2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
Kate Fahey
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fair Haven, N.J.
- High School:
- Rumson-Fair Haven
At Michigan
• Three-time ITA All-American (2017 singles, 2019 singles and doubles)
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2018, 2019)
• Four-time All-Big Ten
• 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large First Team
• Michigan's leader in career singles wins (132) and career winning percentage (.815)
• Holds U-M records for highest season-ending singles ranking (3) and tied in doubles (7)
• Earned seven career Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors
• 2019 Honda Award Finalist
• 2019 NCAA Doubles Runner-Up with Brienne Minor
• Reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA Singles Championship
• Three-time NCAA Singles Championship participant
• Swept the ITA Midwest Regional Singles and Doubles Championships twice (2016, 2018)
Senior (2018-19)
• ITA All-America (singles and doubles)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 2019 Big Ten Athlete of the Year and unanimous All-Big Ten selection
• Went 38-6 in singles, including a 21-1 record at No. 1 during dual-match action
• Finished with a 30-8 doubles record, highlighted by a 24-4 record with Brienne Minor
• Reached the championship match of the NCAA Doubles Championship, finishing runner-up with Minor
• Ended the season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 7 in doubles
• Four-time Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Week
• Won 21 straight matches at No. 1 after dropping her first dual match of the season
• Finished as runner-up at the ITA Fall National Championships, dropping a 6-3, 7-5 match to No. 8 Katarina Jokic
• Won the ITA Midwest Regional singles and doubles titles, winning the doubles crown with Brienne Minor
• Competed in the Oracle ITA Masters, ITA All-American and ITA Fall National Championships
Junior (2017-18)
• 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 2018 Big Ten Athlete of the Year and unanimous All-Big Ten selection
• Finished the season ranked No. 30 in singles by the ITA
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week
• Earned second straight NCAA singles berth
• Finished the season with a 27-9 record in singles
• Went 18-3 at the No. 1 singles position in dual matches, playing exclusively at the top spot
• Finished the season with 13 victories over ranked singles opponents
• Defeated then-No. 6 Alle Sanford of North Carolina in straight sets (7-6, 6-1)
• Competed in the ITA All-American and the ITA National Fall Championships
• Picked up a straight-set win over No. 35 Gabby Smith of USC and Elenie Cristofi to highlight the fall
Sophomore (2016-17)
• Earned the first All-America honors of her career (singles)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• All-Big Ten
• Reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship
• Also participated in the NCAA Doubles Championship
• Ended the season ranked No. 18 in singles and No. 14 in doubles with Alex Najarian
• Went 36-7 in singles action, the second-highest win total in school history
• Put together a 21-2 record in dual matches, going 14-1 at No. 1 and 7-1 at No. 2
• Lost just three times in the 2017 calendar year
• Put together her second straight 9-0 Big Ten season, moving her record to 18-0 in conference play
• Won the ITA Midwest Regional Singles and Doubles Championships, earning an automatic berth to the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
• Picked up two wins over top-10 opponents in singles action
• Held a 16-match winning streak before falling in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship
Freshman (2015-16)
• All-Big Ten
• Ended the season ranked No. 61 by the ITA in singles
• Went 21-3 in dual matches at No. 2 (7-1) and No. 3 (14-2) en route to a 31-8 overall singles record
• Went 9-0 in Big Ten action
• Won 15 straight singles matches from Feb. 7 through April 22
• Clinched Michigan's win against No. 18 LSU with a 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 win over No. 93 Skyler Kuykendall
• Clinched Michigan's 5-2 win over No. 2 North Carolina (Feb. 20) with a 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 58 Jessie Aney at No. 3
• Advanced to the finals of the ASU Thunderbird
Prep
• Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (2015)
• Did not play high school tennis Junior Year
National/International
• Four time National Clay Championships participant
• Four time National Hard Court Championships
• Three time Easter Bowl participant
• Three time Winter National Championships participant
• Participant in various national open championships from 2011-2015
Senior 2015
• Individual State Champion
• National Clay Courts Doubles Champion
• Aston, PA National Open Singles Champion
• Two time Eastern Sectional Champion
• High School All-American
Junior 2014
• Delray ITF Champion
• Three time Eastern Sectional Champion
Sophomore 2013
• Individual State Championship Finalist
• National Open Doubles Champion
• Two time Eastern Sectional Champion
• High School All-American
Freshman 2012
• Individual State Championship Semi-Finalist
• National Open Doubles Champion
• Eastern Sectional Champion
• High School All-American
Personal
• Full name is Katharine Teresa Fahey
• Born 10/19/1996
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in International Studies
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2015-16 | 31-8 | 21-3 | 10-5 | 9-0 | -- | 7-1 | 14-2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 36-7 | 21-2 | 15-5 | 9-0 | 14-1 | 7-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 27-9 | 18-3 | 9-6 | 9-2 | 18-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 38-6 | 21-1 | 17-5 | 9-0 | 21-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 132-30 | 81-9 | 51-21 | 36-2 | 53-5 | 14-2 | 14-2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2015-16 | 22-14 | 14-10 | 8-4 | 6-4 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 3-4 |
| 2016-17 | 28-8 | 16-7 | 12-1 | 6-4 | 15-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2017-18 | 13-16 | 10-8 | 3-8 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 2018-19 | 30-8 | 18-3 | 12-5 | 10-0 | 18-3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 93-46 | 58-28 | 35-18 | 26-11 | 48-16 | 7-6 | 3-6 |
* Big Ten Conference dual-match record (regular season)
