Sarah Hamner

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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

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)	—	—	—	—	—