Laura Hemlepp

Height:
5-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Hilliard Davidson HS
Hometown:
Hilliard, Ohio

as a Senior (Fall 2007): Finalist in “C”singles at West Virginia Martha Thorn Invitational... Partneredwith Kerry Langworthy to reachfinal in “B” doubles at West Virginia’s MarthaThorn Invitational... Perfect 3-0 record at No. 8 singles atMichigan State Invitational... Teamed with Alyssa Carlson to winconsolation flight at “B” Doubles of Queen CityInvitational.

as a Junior (Spring 2007): Posted five singles wins whilesplitting time between No. 5 and No. 6 singles, and a 7-8 record atNo. 3 doubles ... Most memorable moment was beating northeast Ohiorivals Cleveland State and Youngstown State.

as a Junior (Fall 2006): Reached final of IPFWMastodon Invitational at No. 5 singles... Reached semifinals ofBowling Green Invitational at No. 7 singles... Posted overallrecord of 5-6 in singles and 2-5 in doubles.

as a Sophomore (Spring 2006): Posted a 5-8overall singles record while playing No. 5 and No. 6 singles, and a3-11 record at No. 3 doubles.

as a Sophomore (Fall 2005): Reached consolationfinal of the “B” singles draw at Zips Invitational...Posted a 2-2 overall singles record.

as a Freshman (Spring 2005): Received theUniversity of Akron women’s tennis sportsmanship award...Finished the spring season 6-13 in singles and 4-14 in doublesplay... Teamed with Stephanie Miles to go 3-5 at the No. 2 doublesposition.

as a Freshman (Fall 2004): Tied for theteam’s best singles record during the fall, going 4-1,including a 1-0 record at the No. 3 position and a 3-1 record atthe No. 5 spot... Teamed with Stephanie Miles to go 1-4 in doublesplay at the No. 2 spot... Made it to the championship round of theflight B doubles bracket at the Zips Invitational, falling 8-5 withteammate Miles.

at Hilliard Davidson High School: Namedteam’s Most Valuable Player in 2003... Helped squad tothree-consecutive Ohio Capital Conference championships... Tabbedfirst-team All-OCC three-consecutive years (2001-03)... Chosen TeamCaptain 2003... Named third-team All-OCC and Rookie of the Year in2000... Earned four Academic All-OCC honors... Helped the team totop-10 finishes in the state rankings all four years, includingback-to-back sixth-place showings in 2002 and 2003... NationalHonor Society member.

Personal: Born on Sept. 23, 1986, in Ashland, Ky.... Daughter of Pat and Julie Hemlepp... Has one brother,Matthew... Majoring in biology... Intercollegiate TennisAssociation Scholar-Athlete award recipient... Dean’s List... National Society of Collegiate Scholars... SAAC representative(2005-06, 2006-07)... Favorite Book is Your Best Life Nowby Joel Osteen... Career goal is to become an orthopaedicsurgeon... Aspires to run a marathon... Favorite quotation:“There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It is up to you to decidewhat to do with them.” by Jim Valvano.