Julie Ditty

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Tennis Stats at Vanderbilt

• 2000 (Junior)
  • Runner-up in 2000 for ITA Summer Vanderbilt's Female Athlete of the Year in a vote of her peers
  • NCAA Singles qualifier, advancing to the second round
  • Finished the year ranked No. 25 in nation by the ITA
  • Named the SEC Player of the Week on April 12 after beating two ranked singles opponents (including No. 15 Janet Walter of Texas) and winning the doubles match that clinched Vanderbilt's SEC Tournament by
  • Ditty went 22-14 in single overall, playing all dual matches at No. 1
  • Helped team to 22-6 record, 9-2 SEC mark and a third place finish, plus a 9th NCAA finish, equaling the best in school history
• 1999 (Sophomore)
  • Won the 1999 ITA Summer National Singles and Doubles Championship and advanced to U.S. Open Qualifying in each
  • Named Tennessee Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
  • Named All-American and All-SEC
  • Became first All-American in the program's history and VU's third two-time All-SEC selection
  • Ended the year ranked No. 14 after peaking at No. 7
  • Defeated 22 ranked players
  • First VU player ever seeded for the NCAA Singles Championship
  • Named ITA National Player of the Month in March
  • Won the SEC Fall Coaches Classic and was a doubles finalist
  • Qualified for the main draw at all four ITA majors
  • Featured in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd after ITA summer titles
• 1998 (Freshman)
  • Second-team All-SEC selection
  • Ended year ranked No. 44
  • Posted a 22-6 singles record, 31-10 overall, playing mostly at No. 1 singles
  • Was 13-10 at No. 1 doubles with Kristy Blumberg
  • Finalist at the SEC Coaches Classic and was invited to the Riviera All-American
• High School/Club
  • Played in the Junior US Open
  • Won the International Hard Courts held in Maryland
  • Named Kentucky Female Athlete of the Year