Florida Gators

 
Of Note

• Graduate cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in Sport Management, April of 2017
• Captain of 2017 NCAA Championship Team
• Won team national championship in Athens, Ga., located just 75 miles from her hometown of Roswell, Ga.
• Following the NCAA Championships, remained at UF to work on a mater's degree and serve as the women's tennis team's volunteer coach

• 2015 & 2016 & 2017 All-American (Doubles)
• 2017 NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 6 Singles, No. 2 Doubles)
• 2016 NCAA Doubles National Champion with Brooke Austin 
• 2017 SEC All-Tournament team
• 2015 & 2016 & 2017 Second Team All-SEC
• 2016 ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sportsmanship & Leadership Award, Southeast Region
• 2015 ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sportsmanship & Leadership Award, Southeast Region
• 2015 Evelyn Puckett Award - Most Improved Player (team award)
• 2015 & 2016 & 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2014 SEC Freshman/First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2014 & 2015 & 2016 & 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete (min. 3.5 GPA)
• 2014 ITA Southeast Region Rookie Player of the Year
• SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (April 9, 2014)
• SEC Freshman of the Week (April 3, 2014)
• Rheau Stakeley Sportsmanship Award (team award)

• Career-High ITA singles ranking: 34 (Feb. 11, 2014)
• Career-High ITA doubles ranking: 3 (June 3, 2015 with Brooke Austin)
• Won a combined 214 singles and doubles matches, the 11th-most in UF history

• 15th Gator to win 100 doubles matches
• 117 career doubles wins ranked No. 5 in UF history

• Final ITA Singles Rank: 65
• Final ITA Doubles Rank: 21 (with Austin)
• All-American (doubles)
• Selected to NCAA Singles Championships (lost first round)
• Selected to NCAA Doubles Championships (reached quarterfinals)
• A native of Roswell, Ga., located just 75 miles from Athens, played just seven singles matches (5-2 record) prior to dual match season due to knee complications
• advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA/Riviera All-American championships, defeating Pepperdine’s No. 2-ranked Luisa Stefani 6-3, 6-3 during the run
• 117 career doubles wins ranked No. 5 in UF history
• President of the University of Florida’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was a two-time recipient of the ITA/Arthur Ashe Jr. Sportsmanship and Leadership Award
• NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 2 Doubles; No. 6 Singles)
• named to the SEC All-Tournament Team
• 2017 SEC Community Service Team
• 2017 Second Team All-SEC
• earned ITA Scholar-Athlete every year for carrying a minimum 3.5 GPA, while being honored with SEC Academic Honor Roll status every year
• graduated cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in Sport Management April of 2017
• three-time All-American in doubles (2016 NCAA Doubles Champion with Brooke Austin)
• Southeast Region’s ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship honoree

JUNIOR (2015-16)

SPRING 2016

• Won the 2016 NCAA Doubles Title with Brooke Austin, defeating Cal’s Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr, 6-2, 6-0 in the final in Tulsa, Okla.
• The NCAA Doubles title was the first individual title a Florida Gator has garnered since 2001
• Clinched seven doubles points for Gators with Austin, including three of the last four matches during the season
• Led the Gator in dual match doubles victories with Austin, compiling a total of 27 dual match wins
• Defeated 19 ITA-ranked doubles competitors with Austin during the 2016 campaign
• Defeated nine ITA-ranked singles opponents
• Clinched Florida’s first and last victories of the 2016 season
• Final ITA singles ranking: 43
• Final ITA doubles ranking: 2

FALL 2015

• Won the singles Blue Draw at the Duke Bonk Invitational 
• Advanced to the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional doubles final with Austin
• Reached the doubles quarterfinals with Austin at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships  

SOPHOMORE
SPRING 2015

• Final ITA National Singles Rank: 56
• Final ITA Southeast Region Singles Rank: 9
• Final ITA National Doubles Rank: 3 (with Brooke Austin)
• Final ITA Southeast Region Doubles Rank: 1 (with Austin)
• Earned berth into NCAA Singles Championship
• Earned berth into NCAA Doubles Championship (with Austin)
• Advanced to the NCAA Doubles semifinals with Austin
• Ranks 46^th all-time in Gator combined wins (52 singles, 59 doubles)

• Preseason (September) ITA National Singles Ranking: 51
• Finalist in her respective singles draw at the Duke Fab Four Invitational
• Preseason (Septermber) ITA National Doubles Ranking: 13 (with Woolcock)
• Finalist in her respective doubles draw with Josie Kuhlman at the Fab Four Invitational

