Georgia Southern University Athletics

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Spring - Started 21 matches in her first year with the Eagles…Played primarily at the No. 3 position but also appeared five matches at the No. 4…Accumulated an overall record of 8-12 (2-7 SoCon)…Won the first two singles matches of her career…Immediately won a match after moving up from the No. 4 to the No. 3 position on Feb. 10 against Mercer’s Liza Klyachkin…Earned conference wins against Davidson’s Stephani Synn (March 16) and Samford’s Carita Moolman (April 7)...Earned a team-best 12 doubles wins...Mainly partnered with senior Natalie Maffett, earning a 8-6 (3-4 SoCon) at No. 2...Also teamed up with Paola Garrido for a 4-2 record at No. 1 doubles. Fall - Made it to the finals of the Auburn Invitational…Won her flight at the KSU fall Classic by defeating Therese Lagerkvist in the final…Won the A doubles flight at the KSU fall classic as she partnered with Paola Garrido going 3-0 in the tournament against teams from WCU, FAMU and KSU…Won her flight at the Augusta Challenge by beating Marieli Sanchez and Emily Prezyweski from Wofford…Also won the B doubles flight at the Augusta Challenge with partner Natalie Maffett, defeating teams from Wofford, Presbyterian and Virginia Tech.

PREP: Played tennis her freshman and senior year in high school…Graduated from Johns Creek High School Cum Laude…Honor student…Team was state, region and rotary champions in 2012 and went undefeated in the region that same year…Four star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net…Ranked top 200 nationally, top 50 regionally and top 10 in the state of Georgia as a senior…Trained with coach Jeff Weaver at Atlanta’s competitive Edge Tennis Academy from 2003-2012…Was selected to be a member of the Southern Region zonal team to compete in the international zonal competition in 2008 and 2010…One of two freshmen on the varsity team in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephanie Marie Woods…Born March 31 1994 in Old Lyme, Conn….Parents are Peter and Patricia Woods…Has two younger siblings: Chris (17) and Kathryn (11)…Majoring in Nursing.