Kara Hickey

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Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Rock Bridge HS
Hometown:
Columbia, Mo.

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team ('07, '08, ?09)
Big 12 Comissioner’s Honor Roll (six semesters)
ISU Scholar-Athlete (four semesters)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (?06, ?07)
Persistence Award (2008)
Hardest Worker Award (?06, ?07)
Sharon Mathes Mental Toughness Award (2006)
Best Attitude Award (2006)

Senior (2008-09)
Injuries kept her out of play most of the fall season and part of the spring ... won two singles matches at the No. 6 slot in duals ... fought back to defeat Kansas State’s Natasha Vieria after dropping the first set in a tiebreaker 6-7 (7-4), 6-2, 7-5 ... her single’s win clinched the victory over K-State, Iowa State’s first Big 12 win in more than seven years ... tacked on a convincing 6-0, 6-1 win over UMKC’s Jessica Ball ... played the No. 1 doubles position with teammate Erin Karonis, where the pair won four dual matches, including a big win over Texas A&M’s duo of Janelle Cuthbertson and Stephanie Davidson.

Junior (2007-08)
Battled injuries at the beginning of the season ... didn’t appear in a singles match until March 1 against Illinois-Chicago ... played majority of the year at No. 2 singles spot ... played No. 1 singles against Kansas ... teamed with Liza Wischer at the No. 3 doubles spot to defeat Big 12 rival Nebraska ... saw action at all three doubles slots.

Sophomore (2006-07)
Tallied second highest singles win total on squad with nine, including victories over Big 12 conference opponents Oklahoma State and Missouri at No. 2 singles slot ... went 9-11 overall ... partnered with Eve Soriano at the No. 1 doubles slot ... recorded most doubles wins on team with eight ... recorded win over Texas’ No. 1 doubles duo ... won first six matches, going 8-12 overall.

Freshman (2005-06)
Finished the season with a team-high 11 wins in singles play (11-16) ... earned a Big 12 win over Missouri’s Lubica Nadasska ... allied with Elizabeth Chermel in doubles action to capture big wins over conference foes Missouri, Kansas and Baylor ... compiled a team-best 17 victories in doubles play (17-12 overall).
Before ISU: 2005 National High School Tennis All-American ... earned four letters in tennis and three in track ...three-time individual state doubles champion ... individual state singles champion in 2005 ... nationally ranked in singles and doubles in USTA sectional 18s ... all-conference honors in 2001, 2002 and 2003 ... compiled a 97-8 career singles record and an 88-5 career doubles mark ... coached by Ben Loeb ... 2003-04 High School Sportswoman of the Year presented by WIN for Columbia ... AP scholar with honors ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal
Born March 14, 1987 ... daughter of Keith and Kim Hickey ... father played tennis at the University of Missouri ... has a sister, Cheryl, who played tennis for the men’s and women’s team at the Coast Guard Academy ... Cheryl is currently an Ensign stationed in Seattle aboard the Icebreaker Polar Sea ... graduated with a degree in statistics.