FRESHMAN
SPRING 2014

• Final National Ranking: 71
• Final Southeast Region Ranking: 11
• Season-High National Singles Ranking: 34 (Feb. 11, 2014)
• 16-5 in dual matches (2-1 in NCAAs)
• 3-2 in singles dual-match clinching matches (0-1 in NCAAs)
• 3-3 vs. ranked opponents (0-1 in dual matches)
• 6-1 in SEC regular-season dual matches
• 4-5 record in three-set matches this season (1-2 in dual matches)
• her two hour and 14 minute 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 loss to UCLA’s Kaitlin Ray was the deciding match in the NCAA Semifinals
• impressive 46-minute 6-1, 6-1 win in her NCAA debut vs. South Carolina State’s Dakota Brown
• defeated USC’s Ellie Yates 6-2, 6-2 at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• clinched the dual match versus FSU with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Majlena Pederson
• defeated Texas A&M’s Anna Mamalat 6-4, 6-0 in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals
• Highest ranked opponent defeated (entire season): No. 18 Pleun Burgmans (Auburn), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2, USTA Clay Court Invite Rnd 64 (Oct. 25)
• Highest ranked opponent played (entire season): No. 18 Pleun Burgmans (Auburn), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2, USTA Clay Court Invite Rnd 64 (Oct. 25)
• Final National Ranking: 27 (with Olivia Janowicz); 54 (with Sofie Oyen)
• Final Southeast Region Ranking: 7 (with Olivia Janowicz); 10 (with Sofie Oyen)
• Season-High National Doubles Ranking: 21 (Feb.11, 2014 with Sofie Oyen)
• 16-4 record in dual matches
• earned 16 dual match doubles victories, the second most on the team
• 7-3 in doubles-point dual match clinching matches
• 5-2 in dual matches versus ranked opponents
• 7-1 in SEC regular-season matches
• first result with Alexandra Cercone was the 8-4 doubles-point-clinching win in the NCAA round of 16 vs. Vanderbilt (May 15)
• teamed with Olivia Janowicz to defeat USC’s No. 7 Giuliana Olmos and Zoe Scandalis 6-3 in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• teamed with Olivia Janowicz for a 10-0 victory over Alabama’s No. 70 Mary Anne Daines and Danielle Spielmann
• with Olivia Janowicz, beat Mississippi State’s No. 41 Alexandra Perper and Naomi Tran
• teamed with Olivia Janowicz to defeat Vanderbilt’s No. 32 Courtney Colton and Lauren Mira 8-7 (7-5) to clinch the doubles point
• had an 8-match win streak in dual doubles matches with Olivia Janowicz before falling in the SEC Tournament 2-0 in dual matches with Brianna Morgan
• 2-0 in dual matches with Sofie Oyen
• 11-2 in dual matches with Olivia Janowicz in dual matches with Alexandra Cercone (1-1 in NCAAs)

• Defeated Duke’s No. 24 Hanna Mar 6-0, 6-2 at the Duke Fab Four Invite
• Won three matches to reach the Bedford Cup Semifinals, losing to teammate No. 75 Olivia Janowicz
• Defeated No. 18 Pleun Burgmans of Auburn 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 at the USTA Clay Court Invite round of 16
• Defeated three opponents to reach the semifinals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
• 2-2 vs. ranked opponents
• Team-best 14-3 record pairing with four different teammates
• Teamed with Olivia Janowicz to defeat Miami’s No. 52 Kelsey Laurente and Stephanie Wagner 8-2 at the Duke Fab Four invite
• Teamed with Belinda Woolcock to win three matches and then the finals of the Bedford Cup
• Won three matches with Belinda Woolcock at the ITA Southeast Regional before falling to Georgia’s No. 50 Lauren Herring and Maho Kowase in the semifinals
• Partnered with Brianna Morgan to win the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic with an 8-1 victory over Memphis’ Stefanie Mikesz and Anki Wind in the finals

PRIOR TO FLORIDA

•  earned diploma from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in 2013
• ranked as high as No. 8 in the 2013 Recruiting Rankings by tennisrecruiting.net; TennisRPI of No. 3
• 2012 USTA Georgia Junior Player of the Year
• 2013 USTA Girls Nationals doubles semifinalist
• 2012 Atlanta ITF Grade 4 singles finalist, playing as a wildcard
• ·         2012 singles finalist at the 2012 USTA National Open held in Norcross, Ga., in May
• ·         2012 USTA G18 National Clay Court Championships singles quarterfinalist
• ·         2012 consolation singles finalist at the USTA BG18-16 National Winter Championships held in Scottsdale, Ariz., where she was forced to withdraw because of injury on Jan. 2, 2012
• played in the Junior Fed Cup for four years on the 16 and 18U teams
• finalist at 2012 Atlanta ITF, where she won five matches before falling in a tough championship match
• multi-sport star at Blessed Trinity: named MVP of varsity basketball team; All-Region Team for basketball her senior year
• won a Gold Ball at the 2010 U16 Super-National Clay Championships in Virginia Beach for doubles and in singles as a 15-year-old at the Winter Nationals in Phoenix in the 16-and-under division
• won 2009 USTA National Winter Singles Championships
• won 2007 USTA G14 National Open on clay
• posted a perfect 70-0 record at Blessed Trinity and led the team to three consecutive high school state titles
• North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Athlete of the Month
• awarded the 2011-12 St. Sebastian Award by her peers for being the ‘person that exhibits excellent leadership, a positive attitude and outstanding performance.’ What makes the award even more notable is that it is usually presented to a senior, but Keegan was honored with it her junior year
• honored with the 2012 Jessica Turner Award Leadership Award, an award given to the “junior girl whose involvement in the spiritual life of the school, leadership in extracurricular activities and success in academics embody what the Turner family was developing in their daughter before her untimely passing.”
• trained at the Windward Tennis Academy in Alpharetta, Ga., for 7 years
• significant recent coach is Will Wright

PERSONAL

• born Kourtney Jean Keegan on Sept. 7, 1994, in Chicago, Ill.
• daughter of Tamara and Kevin Keegan
• has two younger brothers, Chris and Cole
• an alter server at her church, St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church
• began playing tournaments at the age of either 9 or 10
• a multi-sport athlete, Keegan played basketball for four years in high school, won the regional Punt, Pass & Kick competition and was the starting pitcher on her baseball team