Georgie Axon Season 2016-17

Georgie Axon Season 2016-17

Height5-6
ClassFreshman
HometownWelwyn, UK
Previous SchoolSt. Albans Independent College

ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Sixth-Year Graduate Student
Spring 2022: Went 28-9 overall in singles and 22-12 in doubles in her final season on the Plains ... Was 20-6 in dual matches in singles, 12-8 in doubles ... Posted a 10-3 SEC singles record, 5-3 in doubles ... Became the third player in Auburn history to win 100 career singles matches, winning her 100th on March 27 vs. Missouri's Gabriela Martinez, 6-4, 6-4 ... Played most of the season at the No. 5 singles position; moved to No. 4 late in the year ... From March 18 on, won 11 of 13 completed matches ... Went 3-0 against ranked opponents ... Defeated No. 65 Sara Snyder of Furman, 6-4, 6-2 ... Downed Clemson's 84th-ranked Ali DeSpain, 6-1, 6-2 ... Earned a big point for the Tigers with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 108 Meg Kowalski of Georgia ... Provided the clinching points in Auburn's wins over Alabama A&M and Tulane ... Along with partner Adeline Flach, secured the clinching win in doubles seven times ... Picked up one ranked win in doubles, helping clinch the point in the NCAA Super Regional at Texas with a 6-2 win over No. 67 Chavatipon and Collins ... Also clinched doubles points agains UAB, Clemson, Alabama A&M, Washington, Tulane, Alabama and Florida ... Finished career with 107 singles wins, second-most in program history ... Her 81 career doubles wins rank eighth all-time ... 188 combined wins are third-most by an Auburn player ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Fall 2021: Played in four fall tournaments ... Posted a 6-3 singles record and 7-5 mark in doubles ... Ranked No. 19 in doubles with Flach in the fall ... Qualified for ITA All-American Championship ... Lost in first round to No. 8 Killingsworth/Brylin of Wake Forest, but fought their way to the consolation final ... Defeated No. 2 Beck/Berankova of Duke 6-1, 7-6 (4) and No. 11 Pachkaleva/Fukuda of Pepperdine 6-4, 6-3 in the consolation bracket ... Dropped a third-set tiebreaker in the consolation final to Bridges/Babic of LSU, 6-4, 1-6, 0-1 (7) ... In singles, advanced to round of 16 at ITA Southern Regional ... Went 3-0 at ASU Thunderbird Invitational.

As a Fifth-Year Graduate Student
Spring 2021: Ranked No. 76 nationally in doubles with Adeline Flach in final ITA rankings ... Was ranked as high as No. 69 in doubles and No. 116 in singles during the season ... Went 17-4 in singles and 11-9 in doubles in dual matches ... Played primarily at No. 4 singles; split time between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles ... Had a 16-match unbeaten streak in singles from Jan. 22 through April 3 (14 wins, two unfinished) ... Only dropped three sets during streak ... Defeated one ranked opponent in No. 123 Gia Cohen of Georgia Tech, 6-3, 6-4 ... Provided clinching point in Tigers' win over South Carolina with 7-6 (6), 7-5 win over Silvia Chinellato ... Was named SEC Player of the Week (2/24) for her efforts in wins over South Carolina and Florida ... Went 2-0 in singles in SEC Tournament with wins over Morgan Cross (Arkansas) and Dorthea Faa-Hviding (Texas A&M) ... Earned a team point in Auburn's NCAA First Round win over Oklahoma State with 6-3, 6-2 win over Dariya Detkovskaya ... Clinched the doubles point in Oklahoma State match with 7-6 (5) win over Stark/Wolfbert at the No. 1 spot ... Earned Auburn's highest-ranked win of the season in doubles as she and Flach helped Auburn to the doubles point Georgia with a 6-2 defeat of No. 3 Jokic/Arseneault ... Won six doubles matches in SEC play ... Has 79 career singles wins at Auburn, which ranks seventh in program history ... Her 137 combined singles/doubles wins ranks 12th at Auburn ... Ranked No. 13 in singles and No. 4 in doubles in final ITA Southern Regional rankings ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2020: Went 6-3 in singles and 4-4 in doubles in the fall season, all against SEC opponents ... Played six of eight doubles matches with Flach, going 4-2 ... Went 3-0 in singles at June Stewart Invitational in Nashville ... 3-0 in doubles at SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa.

As a Senior
Spring 2020
: Recorded a 9-2 record in dual singles matches, going 8-2 at the No. 4 position and 1-0 at the No. 3 spot ... Was 2-2 in SEC singles matches ... Went 3-4 in doubles, playing with Madeline Meredith at the No. 2 spot ... Had a 1-2 record in doubles in SEC play ... Ranked as high as No. 59 nationally in doubles with Meredith ... Was unbeaten in first 12 matches of spring season, dropping just two sets during that stretch ... Provided clinching point in Auburn's win at Kentucky with 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles spot ... Graduated from Auburn in May with a degree in psychology, will enroll in Auburn MBA program.

Fall 2019: Went 13-5 in singles in the fall tournament season ... Posted a 9-6 mark in doubles ... Went 6-4 in doubles with Madeline Meredith ... Won flight B singles title at Marliss Gruver Invitational ... Advanced to doubles semifinals at ITA Southern Regional ... Went 2-1 with Selin Ovunc in doubles at Marliss Gruver Invitational ... Went 3-0 in singles at Orlando Invitational.

As a Junior
Fall 2018/Spring 2019:
Did not compete in any matches ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore
Spring 2018: Finished with an 8-7 record in singles play on the season while splitting time at the four through six spots … … Clinched five matches for the Tigers in singles on the season …Previously won three straight singles matches … Finished with a 10-10 record in doubles play on the season while splitting time at the one through three spots … Went on two three-game winning streaks in doubles, one with Alannah Griffin and another with Caroline Turner ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2017: Preseason No. 24 in doubles with partner Caroline Turner ... Preseason No. 114 in singles ... Did not compete in the fall

As a Freshman
Spring 2017: Finished the season with a 26-11 record in singles … Had a 5-1 singles record against ranked opponents … Ranked second on the team with wins in singles … Defeated No. 63 Caroline Brinson (Georgia) 6-4, 6-3 at the SEC Championships … Clinched five matches, including vs. Florida State at the NCAA Regional to send the Tigers to the Sweet 16 … Finished the season ranked No. 63 in doubles … Paired with Caroline Turner for a 15-7 record and ranked third on the team with 21 doubles wins overall ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

Fall 2016: Finished the fall with a 9-4 record in singles … Won the Myke Loomis singles draw at the Roberta Alison Classic in Tuscaloosa … Picked up three singles victories over ranked opponents, including a 7-5, 6-4 win over Alabama’s No. 33 Andie Daniell … Paired with Caroline Turner in the Rice Invitational and picked up wins over No. 41 Julia O’Loughlin and Marueen Slatter (Denver) and No. 28 Wendy Zhang and Lindsey Hodge (Rice).

Prior to Auburn: Ranked No. 104 in the ITF and No. 10 in the European Rankings … Competed in the Junior Wimbledon in 2016 … Also competed in the 2016 Summer Cup for Great Britain … She has won four ITF titles and seven doubles titles … She has competed in multiple Great Britain Summer and Winter Cups, including a silver medal at the Winter Cup … Qualified for the World Junior Tennis Tournament and the Junior Fed Cup … Reached the final 16 in the Junior Europeans … Competed in the Junior Wimbledon in doubles.

Personal: Daughter of Jeremy and Julia Axon ... Has two brothers, Tom and Alex.