2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Kelly Shaffer
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- The Bishop's School
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
- Previous School:
- The Bishop's School
2017-18
Did not appear in a match for UCLA ... Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll.
2016-17
Redshirted.
2015-16
ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Posted a 1-3 singles mark and a 2-4 doubles record with Terri Fleming in dual match play ... Did not see any action in the fall.
2014-15
Played mostly in the fall, posting a 4-6 singles mark and 0-3 doubles record overall.
2013-14
Late addition to the team, joining the Bruins in January upon graduating from high school … Posted a 2-1 singles record in dual match play … Played all three of her matches at No. 6 singles, picking up wins against Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine … Also saw action against TCU … Also picked up a win against LMU at No. 3 doubles, teaming with Robin Anderson.
High School
Three-time All-CIF performer at The Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif. ... Only played three years of high school tennis after being home schooled her freshman year ... Listed as a four-start recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net ... Ended her high school career with a 103-10 overall singles record ... Twice named to the All-Academic Team ... Reached the semifinals in her section's singles tournament ... Received a wild card to compete in the qualifying draw at the WTA Tour's Southern California Open in Carlsbad in 2013, falling to former Florida standout Allie Will, who was ranked top-300 in the world at the time ... Captured a USTA Silver Ball for reaching the singles final at the National Open Hard Court Championships San Diego in 2013 ... Also won a Gold Ball in mixed doubles at the National Open Grass Court championships in Newport, R.I.
Personal
Full name is Kelly Christine Lee Shaffer ... Born on Feb. 21, 1996 in La Jolla, Calif. ... Parents are Jim and Tanya Shaffer ... Father played baseball and football at UC Santa Barbara ... Mother is a former professional ice skater ... Enjoys cooking and hanging out with friends and family ... Is fluent in French ... Lists playing in the Southern California Open as her greatest athletic thrill ... major is human biology and society.
