Julia Keenan

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenland, N.H.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

2013-2014: Completed the campaign as the Pirates' singles wins leader, totaling 23 victories between fall and spring competitions...Recorded 13 dual match wins, the second-most on the team behind senior standout Chloe Sher (14)...Posted an 8-4 record as an individual in the fall...Won three-straight matches to open the season, advancing to the B flight final at the Quinnipiac Invitational for the second consecutive season...Advanced to the quarterfinals at both the USTA Collegiate Invitational and the NJIT Invitational to close the fall and followed with a final-eight appearance Cornell Invitational to open the spring...Strung together consecutive victories over Annie DiMuro of Binghamton (#4) and Lucia Radovic (Saint Peter's, #3) to get in the win column in dual match play...Put together an unprecedented individual run as Seton Hall made its charge through March, dropping just one set during a nine-match winning streak between the third and fourth positions...The run included decisive wins over BIG EAST opponents Karen Ramirez (Providence) and Linley Busby (Villanova) as part of team victories...Closed the regular season with another straight-set win over Kendal Kauffman of Monmouth...Scored the clinching point in The Hall's 4-0 triumph over Butler in BIG EAST Championship consolation play, downing Kailey Eaton, 6-1, 6-2...Registered 18 total doubles wins over the course of the season...Settled into the second position alongside Madison Shoemaker towards the latter part of the spring, recording five wins at #2...Won her first three matches with Shoemaker, a stretch that was capped by an 8-3 victory over the Villanova team of Brewer/Busby...Also picked up an impressive 8-5 win against the Connecticut tandem of Emma Alderman and Maxie Weinberg before closing the season with another second singles win against Monmouth...Was paired with both Alex Landert and Julie Martiny during tournament play, making a total of five quarterfinal appearances...Together, Keenan and Landert advanced to the semifinals of the NJIT Invitational A flight and took home the B flight title at the Cornell Invitational

2012-2013: Finished the season with 14 wins which was good for fourth on the team...Won at the Quinnipiac Invitational, defeating BIG EAST foe Karen Ramirez of Providence in straight sets in the "C" flight... Also won her second tournament of the year when she took home a title at the Bill and Sandra Moore Invitational in the "C" flight, defeating teammate Madison Shoemaker in the semifinals followed by a triumph over Andrea Samlin of Towson in the finals...Started her first collegiate season with seven-straight victories en route to the two championships...Posted a straight-set win over Egzona Morina of Fairleigh Dickinson in her dual match debut...Recorded points with a second singles victory against Maria Clara Bernardez (Providence) and third singles win over Sydney West (Villanova) to aid a pair of Seton Hall conference wins...One of two Pirates to score at the BIG EAST Championship, rallying to top Yanita Arnaudova in three sets during a consolation match with St. John's... Teamed up with Madison Shoemaker to reach the championship match in the USTA Collegiate Invitational "4" flight and the Cornell Invitational "A" flight...The Pirates' primary #2 doubles tandem, Keenan and Shoemaker ranked second on the squad with nine wins as a team including two during dual match competition...BIG EAST Academic All-Star

High School/Personal: One of the most prolific and accomplished tennis players in New Hampshire state history...Completed a four-year varsity career without a single loss in singles or doubles competition...New Hampshire's first and only four-time singles state champion...Also captured two doubles titles and helped St. Thomas Aquinas to two overall team state crowns...Named the 2012 New Hampshire Player of the Year and graduated as the #1 ranked player in the state...A proven leader, she received National and New England Sportsmanship Awards in addition to the William Hoblitzelle Award, awarded to the USTA New England Girls 18-and-under player who best demonstrated a superior blend of sportsmanship and leadership on and off the court...Served as team captain during her junior and senior campaigns...A member of the National Honor Society...Communications and International Relations major...Born Dec. 14, 1993.

CAREER STATISTICS

SINGLES

YEAR	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	DUAL	OPEN	OVERALL
2012-13	-	1-1	3-5	0-1	-	-	4-7	10-3	14-10
2013-14	-	-	2-0	11-9	-	-	13-9	10-6	23-15
TOTALS	-	1-1	5-5	11-10	-	-	17-16	20-9	37-25

DOUBLES

YEAR	#1	#2	#3	DUAL	OPEN	OVERALL
2012-13	-	2-11	1-0	3-11	7-5	10-16
2013-14	-	6-6	3-6	9-12	9-4	18-16
TOTALS	-	8-17	4-6	12-23	16-9	28-32