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Brianna Morgan
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Beverly Hills HS
- Hometown:
- Beverly Hills, Calif.
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
NCAA: Roland Thornqvist Press Conference 5-5-24
Sunday, May 05
NCAA: Coach Thornqvist & Rachel Gailis 5-4-24
Saturday, May 04
Roland Thornqvist Postmatch NCAA Second Round 5-6-23
Saturday, May 06
Roland Thornqvist Postmatch NCAA First Round 5-5-23
Friday, May 05
