Natalie Looney
- height 5-5
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
- High school St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.
- height 5-5
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
- High school St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.
Natalie Looney Bio
2014-15 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Athletics
- Posted a 6-6 singles record during the fall playing in five tournaments
- Competed in the Gamecocks’ lone spring tournament as well, the Michigan Invitational
- Played in her first dual match of the spring in Albuquerque, N.M., against Grand Canyon
- Won her match-up with Joan van Lochem from Furman in the Gamecocks’ final non-conference contest before SEC play
- Appeared in her first career SEC match versus Georgia at No. 6 singles
- Played doubles with Meghan Blevins, Caroline Dailey, Brigit Folland, Alex Martin and Ximena Siles Luna
- Reached the doubles quarterfinals at the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional Championships with Siles Luna following wins over North Carolina A&T, Clemson and Charlotte
Academics
- SEC Academic Honor Roll member for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA
2013-14 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Athletics
- Played a busy fall schedule for the Gamecocks after redshirting her first semester
- Won her first career match against Sylvia Li from Harvard at the Tribe Invitational
- Snagged a pair of wins in her respective flight at the Furman Fall Classic
- Appeared in the Gamecocks’ first two dual matches of the spring against East Tennessee State and College of Charleston
- Won her first dual match as a Gamecock against Tamara Hill of Davidson 6-2, 6-1 on court six
- Also won a 6-4, 6-3 decision from Dakota Brown of South Carolina State in her final dual match appearance
- Played doubles with Katie Fosnacht, Alex Martin and Katerina Popova
Academics
- SEC Academic Honor Roll member for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA
2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Athletics
- A late addition to the Gamecocks’ roster, enrolling in school for the spring semester
- Played ITA Summer Circuit events and won the doubles title at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo., on June 30
- Also reached the quarterfinals of the singles tournament
- Played doubles with MacKenna Maddox of BYU at the ITA summer event and the two defeated Montse Fernandez and Summer Schlotterback in the championship match, 9-7
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked in the top 100 in her national recruiting class
- As a freshman, she won the Kansas 5A state championship and by doing so made history as the first freshman to win it
- Led her high school to its first team state title and was voted the team MVP every year
- Was also only one of two to make the varsity track team at Aquinas her freshman year as well
- On the junior circuit, she was always consistently in the top 10 in the five-state region (Missouri Valley)
- Her last year, she vaulted into the top five and finished her career at No. 2
- Was also ranked No. 1 in doubles for the region her final season
| CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS | |||||||||
| Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) | #4 (SEC) | #5 (SEC) | #6 (SEC) |
| 2012-13 | Redshirt | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 2-2 (0-0) | 0-1 (0-0) | — | — | — | — | 2-1 (0-0) |
| 2014-15 | 7-11 | 6-9 | 1-2 (0-1) | — | — | — | — | — | 1-2 (0-1) |
| Total | 13-21 | 10-17 | 3-4 (0-1) | 0-1 (0-0) | — | — | — | — | 3-3 (0-1) |
| CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS | ||||||
| Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) |
| 2012-13 | Redshirt | |||||
| 2013-14 | 2-8 | 2-8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-15 | 8-9 | 8-9 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 10-17 | 10-17 | — | — | — | — |
