Christopher Newport University

Career Singles Record: 11-8
Career Doubles Record: 8-12

2014-15 - Sophomore - Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete...Played in the Mary Washington Invitational before suffering a season-ending injury...Won a match over Mary Washington's Brittany McBride (7-6 (5), 6-0)...Played three doubles matches with Emily Morgan.

2013-14 - Freshman - Earned second team All-Conference honors in singles...Saw action at the No. 5 and 6 singles position during the spring season, posting an impressive 6-1 overall mark...Posted a 2-1 mark in her first collegiate appearance at the Shenandoah Fall Invitational...In doubles play, earned five wins with two different partners at the No. 3 position... ITA Scholar-Athlete

AT WARHILL HS - Four-year varsity player under coach Brent Hughes... Earned second team all-district as a freshman and sophomore... Named first team all-district and a junior and senior... Earned most wins in program history... Also on swimming team, earning all-district honors for all four years...Member of National Honor Society...Graduated in top 5% of her class.

PERSONAL - Brook Kennedy Byrd was born in Indianapolis, Ind.... Daughter of Bob and Nancy Byrd... Has one brother, Ryan, who played tennis at Randolph-Macon College from 2013-15, and one sister, Jessica Sremanak...Member of Key Club and SCA in high school... Winner of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, widely considered the most prestigious national award bestowed on undergraduates studying the sciences and engineering...Has conducted research in medical imaging at Jefferson Lab and biophysics at Harvard University...Would like to go into cancer radiation therapy research and help people beat cancer in the future...Majoring in Applied Physics with a Minor in Leadership Studies.