Ashley Lipton

Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Menlo School
Hometown:
Saratoga, CA

Junior Year: Has lost just one set in her current twelve game singles win streak ... One win away from becoming the school record holder for most consecutive single victories ... Went on a thirteen game win streak in doubles with teammate Caroline Huignard ... Moved up on to number twenty-two on the school All-Time Wins Leader board with 110 wins ... Finished the fall portion of the season with a singles mark of 8-5, while going 7-3 in doubles play with partner Carolina Huignard ... Pulled off two three-set wins to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big Green Invitational ... Won three doubles matches with Carolina Huignard at the Hampton Roads Invitational ... Won two singles matches during the Hampton Roads Invitational ... Won her doubles flight with Carolina Huignard at the Yale Invitational.

Sophomore Year: Compiled a 15-7 overall singles record primarily at the No. 3 position... Won 14 of her 20 dual matches... Advanced to the semifinals of the top flight in the Yale Invitational... Partnered with Carolina Huignard to go 10-7 at the No. 3 doubles position. Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

Freshman Year: Compiled a 43-29 overall record … Posted a 25-13 singles mark, including a 16-6 mark in dual competition … Played primarily at No. 2 singles, and recorded a 15-6 record at that spot … Won the Flight A singles consolation final at the Cornell Invitational … Teamed with three doubles partners to compile a 18-16 record at doubles … Teamed with Carolina Huignard for an overall doubles record of 12-5 … The duo earned an 8-1 record in dual play at the No. 2 position … Had a 3-2 dual record paired with Katie Bramante, including a mark of 2-2 at the No. 2 doubles position … Record a 2-2 tournament record and a 3-9 overall record with Kendyl Severino … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team ... Selected as an ITA Scholar Athlete.

High School and Age Group: Played No. 1 singles throughout her scholastic career ... Led the Menlo School to three straight CCS and CIF championships in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... During that time, the Knights had a 92-match winning streak ... Compiled a 73-14 record over four seasons at the Menlo School ... Won the league singles title as a freshman and sophomore, and the league doubles title as a junior ... Was the Central Coast Section doubles champion as a junior ... Named team MVP her first two years at the Menlo School ... A three-time league MVP ... Selected to the Newport Beach, Calif., National High School Invitational Tournament All-American Team in 2000 and 2001 ... Selected by schoolsports.com as the top Northern California high school tennis player in 2000 ... Recognized as the athlete of the week by the San Jose Mercury News(1999, 2000, 2001), Palo Alto Weekly(1999, 2000, 2001) and San Mateo Times(1999) ... Recognized as the USTA/NorCal most improved player in 1997 ... The youngest player ever named to the USTA/NorCal-Russia Tennis Exchange ... Achieved a national ranking of 26 in the USTA girls 14’s, and a ranking of 37 in the girls 16’s ... Consistently ranked in the top three in the USTA/NorCal section for her age group ... Featured in “Faces in the Crowd” by Sports Illustrated in its December 13, 1999 edition ... Team captain as a junior.

Personal: Born January 4, 1985 in San Jose, Calif. ... Daughter of Douglas and Kelly Lipton ... Scott Myers, her uncle, played professional tennis from 1980-82 ... Her father, Douglas, played tennis at Cal from 1965-66 ... Majoring in broadcast journalism.