Kendall Couch
- height 5-4
- class Junior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
- height 5-4
- class Junior
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Kendall Couch Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- ITA Scholar-Athlete — 2020, 2021, 2022
- SEC Academic Honor Roll — 2020, 2021, 2022
- SEC Community Service Team – 2022
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
- Played singles and doubles in five tournaments for South Carolina
- Saw dual match action eight times in doubles
- Picked up the lone doubles win for South Carolina in the away match at then-No. 18 Oklahoma with Sarah Hamner
- Helped the Gamecocks to the doubles point with Ana Cruz in the ITA Kickoff Weekend match against Princeton
- Also played a part in getting the doubles point against UNC Greensboro with Sarah Hamner
- Competed in doubles in her Senior Day match against Alabama with Gracie Mulville but fell in the matchup
- Had a season best five-match winning streak in doubles, winning 12 doubles matches total
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
- Appeared in two fall tournaments, the UT Fall Invite hosted by Tennessee and the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Georgia
- Lost a pair of singles matches at the Bulldog Invitational to Maialen Morante of Kentucky and Elena Christofi of Georgia
- Played one doubles match at the UT Fall Invite alongside Elise Mills
- Teamed with Gabriela Martinez to grab a win over Ariana Arseneault and Meg Kowalski of Georgia at the Bulldog Invitational
- Lost a tiebreak in another doubles match at the Bulldog Invitational with Corina Spasojevic as her partner
- Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar-Athlete award winner
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
- Had her freshman year cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Won her first career singles match in her initial appearance at the South Carolina Fall Invitational on Sept. 13, 2019
- Also won matches at the ITA Carolina Regional Championships and the Seminole All-Conference Showdown
- Had a productive first year in doubles with a 7-3 record playing with three different partners
- Ended the fall playing doubles primarily with Elise Mills after beginning the season with Gemma Heath
- Appeared in one dual match during the spring against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 23, 2020, dropping her singles match at No. 6 but winning at No. 3 doubles with Emma Shelton
- Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated as the No. 10 recruit in South Carolina
- Member of college tennis’ top-ranked recruiting class that season
- Daughter of baseball assistant coach Trip Couch
CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Tournament | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) | #4 (SEC) | #5 (SEC) | #6 (SEC) |
2019-20 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
2020-21 | 0-2 | 0-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021-22 | 3-10 | 3-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 6-21 | 6-20 | 0-1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Tournament | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) |
2019-20 | 7-3 | 6-3 | 1-0 | — | — | 1-0 |
2020-21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | — | — | — | — |
2021-22 | 12-10 | 9-7 | 3-3 (0-1) | — | — | 3-3 (0-1) |
Total | 20-15 | 16-12 | 4-3 (0-1) | — | — | 4-3 (0-1) |