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2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster
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Grace, Jesse
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Jesse Grace
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev school:
- Tennessee
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Major:
- Mass Communications
Bio
2014-15 (Senior)
Fall: Was a fixture in the middle of the Blue Raider lineup ... Grace and doubles partner Brittany Huxley went 4-0 at the Austin Peay Invite, while also going 4-0 in singles play on the weekend ... Won three matches on the first day of the Austin Peay Invite, including winning her last match in a third set tiebreak.
Spring: Ended her Senior season with a singles record of 12-9, all at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Went 15-5 in doubles with three different partners ... She and doubles partner Giulia Squadrin delivered the clinching doubles point at VCU with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles ... Won three consecutive singles matches, against Samford, WKU and Lipscomb on Feb. 27-Mar. 1 ... Ended the regular season with six straight singles wins from Mar. 9-Apr. 10 ... Defeated Tulane's Nicky Stracar when the Green Wave was ranked No. 57 by ITA ... Grace partnered with Sarah Sediri to capture a doubles win at the No. 3 spot over FIU's Carlotta Orlando/Valentina Briceno in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA Championship ... Was a perfect 9-0 in singles play when the Blue Raiders were at home ... Also went 9-1 in home doubles matches, with the only defeat coming in the last home match of the season ... Was the first to complete both her singles and doubles matches when MT faced UTSA, with an 8-3 win at doubles alongside Sediri and a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles ... Named All-Conference USA Third Team Doubles with Giulia Squadrin ... Grace was one of the hosts on the RCA's blue carpet ... Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society as recognition for her hard work in the classroom, on the court and in the community.
2013-14 (Junior)
Fall: Completed fall play with a 6-5 singles record and a 4-8 doubles mark … Won her flight at the Samford Fall Invitational with a perfect 3-0 mark on the weekend … Combined with partner Tiffany William to upset Tennessee’s Ambika Pande and Victoria Olivarez at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional in Memphis.
Spring: Concluded her first season at Middle Tennessee with a 16-16 overall singles record and a 10-11 mark during the spring year … Went 11-17 in doubles overall with a 7-9 mark during the dual season … Primarily played at the No. 2 spot, posting a 9-9 record … Reeled off three straight wins on Feb. 1-9 against UAB, Austin Peay and Lipscomb … Defeated Tulsa’s Renata Kuricova in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinal … Won 5-of-6 doubles matches with Tiffany William from Feb. 7 to March 7 … Knocked off UTSA’s Daniela Garcia-Diaz/Alena Shichkova with doubles partner Irina Constantinide to advance in the C-USA Championship ... 2014 Conference USA Academic Medal Award Winner ... Named to the 2014 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Tabbed 2014 ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to MT
Played two seasons for the Tennessee Lady Vols … Saw action in 25 singles matches and 20 doubles matches … Was a part of two Tennessee teams that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Personal
Daughter of Luzzanne Grace … Majoring in mass communications.
Fall: Was a fixture in the middle of the Blue Raider lineup ... Grace and doubles partner Brittany Huxley went 4-0 at the Austin Peay Invite, while also going 4-0 in singles play on the weekend ... Won three matches on the first day of the Austin Peay Invite, including winning her last match in a third set tiebreak.
Spring: Ended her Senior season with a singles record of 12-9, all at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Went 15-5 in doubles with three different partners ... She and doubles partner Giulia Squadrin delivered the clinching doubles point at VCU with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles ... Won three consecutive singles matches, against Samford, WKU and Lipscomb on Feb. 27-Mar. 1 ... Ended the regular season with six straight singles wins from Mar. 9-Apr. 10 ... Defeated Tulane's Nicky Stracar when the Green Wave was ranked No. 57 by ITA ... Grace partnered with Sarah Sediri to capture a doubles win at the No. 3 spot over FIU's Carlotta Orlando/Valentina Briceno in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA Championship ... Was a perfect 9-0 in singles play when the Blue Raiders were at home ... Also went 9-1 in home doubles matches, with the only defeat coming in the last home match of the season ... Was the first to complete both her singles and doubles matches when MT faced UTSA, with an 8-3 win at doubles alongside Sediri and a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles ... Named All-Conference USA Third Team Doubles with Giulia Squadrin ... Grace was one of the hosts on the RCA's blue carpet ... Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society as recognition for her hard work in the classroom, on the court and in the community.
2013-14 (Junior)
Fall: Completed fall play with a 6-5 singles record and a 4-8 doubles mark … Won her flight at the Samford Fall Invitational with a perfect 3-0 mark on the weekend … Combined with partner Tiffany William to upset Tennessee’s Ambika Pande and Victoria Olivarez at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional in Memphis.
Spring: Concluded her first season at Middle Tennessee with a 16-16 overall singles record and a 10-11 mark during the spring year … Went 11-17 in doubles overall with a 7-9 mark during the dual season … Primarily played at the No. 2 spot, posting a 9-9 record … Reeled off three straight wins on Feb. 1-9 against UAB, Austin Peay and Lipscomb … Defeated Tulsa’s Renata Kuricova in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinal … Won 5-of-6 doubles matches with Tiffany William from Feb. 7 to March 7 … Knocked off UTSA’s Daniela Garcia-Diaz/Alena Shichkova with doubles partner Irina Constantinide to advance in the C-USA Championship ... 2014 Conference USA Academic Medal Award Winner ... Named to the 2014 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Tabbed 2014 ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to MT
Played two seasons for the Tennessee Lady Vols … Saw action in 25 singles matches and 20 doubles matches … Was a part of two Tennessee teams that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Personal
Daughter of Luzzanne Grace … Majoring in mass communications.
MTSU Tennis Pro-Am 9/6/25
Tuesday, September 09
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 14, 2025: Women’s Tennis and Men’s Tennis
Monday, April 14
MTSU Women's Tennis vs WKU Recap on 04/08/25
Thursday, April 10
