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  Karen Ammann

Karen Ammann

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cape Town, South Africa

High School:
Milnerton HS

Height:
5-8

Major:
Biology

2007-08 Season
Playing in her fourth and final season for the Owls, Ammann compiled an 8-10 dual match record while going 5-6 against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents...Was 9-8 in doubles, pairing primarily with Caroline Page and Lindsay Dillon...Won her last three collegiate singles matches in straight sets, losing only six games total along the way...Won three-straight doubles matches to help lead the Owls to a three-match winning streak and put the team above .500 for the first time in its history...Helped close out the Owls comeback win at UNC Asheville, clenching the win over Nicole Schon in the No. 4 match in dominating fashion by winning the deciding third set 6-0...Finished the season 0-2 at No. 2 singles , 4-4 at No. 3, 3-3 at No. 4, and 1-1 at No. 5.

2006-07 Season
Posted a singles record of 4-17 playing primarily in the No. 3 slot...Compiled a doubles record of 1-14 partnering for the majority of her matches with Caroline Page in the No. 2 position...She and Page finished 1-11 in doubles...Also partnered with Jeni Thomas (0-2) and Giselle Nakakura (0-1) in doubles competition...had her most dominating singles performance of the season in KSU's match against Savannah State (3/12) downing Angela Palmer 6-1, 6-0 while playing in the No. 2 slot...Recorded wins in both doubles and singles against Western Carolina (3/4) where she defeated Suz Sjokvist 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the No. 3 singles position and teamed with Page to drop the Catamounts' No. 3 duo of Holly Stocks and Amanda Massey 8-4 in doubles.

2005-06 Season
Posted a singles record of 3-10...Was 0-2 at No. 1 and 3-8 at No. 2...She also had a doubles record of 1-3 with Mercedes Cobos, 0-3 with Caroline Page, 1-1 with Lindsey Teoli and 0-1 with Jessica Fischetti with a record of 2-8 overall in doubles play.

2004-05 Season
Compiled a combined record of 8-6 (.615) in singles play, splitting her time at the No. 2 and No. 3 position...Went 6-8 (.400) in doubles play, teaming with Jessica Fischetti as the Owls' No. 1 team...Was dominating in her first collegiate match against Albany State, winning her singles match 6-0, 6-1 and getting a 8-0 victory in doubles...Won her first seven singles matches...Of her eight singles victories, she was taken to three sets in only one, against UNC Pembroke's Natalie Dies 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Prep Career
Was the captain and No. 1 singles player at Milnerton High School in Cape Town...Was awarded the Western Province Sportsmanship Trophy in 2003...Was ranked 17th in South Africa in 2003 for her age.

Personal
Born Karen Ammann in Cape Town, South Africa...Is the daughter of Pam and Edgar Ammann...Has an older sister Nicole (26)...Is majoring in Biology.