| Tara Grant |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Austin, Texas
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 | High School: St. Stephen's
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 | Height: 5-4
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2007-08: Concluded her Billiken tenure tied for fourth in doubles wins (54), tied for ninth in total victories (103) and 14th in singles triumphs (49) on the SLU career charts ... for the season, tied for third on the team in doubles wins (13) ... reached double digits in both singles and doubles victories for a fourth consecutive season ... tallied a 3-1 No. 5 singles record and a 2-2 No. 3 doubles slate (with Rachel McCullagh) at the Atlantic 10 Championship ... played at least one dual-meet match at every singles position except No. 6, and was 9-4 at her primary spot of No. 5 ... was 7-4 in doubles at her primary position of No. 3, including 6-3 with McCullagh ... her six-match singles winning streak, which included a pair of three-set triumphs, was the Bills' third-longest of the season ... captured four of her last six doubles decisions ... won both singles and doubles contests in eight dual meets, including Fordham and Duquesne at the A-10 Championship ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both semesters.
2006-07: Tied for the team lead with a career-high 17 doubles wins, 16 with Katerina Lozanova ... won in doubles against Dayton and Duquesne at the Atlantic 10 Championship ... compiled a four-match singles winning streak with victories against UMKC, South Dakota State, Southeast Missouri State and Lindenwood ... was a winner in singles and doubles in six duals ... earned one of the Billikens' two points with a three-set No. 3 singles win against Xavier ... played at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles for most of the season ... won the consolation title in the Singles C Draw at the Billiken Fall Classic ... she and Lozanova were second in doubles at the Billiken Fall Classic ... A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll member in both semesters.
2005-06: Played in all but one match ... picked up singles wins against Dayton and George Washington at the A-10 Championship ... teamed with Lozanova for an impressive win over Charlotte at No. 1 doubles at the A-10s ... had a four-match winning streak against Southeast Missouri State, Murray State, Eastern Illinois and Bradley at No. 1 doubles ... put together consecutive singles wins against UMKC and Embry-Riddle, as well as Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois ... recorded a victory in a third-set tiebreaker at No. 4 singles against Indiana State ... won No. 3 singles matches against Chicago State and SIU Edwardsville ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both semesters.
2004-05: Put together a 14-13 singles mark and an 11-13 doubles record ... tallied a 6-3 singles mark in the fall ... claimed second place in "B" singles at the Billiken Fall Classic ... won the Memphis Invitational consolation championship at the No. 4 spot ... had a three-match win streak in February, defeating opponents from Illinois State, Southeast Missouri State and Western Illinois ... paired with Katerina Lozanova to win the "A" doubles flight of the Billiken Fall Classic in the midst of a 5-1 fall tournament run ... achieved a 5-2 spring dual-match mark at No. 1.
At St. Stephen's: Played tennis four years for the Spartans ... was team captain during her senior year ... named 2003 Team Player ... was 2002 Scholar-Athlete ... earned 2004 Mind, Body & Spirit Award ... earned USTA Girls U-16 national singles ranking of 188 ... graduated with high honors ... took first place in regional and state Junior Classical League in reading comprehension of Latin prose and poetry ... member of Cum Laude Society.
| Singles |
| Year |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
No. 5 |
No. 6 |
Open |
Total |
| 2004-05 |
- |
2-4 |
3-4 |
6-3 |
- |
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3-2 |
14-13 |
| 2005-06 |
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2-2 |
3-4 |
4-8 |
- |
- |
2-7 |
11-21 |
| 2006-07 |
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2-0 |
9-15 |
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- |
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2-8 |
13-23 |
| 2007-08 |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
1-5 |
9-4 |
- |
1-5 |
11-19 |
| Career |
0-1 |
6-8 |
15-25 |
11-16 |
9-4 |
- |
8-22 |
49-76 |
| Doubles |
| Year |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
Open |
Total |
| 2004-05 |
9-8 |
2-5 |
- |
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11-13 |
| 2005-06 |
7-8 |
1-1 |
- |
5-2 |
13-11 |
| 2006-07 |
10-11 |
1-0 |
- |
6-5 |
17-16 |
| 2007-08 |
1-1 |
2-7 |
7-4 |
3-3 |
13-15 |
| Career |
27-28 |
6-13 |
7-4 |
14-10 |
54-55 |