Emily Vest

Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
Prev school:
Germantown
Hometown:
Germantown, TN

Vest's Game
Game is built around the backcourt ... Fights extremely hard ... Has improved doubles skills ... Will be pushing for a starting position ... Ranked top 60 in the south ... Great attitude ... Very good team player ... Most improved player on the team.

2005
Posted a 4-17 singles record in her final dual match singles season ... Opened the season with a victory over April Bradley from Belmont in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 ... Won over Chattanooga's Bonnie Adams in straight sets ... Earned the win over Alex Tijoe from Memphis without giving up a game, 6-0, 6-0 ... Won over North Texas' Aziza Aba Butain, 6-2, 6-2 ... Partnered with Ana Maria Cibils to go 7-15 in the dual match season in doubles action ... Won over duos from Troy and Chattanooga in the early part of the season ... Earned wins over Memphis and Penn State in the middle of the season ... Ended the season on a three-match win streak, including victories over Southern Miss, North Texas and South Alabama, all at the No. 2 spot in the lineup.

2004
Ended the fall campaign with a record of 5-8 in singles ... In flight Gold at the Kentucky Fall Classic, she made it to the finals before falling to Louisville's Natalie Lazskowski 6-2, 6-2 ... Also won the first two matches in Flight C of the MT Fall Invitational ... Paired with Ana Maria Cibils in Flight B of the MT Fall Invitational, won the opening two matches, the duo didn't play in the finals because they would have had to face teammates Jacqui Williams and Claudia Szabo ... Won two matches in the Sun Belt Tournament, with victories over North Texas' Holly Lee (6-0, 7-6(4), and New Orleans' Susan Griffey (6-0, 6-1) ... Ended the year 2-1 against Sun Belt opponents ... Played exclusively at No. 6 singles ... Won four matches in the spring with an overall record of 8-18 ... Notched a record of 2-0 in three set matches ... In doubles, played at the No. 3 spot, with a record of 4-9.

2002-03
Played No. 6 singles all spring ... Picked up a win in the Sun Belt Tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over New Mexico State's Katie Hodge ... Went 6-5 in the fall tournaments ... Took fourth place at the Doctor's Vision Center Flight C ... Had a fifth place finish at Furman Invitational ... Teamed with Carien Venter in doubles at Furman Invitational and June Stewart Invitational ... Venter and Vest went 2-4 in doubles .. Vest teamed with Ole Miss' Florencia Basile at the Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational and went 3-1 in Flight B doubles falling in the finals 6-8 to Sumitra Rao and Marl Dirnstorfer of Memphis.

2001-02
Ended the fall with a 4-5 record in singles ... Picked up at least one win in three out of the four tournaments she played in ... Had a 2-4 record in doubles ... Saw limited action in singles ... Played five matches in the spring and ended the 2002 season 3-2 ... Played No. 6 singles in the Sun Belt Tournament Championships when injury sidelined senior Michaela Gridling ... Went 5-3 in doubles in the spring, playing at No. 2 and No. 3 ... Made her mark in doubles play at the end of the season, playing both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles ... Overall doubles record of 8-7 ... After struggling for most of the fall, Vest won the final singles match in the fall season with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Marshall's Olivia Hill ... Won at least one match in the four tournaments she played in.

High School
Attended Germantown High School ... Won district title four years in a row ... Named MVP for three years ... AAA Girls Tennis player of the Year 1998-2000 ... Led team to state semi-finals twice.

Personal
Majoiring in Animal Science ... Hopes to attend the University of Tennessee Vet School ... Enjoys swimming and horse back riding ... Born on January 18, 1983 ... Daugther of Jim and Joan Vest.