• Biography - Lauren Bates / Women's Tennis
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Lauren Bates
   Class   Junior
   Height   5-8
   Hometown   Buffalo, N.Y.
   High School   Kenmore West


Sophomore Season (2008-09)

4 Named second-team all-conference at first doubles and first singles.
4 Advanced to the second round of singles play at the ITA East Regional Championship (Oct. 19-21).
4 Advanced to the Flight 2 doubles semifinals at the USTA College Invitational.
4 Went 22-10 in singles play, including 10-6 at first singles in dual matches.
4 Finished 21-6 in doubles action, including 10-2 at first doubles in dual matches.
4 Named the America East Women's Tennis Performer of the Week on March 24 and April 21.
4 2009 America East Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2007-08)

4 Named first-team all-conference at first doubles and second-team all-conference at second singles.
4 Part of the doubles team that was ranked No. 15 in the ITA East Region.
4 Advanced to the first round in singles play (following a pair of play-in victories) and second round in doubles action at the ITA East Regional Championship (Oct. 19-21).
4 Won the B Singles Flight and was part of the tandem that won the A Doubles Flight at the Quinnipiac Invitational (Sept. 21-23).
4 Part of the doubles team that won the Cornell Invitational A Flight title (Jan. 21-23).
4 Went 26-7 at second singles, which tied the third-highest, single-season win total in program history.
4 Finished the season 28-3 in doubles play, which was the second-highest, single-season win total in program history.
4 Went 17-2 at first doubles in dual matches along with Anna Edelman. In the process, they set the single-season win total in program by a No. 1 doubles team in such matches.
4 Ended the season with eight consecutive win at No. 1 doubles, including all three matches at the America East Tournament (April 25-27)

Before Binghamton

4 Won the Section 6 championship three years in a row.
4 Finished fifth at the State Championship in 2005
4 Named All-Niagara Frontier League and All-State.
4 In her final year at Kenmore West, she was ranked No. 122 in the country among high school seniors according to TennisRecruiting.net. She was also ranked 25th in the Mid Atlantic Section and 12th in New York State.

Personal

4 Born Feb. 9, 1989.
4 Parents are Robert and Kathleen Bates.
4 Majoring in English.