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Christyn Lucas

  • height 5-3
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High school Gulliver Preparatory
  • height 5-3
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High school Gulliver Preparatory

Christyn Lucas Bio

2005-06 (JUNIOR): Sat out the fall season because of an injury … Held a ranking of No. 63 nationally when the fall season began … Went 7-6 in singles and was 8-9 for doubles … Her first appearance in a dual match came versus Clemson on Feb. 19 when she teamed with Danielle Wiggins at No. 3 doubles … Returned to the singles lineup for South Carolina in the spring against Mississippi State on March 3 … Played No. 6 singles in the contest and was in the same position two days later at Mississippi … Won both contests for the Gamecocks … After dropping a couple matches to Georgia and Tennessee, Lucas ripped off four consecutive victories at three singles … All of her wins came in straight sets against the likes of Winthrop, LSU, Arkansas and Auburn … Ela Kaluder from Arkansas was ranked 53rd at the time of their match … Won a three-set battle over Danielle Petrisko of Kentucky by scores of 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 … Had a difficult end to the season with three consecutive losses to players from Vanderbilt, Florida and Wake Forest … Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year. 2004-05 (SOPHOMORE): Named USC[apos]s 2005 MVP … Finished the season with a 23-14 record and a 7-3 mark in SEC play … Played at No. 1 in seven matches and posted a 4-2 record with one match being suspended midway through the second set … Her regular starting position was No. 2, where she was 10-4 in the spring … Held a 16-15 doubles slate and was 11-9 in duals … Posted a 5-3 mark at one doubles and was 6-6 at two … Began the fall with a No. 111 national ranking and finished at 93rd, which was the highest of her career at the time … Entered the 2005 NCAA Tournament on a five-match winning streak … Also had a six-match unbeaten stretch earlier in the year that came after she lost her first two matches of the season … Named SEC Player of the Week after her performance against Ashley Bentley of Alabama and Isabel Rosenbrock of Auburn … Her victories in the Alabama, Mississippi and Mississippi State matches gave Carolina 4-3 victories … In all three of those matches, she was the last match on court with the team score tied at three-all … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Made the Dean[apos]s List both semesters. 2003-04 (FRESHMAN): Won her respective singles flight at the Southern Intercollegiate during the fall … Had a six-match winning streak during the fall en route to a 7-4 record … Played at No. 2 singles in the spring, where she went 12-8 overall and 6-4 in SEC play … Her overall SEC performance was 7-4, which was the second-best record on the 2004 team … Lucas[apos] combined record in singles was 21-12, giving her the second-most wins on the team … Was 18-16 overall in doubles with an 11-13 dual ledger … Split time at one and two doubles … Defeated nationally-ranked opponents Amanda Fish of Vanderbilt and Evgenia Subbotina of Georgia in three sets … Ended her first year winning five of six matches with the one loss coming to Jennifer Magley of Florida, who was ranked among the national top 25 at the time … A member of the Dean[apos]s List for the fall and spring semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: High school state champion in 2002 … Team MVP in 2001 and 2002 … All-American in 2001 and 2002 … First-team All-Dade County in 2001 and 2002 … Winner of the Florida State Closed Championship in 2002. PERSONAL: Is a marketing major … Born Feb. 10, 1985 … Her parents are Phil and Cheryl Lucas … Has one brother, Phillip.

LUCAS[apos] CAREER STATISTICS
Singles

 

Year Overall Tourn. Dual #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
2003-04 21-12 7-4 14-8 12-8 2-0
2004-05 23-14 9-8 14-6 4-2 10-4
2005-06 7-6 7-6 4-4 1-1 0-1 2-0
Totals 51-32 16-12 35-20 4-2 22-12 6-4 1-1 0-1 2-0

Doubles

 

Year Overall Tourn. Dual #1 #2 #3
2003-04 18-16 7-3 11-13 3-5 8-8
2004-05 16-15 5-6 11-9 5-3 6-6
2005-06 8-9 8-9 4-7 4-2
Totals 42-40 12-9 30-31 8-8 18-21 4-2