2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Briggs, Carly

Carly Briggs
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Calhoun High School
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, Ga.
Bio
Career Record Through 2023-24
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
Overview
2023-24 Season
SPRING
2022-23 Season
SPRING
2021-22 Season
SPRING
FALL
2020-21 Season (Tennessee)
Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | NCAA Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles | NCAA Doubles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 (Tennessee) | 12-3 | 10-2 | 0-2 | -- | 11-3 | 10-2 | 2-1 | -- |
2020-21 (Tennessee) | 19-15 | 8-12 | 2-8 | 2-1 | 24-14 | 18-7 | 9-3 | 1-1 |
2021-22 | 19-15 | 12-9 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 22-14 | 10-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 |
2022-23 | 20-14 | 10-10 | 6-4 | - | 22-14 | 14-9 | 7-4 | - |
2023-24 | 17-15 | 13-9 | 8-2 | 0-1 | 18-11 | 15-5 | 9-2 | - |
Totals | 87-62 | 53-42 | 22-22 | 2-3 | 97-56 | 67-32 | 30-14 | 2-1 |
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 (Tennessee) | 0-0 | 3-0 | 5-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-2 |
2020-21 (Tennessee) | 2-2 | 1-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
2021-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 5-6 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 12-9 |
2022-23 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
2023-24 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-9 |
Total | 8-13 | 12-13 | 23-9 | 7-6 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 53-42 |
All-Time Doubles Dual Match Record by Position
Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 (Tennessee) | 0-1 | 2-0 | 8-1 | 10-2 |
2020-21 (Tennessee) | 4-1 | 6-2 | 8-4 | 18-7 |
2021-22 | 6-5 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 10-9 |
2022-23 | 3-3 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 14-9 |
2023-24 | 0-0 | 11-1 | 4-4 | 15-5 |
Total | 13-10 | 31-6 | 23-13 | 67-32 |
Overview
- Signed with the Gators on June 24, 2021, after transferring from Tennessee
- Calhoun, Ga. Native
- Highest ITA singles ranking of college career stood at No. 34 (Sep. 5, 2023)
- Highest ITA doubles ranking of college career stood at No. 6 (Feb.11, 2022) with partner Marlee Zein
- Secured highest-ranked career win over No. 11 Kylie Collins (Mar. 5, 2023)
- Closed out her college career with an overall 87-62 singles record and 97-65 doubles record
2023-24 Season
SPRING
- Selected to the All-SEC Second Team
- Earned an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship
- Pinned to the 2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
- Collected two ranked victories in singles in the No. 3 singles position
- Highest ranked win of the season was against No.19 Nicole Khirin
- Controlled the No. 2 doubles spot with Qavia Lopez for the majority of dual play
- Closed out Spring doubles play on a seven-match win streak with Lopez
- Went on a nine-match win streak in singles stretching from 3/22/24 to 5/5/24
- Finished singles dual play 13-9 overall and 8-2 in SEC action
- Went 11-2 in dual doubles play with partner Qavia Lopez
- Ended the 2023-2024 season ranked No. 57 by the ITA
- Started the season with back-to-back doubles win at the Kitty Harrison Invitational alongside Rachel Gailis
- Tabbed three singles victories in the main draw of the ITA Regional Championships
- Advanced to the round of 16 with doubles partner Rachel Gailis at the ITA Regional Championships
- Picked up a pair of singles victories at the Auburn Open
2022-23 Season
SPRING
- Second Team All-SEC honoree
- Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship
- Collected three ranked-victories in singles, including a straight set win over LSU's No. 11 Kylie Collins
- Controlled the No. 2 doubles spot with Rachel Gailis for the majority of dual play, peaking at No. 60 in the country with one ranked-victory
- Claimed a singles victory and two doubles wins at the Bedford Cup
- Won two doubles matches alongside Rachel Gailis at the ITA All-American Championships
- Advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Championship with Alicia Dudeney after claiming three victories
- Also picked-up a pair of singles wins at the ITA Southeast Regional
- Posted a perfect 2-0 mark in singles at the Miami Fall Invite
2021-22 Season
SPRING
- Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Doubles Championships alongside Marlee Zein
- Final ITA Doubles Rankings: 33
- While playing doubles with Zein at the top position, the duo went 15-9, including 6-5 in dual match play
- Won four ranked matches in doubles, including a 6-4 victory over Tennessee's No. 10 McGiffin/Kuczer
- Posted a 4-3 mark alongside Emma Shelton at the three doubles slot
- Finished the season 19-15 in singles, including 12-9 in dual match competition and 6-6 in SEC play
- Fluctuating between three and five singles, Briggs won seven-consecutive matches from Mar. 16-Apr. 3
- Earned a ranked victory over Ohio State's No. 114 Marzal: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Began the spring ranked No. 24 in doubles competition with partner Marlee Zein and No. 46 with Alicia Dudeney
- Earned two singles victories and two doubles victories, alongside partner Marlee Zein...One of the doubles victories was over No. 11 Zaar/Flores (Pepperdine)
FALL
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 41 in singles and No. 52 in doubles with Bente Spee in the ITA Preseason National Rankings
- Won three singles and doubles matches at the Kitty Harrison Invitational to open the fall season… Finished runner-up in the singles and doubles finals with teammate Alicia Dudeney… Collected a ranked win over No. 77 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya of Old Dominion in singles and a ranked win over No. 30 Briana Crowley and Christina Hand of Northwestern in doubles
- Reached ITA Southeast Regional doubles championship with partner Marlee Zein, finishing runner-up…Claimed three doubles victories and two singles victories in Lake Nona
- Claimed consolation doubles title at the ITA National Fall Championships with Marlee Zein…Claimed four-straight wins, including ranked victory over No. 28 Lewis/Pietrowicz (Michigan State)
2020-21 Season (Tennessee)
- 2021 SEC All-Newcomer Team honoree
- The Peach State native compiled 23 doubles wins and 17 singles victories for the season
- Continued to climb in the Volunteers' lineup playing towards the top of the rotation in both singles and doubles
- Played all of her singles matches on the top three courts and produced two wins from the No. 1 spot
- Finished No. 62 in the final ITA rankings
- Briggs and teammate Tenika McGiffin combined to form Tennessee's top doubles tandem and finished the season ranked No. 66 in the ITA rankings
- Helping guide the Volunteers to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021, Briggs added a win over No. 90 Rose Johanson of Virginia in postseason play
- 2020 ITA Ohio Valley Region Rookie of the Year
- 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Burst on to the scene as a freshman, registering identical 10-2 marks in both singles and doubles during the dual match slate
- Finished ranked No. 103 in the ITA singles rankings
- In the shortened 2020 campaign, Briggs saw most of her action between the No. 2 and No. 3 slots in singles and primarily competed at No. 3 doubles
- After playing crucial roles in Tennessee's wins over Purdue and Indiana, she was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 12
- Achieved tremendous success on the USTA circuit
- In 2019, Briggs advanced to the semifinals at the USTA Billie Jean King Nationals
- Claimed two different USTA singles titles
- Qualified for the main draw of the WTA 25,000 event in Florence, S.C.
- Began playing tennis at the age of seven
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