 7-6 (4) first-round decision to Claire Feuerstein (FRA), who ranked WTA No. 147 in the world
  • won $10K Bethany Beach ITF event in Delaware (June), defeating top-seeded and world No. 403 Jessica Moore, 7-6(3), 6-3 in the final; def. No. 465 Broke Austin, 6-3, 6-0 in SF
  • Won three qualifying rounds to reach main draw of the Women’s $50,000 Oregon Challenger in Portland and won two more to reach quarterfinals where she lost to No. 107 Alison Riske, 7-6 (7), 6-3; def. No. 164 Irina Falconi, 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32

FRESHMAN
Singles – SPRING 

  • FINAL ITA National Ranking: 86
  • Final ITA Southeast Region Ranking: 12
  • notched the clinching win in the NCAA Round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-0 win against Duke’s Annie Mulholland
  • provided the clinching victory in the NCAA First Round sweep of Marist with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Marielle Campbell
  • defeated No. 122 Lauren McHale 6-1, 6-1 on Feb. 18 in Florida’s defeat of No. 1 North Carolina
  • defeated Stanford’s No. 98 Stacy Tan 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Feb. 24 to clinch the match for Florida in 3 hours and 37 minutes after moving indoors mid-match due to rain
  • had her first double-bagel victory of her career when she defeated South Carolina’s Dominika Kanakova, 6-0, 6-0
  • defeated Ines Deheza (Texas A&M) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 to clinch the match in the SEC Semifinal
  • 8-0 record in dual singles match clinching matches (2-0 in NCAAs)
  • 2-3 overall in three-set matches (2-0 in dual matches)
Singles – FALL 
  • competed in three different events and posted an 8-2 record
  • reached the semifinal of the season-ending Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic where she upset Notre Dame’s Brittany Sanders 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinal before falling to teammate and No. 78-ranked Caroline Hitimana, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
  • advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional round of 16 where she upset Florida State’s No. 81 Francesca Segarelli, 6-1, 6-1, before falling to Georgia’s No. 53 Lauren Herring, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
  • won all three matches to begin her career at the Michigan Wolverine Invitational

Doubles – SPRING

  • big 8-4 win against Cal’s Tayler Davis and Kelly Chui in the NCAA Quarterfinals that helped UF win the doubles point
  • earned an 8-0 shutout win with Daneille Collins in the NCAA First Round that clinched the doubles point against Marist
  • clinched the doubles point with Danielle Collins on March 31 with a 8-1 win over Flavia Araujo and Kristen Mee of Arkansas
  • teamed with Danielle Collins to defeat Ayaka Okuno and Lilly Kimbell (Georgia) 8-3 in the SEC Final
  • 7-3 in dual match clinching doubles point matches (1-0 in NCAAs)
Doubles – FALL 
  • compiled 3-4 record overall, logging a 3-1 record with Alexandra Cercone and an 0-3 mark with Caroline Hitimana
  • with Cercone reached the final of the season-ending Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic, falling to Memphis’ Collins and Grey, 8-6 after defeating teams from Alabama and Tennessee

PRIOR TO FLORIDA

  • Graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 2012
  • enrolled at the University of Florida during the summer of 2012
  • made the third round of qualifying in the 50K in June 2012
  • reached the 10K doubles final in March 2012 in Metpec, Mexico
  • made the third round of qualifying in the 25K in January 2012
  • coached by her father Alfred Morgan

PERSONAL

  • Born Brianna Morgan on Feb. 19, 1994, in Lynwood, Calif.
  • daughter of Lanita and Alfred Morgan
  • has one older sister Brittney, who played collegiate tennis at Howard University from 2009 -13
  • began playing tournaments at the age of five with the encouragement of her father
  • patterns her serve-and-volley game after Pete Sampras’
  •  chose Florida over Arizona State

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'8"