Brigit Folland

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Season

T1st — Regular-season SEC singles wins (9 in 2016)
T1st — SEC combined wins (16 in 2016)
1st — Regular-season SEC singles wins at No. 5 (8 in 2016)
T1st — Regular-season SEC singles wins at No. 6 (8 in 2017)
T4th — Regular-season SEC doubles wins (7 in 2016)
T6th — Regular-season SEC combined wins (14 in 2017)

Career

2016-17 (SENIOR)

ATHLETICS

Finished the season with an 11-match win streak and won 17 out of her last 18 matches
Went 27-6 overall in singles on the year, including an 8-1 record in SEC play
Dominated in the No. 6 spot, claiming eight SEC wins, tying for the most in school history in a single season
Started the season nationally ranked at No. 122, one of six Gamecocks to start the season ranked in singles
Tallied an 8-2 record in the fall, advancing to the semifinals of the UVA Invitational (white Draw) and the round of 16 in the ITA Carolina Regional Championships
Went undefeated in postseason singles play, posting a 3-0 singles record in the SEC and NCAA Tournament
Posted a 16-9 overall record in doubles play, enough for the second most on the team
Her 12 doubles wins in dual-match play tied for the most on the team and her six SEC doubles wins led the team
Advanced tot he Round of 16 in the Jack Kramer Invitational with teammate Hadley Berg (Nov. 3-4)

2015-16 (JUNIOR)

ATHLETICS

Led the team with 25 singles wins and nine SEC singles wins, playing the majority of the season at No. 5 singles
Finished 25-6 in singles and 19-9 in doubles while tying for the team lead with seven SEC doubles wins
Posted a 9-3 SEC mark, matching the school record for single-season SEC singles wins
Flourished in her role at No. 5 singles, earning the most single-season SEC wins at the position in school history with eight
Won nine straight singles matches through the early portion of SEC play and then closed the season strong with six straight wins
Clinched the Gamecocks’ victory against defending national champion No. 5 Vanderbilt (Mar. 10) with a three-set victory
With Caroline Dailey, clinched the doubles point against No. 7 Florida (Mar. 26) with a 7-6 (6) tiebreak victory over the nation’s No. 30-ranked tandem
Opened the fall with seven wins in her first eight matches en route to a 7-2 singles mark while posting a 10-2 doubles record in the fall

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)

ATHLETICS

Became just the third player in school history to win at least 30 doubles matches in a season and the first in over 20 years
Her 30 doubles victories ranks as the third most in a single season in school history
Played doubles mostly with Meghan Blevins and compiled a 25-9 with the senior
Folland and Blevins served as the Gamecocks’ primary No. 2 doubles squad for the majority of the spring
Competed primarily at the No. 3 spot in singles during the spring for the second year in a row
Folland started the spring ranked 33rd in doubles with Blevins after a 12-2 fall together
Ended the season with a No. 61 ranking in doubles with Blevins
Reached the doubles semifinals of the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional Championship with Blevins
One of four Gamecocks to win at least 20 matches in singles
Ranked No. 114 nationally in singles to begin the fall
Held a No. 43 doubles ranking with Elixane Lechemia to start the fall as well
Named SEC Player of the Week on March 4 following a pair of three-set wins against then-No. 56 Maya Jansen of Alabama and Emily Flickinger of Auburn
Had two other ranked wins in singles during the spring against Smith Hinton (114) of Kansas and Courtney Colton (100) of national champion Vanderbilt

2013-14 (FRESHMAN)

ATHLETICS

One of two true freshmen who played the entire season in the singles lineup
Played the Nos. 1-4 singles positions during the spring with the majority of her time coming at the No. 3 spot
Held down courts two and three in doubles
Made some major noise for South Carolina at the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional Championships by advancing to the quarterfinals in singles
Pulled off her biggest win of the year against Ester Goldfeld of Duke in the round of 16 with a straight set victory against the 42nd-ranked Goldfeld, who finished the season ranked No. 17 after advancing to the NCAA Singles Championship semifinals
Folland also posted a win over then-No. 50 Cindy Chala of VCU at the Kitty Harrison Invitational to wrap up the fall
Began the spring as the only Gamecock with a national singles ranking at 113th and ascended as high as No. 85
Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after recording a 3-0 record in singles and doubles to help the Gamecocks defeat Furman, Charleston Southern and Davidson
Won two critical matches at No. 4 singles against Kentucky during the regular season and Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament that helped the Gamecocks secure a berth to the NCAA Tournament
Won seven matches in a row in doubles in February playing alongside Katerina Popova

HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked as high as No. 1 in the United Kingdom
Was the Winter National Finals runner-up for the U-16 and U-18 categories in February 2011
The Winter National Grand Prix winner for the U-16 in October 2010
An ITF Junior International Nottingham semifinalist in April 2011
A Bournemouth Women’s Open quarterfinalist in July 2011
The TE Edinburgh Junior International runner-up in July 2009
British Junior National Finals U-14 semifinalist in August 2009
British Tour (Open) Exeter semifinalist in February 2012
British Tour (Open) Bath semifinalist in January 2012
British Tour (Open) Nottingham quarterfinalist in November 2011

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