Kasey Gardiner

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Greenhills School
Hometown:
Novi, Mich.

2015-16 (Senior)
Captained the Demon Deacons to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009 ... Went 5-5 in singles and 10-6 in doubles in her final collegiate season ... Downed Appalachian State's Brianna Armellino, 6-0, 7-5, in her lone dual-match singles contest ... Went 3-1 in dual-match doubles, playing with four different partners ... In the fall, went 5-4 in singles and 7-5 in doubles, including a flight championship at the Wake Forest Invitational alongside Joanna Zalewski.

2014-15 (Junior)
One of the fastest players to reach 100 career wins at Wake Forest, Gardiner has posted a 100-88 record through her first three years with the Demon Deacons, including a 51-47 singles mark and 49-41 doubles record ... Went 35-21 during her junior campaign with a 16-12 singles record and 19-9 doubles mark ... Earned ACC Player of the Week on March 18 ... In singles play, earned an 11-9 dual-match record playing primarily at No. 5, where she went 10-4 ... won the B Singles flight of the Wake Forest Invitational ... Posting a stellar doubles mark, she finished the season strong with Kimmy Guerin as the two went 7-1 together and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the ITA Carolina Region ... With Guerin, went 4-1 at No. 2 and 3-0 at No. 1 ... Throughout the season, went 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and 4-1 at No. 2 doubles ... Served as one of two team captains ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete award winner.

2013-14 (Sophomore)
Had a very strong sophomore campaign, earning 40 combined victories between singles (23) and doubles (17) ... Captured the C Singles flight at the Wake Forest Invitational in the fall ... Enjoyed a six-match winning streak in the fall and another five-match streak near the beginning of the dual-match season... Earned five victories in three-set singles matches ... Led No. 113 Alyssa Smith of Duke 7-6, 1-1 in the ACC Quarterfinals before the match was decided ... Partnered with Xue Zhang in all 35 of her doubles contests ... Reached the finals of the A Doubles flight at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Played every match at No. 1 doubles, opening the season on a nine-match winning streak ... Saved a pair of match points and rallied from a 4-1 deficit to defeat Elon's Jordan Johnston and Barbora Lazarova.

2012-13 (Freshman)
Played mainly at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles ... Finished the season with a 12-22 singles record and a 13-14 doubles mark ... Earned ACC singles wins against players from Maryland and Boston College ... Won the clinching match in a 4-3 victory over Maryland ... Picked up a victory in the ACC Championship against Florida State when her opponent retired ... Also notched a notable singles win at No. 2 against VCU ... Won the first five singles dual matches of her career, all at the No. 2 position ... In doubles, primarily partnered Kathryn Talbert at the top position ... With Xue Zhang, beat North Carolina's No. 1 doubles team ... Partnered Talbert to take second place in doubles at the Virginia Invitational ... Also took second place in doubles at the Wake Forest Invitational.

Background
Never lost a match in her three years playing No. 1 singles for coach Mark Randolph at the Greenhills School ... Won the 2009 and 2012 Division 4 Michigan state singles championship ... Rated a blue chip recruit by the Tennis Recruiting Network ... Ranked No. 1 in the state of Michigan and the USTA Midwest Section ... Won the 2011 Midwest Closed Championships in singles ... Winter 2010 National Open Doubles Champion ...July 2011 National Open singles and doubles finalist.

Personal
Born August 6, 1993 in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... Also played field hockey in high school ... Daughter of Todd and Jennifer Gardiner ... Father, Todd, played hockey for Michigan State from 1979-83.