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  Sarah Summerfield
Sarah Summerfield

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Chester, N.J.

High School:
West Morris Mendham

Height:
5-4

This Season: One of three starters back for the Cowgirls this season. Continues to make strides and be a valuable part of the line-up. She is a very smart player and has the ability to control the point. Had an impressive fall season, finishing 7-5 in singles action, which included a three-match winning streak. Won her opening round match at the Central Regional Tournament with a three-set victory (3-6, 6-2, 6-4) over Laura Boguet of New Mexico State. Played with two doubles partners, finishing strong at 9-5 overall. She and partner Rebecca Berger went 7-3, including a four-match winning streak. Has moved into 12th place all-time in school history with 34 singles wins.

Sophomore (2007-08): Was coming off a knee injury from the end of her freshman year and did not play during the fall. Had a solid spring with a 14-7 record overall in singles play, which included winning five of her first six matches, mainly at the four and five positions. Saw limited action in doubles and went 0-3 overall with two different partners. She also had a strong showing in Mountain West Conference play as she went 5-3 overall, which included winning four of her first five matches. Had solid victories over Idunn Hertzberg (TCU), Elisaveta Ezhova (BYU) and Karine Bourdages (Utah).

Freshman (2006-07): An All-Mountain West Conference selection in her first season with the program, only one of three players to do that in school history. 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 at the time, 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 three 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 phycial education teaching.

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