Jane Fennelly 2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Competed primarily in doubles, paired with Rachel Chong (0-2), Zoe Spence (5-7), Bess Waldram (6-1) and Monica Robinson (0-2)
• Won six straight matches with partner Bess Waldram from Oct. 21-Nov. 6, 2017

AS A JUNIOR:

• Completed the season with a 10-13 record in singles and a 7-7 mark in doubles.
• Recorded wins against Alex Najarian of Michigan (6-3, 5-7, 10-3), Danielle Wolf of Indiana (6-4, 4-6, 6-3), Tayla Stenta of NC State (4-6, 6-4, 2-3, retired), and Daniela Schippers of Florida State (7-6 (7-5), 6-2)
• Participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
• Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE:  

• Earned a starting nod to begin the spring season after an strong freshman and fall campaign
• Won three of four doubles matches with Katherine White to wrap up the fall season at the WMU Super Challenge
• Played primarily at No. 6 in singles and No. 3 in doubles with Mary Closs during the spring
• Soundly defeated North Carolina’s No. 125-ranked Kate Vialie (6-1, 6-3) on March 13
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Pieced together an impressive first season, earning a 7-3 singles record (1-0 dual) with a 9-9 doubles mark (3-6 dual)
• Made Notre Dame debut during the fall season
• Rallied to win first career singles match against Arizona State’s Ebony Pahono (4-6, 6-5, 6-1) at the Ball State Fall Invitational
• Ended the fall season on a singles hot streak, winning four consecutive matches.
• In lone singles match of the spring season, won first set (5-0) against IUPUI’s Abbey Neff before match was eventually abandoned
• Went 2-1 with Julie Vrabel at the Ball State Fall Invitational in first collegiate doubles action
• Opened spring doubles action partnering with Quinn Gleason to take down IUPUI’s Abbey Neff and Julie Brockman (6-0)
• Also earned a doubles victory with Jennifer Kellner over Karyn Guttormsen and Maria Alvarez of 29th-ranked Oklahoma State
• Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Graduated in the spring of 2013 from Mount Anville Secondary School.
• Participated in tennis, cross country and field hockey in high school
• As a senior, was captain of the field hockey team that won the state championship
• Undefeated throughout her high school tennis career
• Represented Ireland in the Federation Cup in Moldova
• Was the national U-18 champion in singles, doubles and mixed doubles as a junior in high school
• First connected with Notre Dame when the football team and men’s tennis team team traveled to Dublin to play Navy and the Irish Davis Cup team, respectively
• Full name is Jane Catherine Fennelly
• Born to James Fennelly and Myra Barrett in Dublin, Ireland
• Has a younger brother, John, and a younger sister, Ella, who competes for the Notre Dame cross country and track & field programs
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and majoring in marketing