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  Lauren Tomory

Lauren Tomory

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Vicenza, Italy

High School:
Vicenza American

Height:
5-5

Tomory is a great athlete and one of the most fit players on the team. She had a strong rookie season, playing primarily at No. 6 singles. Tomory is a high-energy player with a contagious personality.

Junior Year (2007-08): Lauren Tomory recorded an 11-7 overall singles record and a 6-1 league mark, playing primarily at no. 5 doubles as a junior. She teamed with doubles partner Jessica Preeg to record a 9-3 doubles mark this season.

Sophomore Year (2006-07): During her sophomore season, Tomory compiled a 12-11 singles record and a 5-2 SoCon singles record. She teamed primarily with Lisa Bornt-Davis at no. 3 doubles and went 14-8 overall and 7-0 in the Southern Conference. The two were named to the Second-Team All-SoCon for doubles. Tomory was also named to the spring SoCon Academic All-Conference team.

Freshman Year (2005-06): As a freshman, Tomory's 12-4 singles record included an 8-1 Southern Conference mark. She played doubles with several different teammates, picking up a conference win against Western Carolina with Shannon Moore.

Prep/Personal: Tomory went undefeated in the 16-and-under Tennis Championship for the Veneto Region in Italy in 2002 and won a 4th Category tournament in Venice. In 2003, she won a 3.3 Category tournament in Vicenza. Tomory was also victorious in the Bussolengo 3rd Category tournament in 2004 and the Padora 3rd Category tournament in 2005. Lauren is the daughter of Robert and Martha Tomory and was born on May 21, 1987. Her mother was the Furman women's tennis coach for the 1980-81 season and the gymnastics coach from 1979-81. She is a business administration major.

Tomory's Career Dual Statistics

2006
2007
2008
Total
Singles
12-4
12-11
11-7
35-22
SoCon
8-1
5-2
6-1
19-4


Doubles
2-3
15-10
10-5
27-18
SoCon
1-0
7-1
5-1
13-2

Getting to Know Tomory...

Favorite Restaurant: Chicora Alley, Tommy's Ham House
Favorite Book: Eat, Pray, Love; To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Movie: La Vita e' Bella
Favorite TV Show: CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, Seinfeld, Charlie's Angels
Craziest Ambition: To base jump
Best non-athletic talent: Skateboarding
First Job: Selling lemonade and doing yardwork
Something People Don't Know About Me: I'm reading Paula Radcliffe's autobiography
Proudest Athletic Accomplishment: Winning the SoCon Championship in 2007
Most Famous Person I've Met: Bill Clinton, Dr. David Shi
If a movie were made about me, I'd want this actress to play me: Somebody crazy & outgoing
Pro Player I'd Most Like to Play Against: Marion Bartoli...I could beat her. You're on Marion.
The Reality Show I'd Go On: Iron Chef
If I'm Cooking, We're Having...: Anything you're up for!

 
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