University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster
Burckhartt, Melissa
Melissa Burckhartt
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Klein Oak
Bio
2013 Match-by-Match
2014 Match-by-Match
2015 Match-by-Match
Spring 2015: Recorded a 2-6 singles record and a 4-6 doubles record ... picked up season's first win against Xavier's (La.) Brandi Nelson, 6-3, 3-0 on 2/11 ... took first two doubles matches against Southern and Xavier (La.) on 2/11 with Kelly Drew, 5-4 and 6-2 ... defeated Alcorn State's duo of Siobhan Ryan-Bovey and Ekaterina Potopova with teammate Abby Johnson, 6-5 on 3/4.
Spring 2014: Finished the season with a 10-15 singles record, picking up six wins at No. 3 singles and two at No. 4 singles … teamed up with teammate Juliette Clement to post a 12-10 doubles record, winning seven matches at No. 2 doubles … was 13-12 overall in doubles play … closed out the season with wins in each of her last two singles decisions.
Spring 2013: Appeared in all 26 matches for the Cajuns going 10-11 in singles competition…played at positions 2-6 seeing the most action at the No.3 position…notched a 4-1 record at the No.6 spot…had a team-best eight-match win streak from Feb. 19 to March 8…clinched match point three times during the season against McNeese State, Xavier (La.) and Stephen F. Austin…was 17-8 in doubles play…went 16-4 with teammate Juliette Clement earning a national ranking of 79 on March 26 after starting out 13-0 as a pair…had a streak of 10 consecutive doubles wins.
Fall 2012: Saw action in tournaments going 2-5 in singles competition and 3-5 in doubles…played primarily with Nicole Breaux and Hannah Appleyard…was 2-1 with Appleyard.
High School: A four star recruit and four-year letterwinner from Klein Oak High School…Was the Texas State Doubles Champion with her sister Allison in 2010…Reached the state tournament in all four years at Klein Oak…Ranked 119th in the nation and 12th in Texas by Tennisrecruiting.net.
Personal: Full name is Melissa Leigh Burckhartt…Born June 21, 1994 in Houston, Texas…Daughter of David and Beth Burckhartt…Has one older sister, Allison who played tennis at Oklahoma State…Plans to major in mechanical engineering.
2014 Match-by-Match
2015 Match-by-Match
Spring 2015: Recorded a 2-6 singles record and a 4-6 doubles record ... picked up season's first win against Xavier's (La.) Brandi Nelson, 6-3, 3-0 on 2/11 ... took first two doubles matches against Southern and Xavier (La.) on 2/11 with Kelly Drew, 5-4 and 6-2 ... defeated Alcorn State's duo of Siobhan Ryan-Bovey and Ekaterina Potopova with teammate Abby Johnson, 6-5 on 3/4.
Spring 2014: Finished the season with a 10-15 singles record, picking up six wins at No. 3 singles and two at No. 4 singles … teamed up with teammate Juliette Clement to post a 12-10 doubles record, winning seven matches at No. 2 doubles … was 13-12 overall in doubles play … closed out the season with wins in each of her last two singles decisions.
Spring 2013: Appeared in all 26 matches for the Cajuns going 10-11 in singles competition…played at positions 2-6 seeing the most action at the No.3 position…notched a 4-1 record at the No.6 spot…had a team-best eight-match win streak from Feb. 19 to March 8…clinched match point three times during the season against McNeese State, Xavier (La.) and Stephen F. Austin…was 17-8 in doubles play…went 16-4 with teammate Juliette Clement earning a national ranking of 79 on March 26 after starting out 13-0 as a pair…had a streak of 10 consecutive doubles wins.
Fall 2012: Saw action in tournaments going 2-5 in singles competition and 3-5 in doubles…played primarily with Nicole Breaux and Hannah Appleyard…was 2-1 with Appleyard.
High School: A four star recruit and four-year letterwinner from Klein Oak High School…Was the Texas State Doubles Champion with her sister Allison in 2010…Reached the state tournament in all four years at Klein Oak…Ranked 119th in the nation and 12th in Texas by Tennisrecruiting.net.
Personal: Full name is Melissa Leigh Burckhartt…Born June 21, 1994 in Houston, Texas…Daughter of David and Beth Burckhartt…Has one older sister, Allison who played tennis at Oklahoma State…Plans to major in mechanical engineering.
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