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UW Women's tennis player Sedona Gallagher returns a shot in practice

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Sedona Gallagher

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Henderson, Nevada
High School:
Odyssey Charter HS

» 2021 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
» 2019 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

SEASON-BY-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2020-21 (Junior)

Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention once again
Earned first career singles ranking in the final poll of the year, ranking No. 87 and was No. 8 in the final Northwest Region poll
Second on the team with 17 wins with a 16-4 record in dual play, going 4-1 at No. 2 singles and 12-3 at No. 3 singles
Went 2-0 in the Pac-12 Championships with wins over Tayla Zandberg (Arizona) and Emily Arbuthnott (Stanford) at No. 3
A huge clinching win in 4-3 victory over Arizona, beating Abby Amos 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6)
Went 2-0 against No. 16 USC and No. 6 UCLA, defeating Salma Ewing (USC) and Vivian Wolff (UCLA) … Ewing, unranked at time of match, would end the year ranked 28th nationally
Was 13-6 in dual doubles matches, going 5-1 at No. 1 with Vanessa Wong and 8-5 at No. 2 with Yolanda Lin (5-2), Nika Zupancic (2-2), and Zoey Weil (1-1)
Had a 6-0 win with Wong over 50th-ranked ASU duo at No. 1 spot
A Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll recipient

2019-20 (Sophomore - Shortened by Covid-19)

Opened the spring with a perfect 7-0 in singles play
Reached ITA NW Regional doubles final with Katarina Kopcalic, the first UW duo to do so since 2002
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll selection.

2018-19 (Freshman)

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Posted 23-6 overall singles record including a 16-4 mark in dual matches as a true freshman
Record an 17-3 record in doubles matches including a 10-2 mark in duals
Doubles winning percentage of .850 was tied for second-best in program history while singles mark of .893 was 10th-best
Went 9-0 in Pac-12 singles matches
Spent majority of time at No. 5 singles position, going 12-4. Also went 1-0 at No. 4 and 3-0 at No. 6.
Recorded first victory over ranked opponent with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over No. 122 Abi Altick of UCLA on April 14 in lone dual match at No. 4 singles
Won 15 of first 16 doubles matches of her career including a perfect 8-0 in dual matches

GETTING TO KNOW SEDONA

Best class taken at UW: English 202; Intro to Study of Language and Literature
Random hobbies: I'm a big people watcher!
Career aspirations: I would like to be an attorney (although not sure what I would like to specialize in yet), and ultimately a law professor later in my career.
Favorite post-match snack: Diet Coke and popcorn. Not even kidding.
Favorite sport besides tennis: Hobby jogging!
Most-played artist on Spotify: Vampire Weekend
Favorite superhero: I am not a superhero person, but I did have to make an entire website dedicated to Spider-Man for one of my classes.
Greatest tennis memory: Playing at The Monte-Carlo Country Club with my Huskies!

PERSONAL

Blue-Chip, Five-Star Rated player by Tennis Recruiting Network, Ranked as the No. 1 Player in the 2018 class ... won two USTA National Level 2 competitions and the 2018 Las Vegas Winter USTA National Level 3 Tournament ... overall record of 29-5 during senior high school season including a 12-5 record against fellow Blue Chips and an 11-0 record against Five-Star players.

STATISTICS

	CAREER SINGLES RECORD			CAREER DOUBLES RECORD
YEAR	DUAL	TOURN	OVERALL	DUAL	TOURN	OVERALL
2018-19	16-4	7-2	23-6	10-2	7-1	17-3
2019-20	9-2	7-4	16-6	8-2	10-1	18-3
2020-21	16-4	1-0	17-4	13-6	2-1	15-7
Career	41-10	15-6	56-16	31-10	19-3	50-13