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Emma Petersen
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Miami Palmetto
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
Bio
2018-2019 as a Senior:
2017-18 as a junior:
2016-17 as a sophomore:
2015-16 as a freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- Became JMU’s record holder for career singles victories with her 78th singles triumph with a 6-3, 6-0 win over N.C. State’s Amanda Rebol (2/16/19)
- Named the CAA’s Doubles Team of the Week with partner Amanda Nord (2/20/19)
- 7-1 in dual singles play thus far for the Dukes this spring (as of 2/25/19)
- Competed at No. 3 doubles and No. 5 singles in every dual match thus far for JMU (as of 2/25/19)
- Competed at the Liberty Fall Invitational, the Hokie Fall Invitational, the Kitty Harrison Invitational and the 2018 ITA Mid-Atlantic Regional this Fall for the Dukes
- Doubles Loyalty Flight Champion with partner Daria Afanasyeva at the 2018 Hokie Fall Invitational, defeating Virginia Tech’s Annie Clark and Emily Pence 8-6
2017-18 as a junior:
- Went 16-4 in duals singles play
- Three-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week honoree with partner Anna Makarova (3/7, 3/20 & 3/27)
- Finished duals with a 16-9 doubles record with primary partner Anna Makarova
- Competed at the 2017 ITA Atlantic Regionals
- Participated in the South Carolina Fall Invitational, the Hokie Fall Invite and the Wake Forest Invitational this Fall for the Dukes
2016-17 as a sophomore:
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week (w/ Rebecca Harris, 2/1)
- Hokie Fall Invite Grey Flight Singles Champion (10/30)
- Had an overall singles mark of 21-11, including a 14-8 showing in duals she split between No. 2 and No. 3 singles
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
2015-16 as a freshman:
- CAA Player of the Week (co-3/22)
- Member of 2015 recruiting class ranked No. 24 amongst mid-major programs
- Dean's List (Fall 2015)
- Was 23-10 in singles
High School:
- Four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.Net
- Led the Panthers to a third-place finish at the Florida state finals in 2014
- GMAC District champion in both singles and doubles in 2012, 2013, 2014
- First Team All-Dade County as a junior, Second Team All-Dade as a freshman and sophomore
- Doubles position 2 finalist as a freshman and sophomore
- Honor roll
Personal:
- Daughter of Mads and Lisbeth Petersen
- Majoring in health sciences (pre-med)
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