Ali DeSpain Season 2023-24

Ali DeSpain Season 2023-24

ClassGraduate Student
HometownHilton Head, SC
Previous SchoolClemson

ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)
First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

As a Graduate Student
Spring 2024:
Posted a 5-15 overall singles record ... Recorded a 9-7 overall doubles record, 3-2 in dual matches and 2-1 in SEC matches ... Provided key doubles victory in Tigers' top-25 win over No. 24 Alabama with Ava Esposito Cogan

Fall 2023: Won doubles title at the ITA National Summer Championships prior to fall season with partner Adeline Flach ... Went 4-7 in singles and 4-4 in doubles during first fall at Auburn ... Earned ranked doubles win against No. 31. Killingsworth/Cruz of Wake Forest with Flach

Spring 2023: Joined team in January 2023 ... Posted 7-3 overall singles record (3-2 in dual matches) ... Went 2-2 in doubles (2-1 in dual matches)

Prior to Auburn:
Spent three seasons with the Clemson University women's tennis team ... reached a career high ITA ranking of 84th in singles and 17th in doubles during the 2021-22 season ... had a 18-9 doubles record and an NCAA Tournament doubles appearance in 2022 ... was named team captain for the 2021-22 season ... was elected the student-athlete advisory board president in 2022 ... was the 22nd ranked recruit in the nation for the class of 2019 in high school ... was a two-time South Carolina state champion in high school
 

DeSpain's Career Stats
SINGLES                             DOUBLES          
Year Overall Dual SEC No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5  No. 6 Overall Dual SEC No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
*2019-20 22-8 12-5 -- -- 1-0 7-0 3-4 1-1 -- 13-11 9-5 -- -- 2-0 7-5
*2020-21 5-7 5-7 -- -- -- -- 1-4 4-2 0-1 10-4 10-4 -- 1-0 6-2 3-2
*2021-22 12-19 6-17 -- -- -- -- 3-6 3-10 0-1 18-9 13-5 -- 4-2 6-2 3-1
2022-23 7-3 3-2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-2 2-2 2-1 -- -- -- 2-1
2023-24 5-15 0-6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-6 9-7 3-2 2-1 -- -- 3-2
Career 51-52 26-37 0-6 -- 1-0 7-0 7-14 8-13 3-10 52-33 37-17 2-1 5-2 14-4 18-11
* at Clemson