Laura McNamara

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Prev school:
Oklahoma Christian University
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia

McNamara's Game Very strong athletically ... Good baseliner that can win points at the net ... Good doubles player ... Coming in as a junior with a lot of experience.

2003-04 (Senior)
Fall: Was 7-4 in the fall season for the Blue Raiders ... Fell twice in the Furman Invitational, then picked up three wins at the Kentucky Fall Classic before falling in the finals to an opponent from Notre Dame ... Took wins over opponents from APSU, Troy State, Memphis and Southern Miss at the MT Invitational, winning in the finals by a score of 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) ... Competed at the ITA Southeast Regional Qualifier ... Won twice in doubles at the Kentucky Fall Classic with Ana Maria Cibils as her partner ... Was 5-1 with Jennifer Klashka as her partner in doubles, winning the MT Invitational championship and a Round of 64 match at the ITA Southeast Regional.
Spring: Opened up the dual match season with a victory over her opponent from APSU at the No. 4 spot in the lineup ... Went on to have a singles record of 6-13 in the dual match season ... Took a dominating win over Melissa Cutler from SLU, 6-1, 6-0 at home ... Won over Memphis' Yesica Area, 6-2, 6-1, followed by a victory over Jennifer Ward from Murray State by a score of 6-2, 6-3 ... At South Alabama, earned a victory over Klara Jarova in three sets ... Only competed with Cibils in doubles one time, winning over a pair from Murray State, 8-1, at the No. 3 spot ... Partnered with Klashka to have a doubles record of 16-5 ... Opened the season with four consecutive victories, including wins over opponents from APSU, Kentucky, UTC and Mississippi State ... Dropped a match by a score of 8-6 at Georgia Tech, but followed that up with seven straight victories, including a win over No. 27 Falk/Menees from Vanderbilt, 8-3 ... Won by a score of 8-2 over SMU and Marshall towards the end of the regular season ... Closed out the season with two wins at the Sun Belt Championships over North Texas and New Orleans.

2002-03 (Junior)
Posted the best doubles record on the team 22-10 ... Played at the No. 5 singles spot with a 6-13 record ... When partnered with Jennifer Klaschka in doubles posted a 16-1 record ... Ended the fall campaign 9-6 ... Lost 6-4, 2-6, 4-6 in the first round of the qualiftying singles at the Southeast Regional ... Won the round robin singles at the Doctor's Vision Center Tournament ... Teamed with Carien Venter at the Southeast Regional winning the first round in doubles 8-0 over Murray State's Annette Steen and Jennifer Ward ... Lost in the second round of Southeast Regional 4-8 ... Ended the fall with a 9-3 record in doubles.

Oklahoma Christian: Ended the 2002 season with a 14-5 record in singles ... Played mostly number two and three in singles ... In doubles, she ended the season 12-7 playing at both one and two singles.

High School: Was undefeated at number one singles in high school ... Played junior level tournaments in Australia, such as clay court and hard court championships ... Also participated in Junior Australian Open in 1999 ... Captain of her high school tennis team ... Represented Victoria in the Secondary School Championships.

Personal: Majoring in advertising ... Hopes to play professional tennis ... Brother David was four-year letterwinner and All-American at Middle Tennessee ... Born on March 13, 1982 ... Daugther of David and Christine McNamara.