Student-Athlete Spotlight: Kasey Ellis

Kasey Ellis (Junior), Women's Tennis: After joining the team in 2007, Kasey saw action in all 22 matches where she competed at the No. 2 spot for 18 of those matches and was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team. In 2008, Kasey only competed in five matches before missing the rest of the season due to injury. In 2009, Kasey returned to compete in the No. 5 spot in singles, winning a team high 15 matches. In 2009 Kasey and doubles partner Amy Beavers won 14 doubles matches to lead the team. A Charlotte native, Kasey was a standout tennis player in both singles and doubles play for four years at South Mecklenburg High School where she was the team’s four-time singles and doubles MVP and was frequently ranked in the top-five in the state of North Carolina.