| Sarah Summerfield |
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This Season: An All-Mountain West Conference selection in her first season with the program, only one of two players to do that in school history. She is coming off a knee injury from the end of last season and did not play during the fall. Gained valuable experience in her first season, she is a very smart player and has the ability to control the point.
Freshman (2006-07): Finished the fall schedule with a 7-4 singles record, closing it out by winning six of her final eight matches. Won her first two matches at the Central Regional Tournament, advancing to the field of 16 in the Main Draw with victories over Gleisy Torres Torres (Colorado) and Rachel Sackmaster (Denver). Earned her first Division I victory over Irina Sotnikova of Sam Houston State, who was ranked eighth, on Sept. 16, 2006. She and doubles partner Corina Lazar finished the fall 6-3 after opening up 5-1 in doubles play. During the spring, she ended up going 6-11 in singles play and 13-15 overall playing mainly at the one and two positions. Finished Mountain West Conference play with a 3-2 mark with wins over Christine Abayan (Air Force), Emily Kwok (Utah) and Emily Kirchem (Colorado State), which helped her earn All-MWC honors. She ended 7-10 during the spring in doubles playing with two different partners. Finished the season ranked 29th in the ITA Central Region Rankings.
High School: A two-time All-Iron Hills Conference selection while attending West Morris Mendham High School in Mendham, New Jersey. She was a county champion for three years straight and finished the season ranked third in the state. A four-year letterwinner in tennis, she helped her team to four Iron Hills Conference and County titles. During her sophomore and junior years, the team also won the sectional championship and the Group three championships in 2004. She has been very involved as a junior competitor with the both the USTA and ITF. During that time, Summerfield also reached the semifinals of the Aruba International Junior ITF tournament in both singles and doubles in July of 2005, while finishing in the quarterfinals of several other ITF events. She was coached by Edward Chando. An excellent student, she was involved in several school activities.
Personal: The daughter of Gary and Shirley Summerfield. Born September 7, 1988 in New York City, New York. Has two siblings, Jason and Aaron. Majoring in family and consumer sciences with a concentration in general dietetics.