Sarah Hamner
- height 5-4
- class Junior
- Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
- High school Laurel Springs School
- height 5-4
- class Junior
- Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
- High school Laurel Springs School
Sarah Hamner Bio
AWARDS
- SEC Freshman of the Year – 2022
- All-SEC First Team – 2022
- SEC All-Freshman Team – 2022
- 2022 Honda Sport Finalist for Tennis – 2022
- ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year – 2022
- ITA All-American National Champion in Singles – 2021
- All-American in Singles – 2022
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2022
- ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2022
2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
- First Gamecock since 2009 to have at least 30 wins in a season
- Tied the second-best program record for wins in a season with 35 in singles
- Recorded 22 wins against ranked opponents on the season
- Was named the No. 1 newcomer by the ITA ahead of the 2021-22 season
- First in program history to advance past the quarterfinals and win the ITA All-American National Championship in singles
- Ranked as high as No. 1 in the ITA singles rankings and is the first Gamecock to reach that ranking
- Remained in the top six singles players all season and finished the season ranked No. 4
- Played all dual matches in the No. 1 spot for South Carolina with a 16-5 record
- Went on a 14-match winning streak in the fall into the ITA National Fall Championships
- Took down then-No. 105 Carmen Corley of No. 18 Oklahoma in the first dual match of the season
- Began the SEC season on a five-match winning streak, highlighted by a win over No. 27 Carson Branstine of Texas A&M
- Earned the first singles point in the NCAA Round of 64 match against Iowa State with a win over No. 56 Thasaporn Naklo
- Advanced to the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 32 after a win against No. 76 Shakhnoza Khatamova of UCSB
- Appeared in the ITA Doubles Rankings in two separate pairs with Misa Malkin and Megan Davies
- Ranked as high as 20 with Malkin and as high as 30 with Davies
- Defeated the No. 2 doubles team in the nation with Malkin during the Carolina Kickoff
- Notched six doubles wins in the regular SEC season with Davies including a win over the No. 10 team from Tennessee
- Helped the Gamecocks to the doubles point in the SEC Tournament against Georgia in the quarterfinals with Malkin
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was the No. 8 recruit in the nation according to TennisRecruiting.net at the time of her signing in November 2020
- Rose to the No. 2 recruit the following spring before enrolling at South Carolina
- Also viewed as the No. 2 recruit in the southeast and No. 2 in Florida as well
- A blue-chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net
- Won a J4 tournament in Daytona Beach and the doubles title and was a singles finalist at another J4 in Orlando as well right before her signing
- Posted a 62-11 record in singles during 2020
- Closed out the 2020 season winning the Battle of Boca Part IV by Puhan
- Won the 2020 USTA/UTR Reel Tennis Open Circuit 3 by downing four blue-chip recruits en route to the title
- Won the Casely Junior Open Championships in June 2020, the Puhan Fall Classic in September 2020 and was a finalist at an open UTR event in July 2020
- A doubles title at the 2019 Eddie Herr ITF Championships
- Singles finalist at the 2019 USTA Winter Nationals in the 18s
- Won the backdraw in the 18s at the 2018 USTA Winter Nationals
- Was the No. 16 junior in the country and the No. 116 junior in the world at the time of her signing
- Had a career-high Junior ITF ranking of No. 113 in April 2021
CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Tournament | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) | #4 (SEC) | #5 (SEC) | #6 (SEC) |
2021-22 | 35-9 | 19-4 | 16-5 (8-3) | 16-5 (8-3) | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 35-9 | 19-4 | 16-5 (8-3) | 16-5 (8-3) | — | — | — | — | — |
CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Tournament | Dual (SEC) | #1 (SEC) | #2 (SEC) | #3 (SEC) |
2021-22 | 14-13 | 3-6 | 11-7 (6-4) | 6-5 (6-4) | 2-2 | 3-0 |
Total | 14-13 | 3-6 | 11-7 (6-4) | 6-5 (6-4) | 2-2 | 3-0 |