Carly Van Hollen
Carly Van Hollen

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Millers, Md.

High School:
St. Paul's School for Girls

Height:
5-3


SENIOR (2010-11): She finished with a solid fall with a 9-5 singles record. Won her last five of six matches to close out the fall. Qualified for the Mountain Regional Tournament and finished with a 2-1 record. Van Hollen went 5-4 overall in doubles play with three different partners. She and Veronica Popovici went 3-0 to win the Air Force Invitational Tournament. In singles play, she went 7-7 for the spring to finish with a 16-12 overall mark. Went 2-4 in Mountain West Conference matches. In doubles action, she went 21-10 overall and 16-6 in dual action. She and partner Veronica Popovici went 19-6 overall and 5-3 in Mountain West Conference play. They opened up the spring by winning eight of their first nine matches. Finished with 55 career victories in doubles which was second overall and 12th in singles with 47 wins in school history.

JUNIOR (2009-10): She was solid in doubles play as she posted a 10-4 record overall with two playing partners in the fall. She went 5-2 with Paloma Navarro and Sarah Summerfield. She and Summerfield had a five-match winning streak and went 3-1 in the main draw of the Mountain Regional Tournament earning a spot in the quarterfinals. In singles action, she went 4-7 overall. She was limited in the spring due to an injury. Came back and went 3-2 in doubles play to finish the year 13-6 overall. She and Sarah Summerfield went 1-2 in MWC action. Has 34 career victories in doubles which is 14th overall and 16th in singles with 31 wins in school history. An Academic All-MWC and Scholar-Athlete selection.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): In the fall season, she had a three-match winning streak as she finished 6-6 overall in singles play. Went 5-9 in doubles with three different playing partners. Started off the spring on a good note winning eight of her first nine matches to go 11-13. She finished the year 17-19 overall playing at the number three spot. In doubles play, she went 9-14 in the spring to finish 14-23 overall. She and Sarah Summerfield went 9-11, which included winning their first three matches, and 2-6 in MWC matches. An Academic All-MWC and Scholar Athlete selection for the second year in a row.

FRESHMAN (2007-08): Had a solid outing in her first competition with the team as she finished with a 4-5 overall record. Earned her first career victory over Rui Xu of Colorado State (9/14/07). She went 3-7 in doubles play with two different playing partners. In the spring, she went 6-17 playing at the third position to end with a 10-22 overall mark in singles play. Played with two different partners to post an overall record of 7-22 in doubles play. Finished with a 2-6 record in MWC play earning wins over Meghan Kiser (Air Force) and Lauren Strasburger (Colorado State). She earned Academic All-MWC and MWC Scholar Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time letterwinner in tennis while attending St. Paul's School for the Girls in Brooklandville, Md. Van Hollen helped her team to a tournament championship as both a freshman and sophomore, while earning the sportsmanship award. She was ranked among the Top five in the state of Maryland, represented the Middle Atlantic section in the World Team Tennis and the Junior Fed Cup during the summer of 2006 and was ranked as high as sixth in the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section. Van Hollen was an outstanding student as well, being named to the honor roll for three years while being the student body vice president and on the academic council. She was also the president of several clubs and organizations and earned the Randolph Macon College Book Award for her leadership skills.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Chris and Nancy Van Hollen. Born July 31, 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland. Has one brother, Christopher. Majoring in communication.

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