2013-2014 Women's Tennis Roster

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Jessica Kahts

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Dunstans
  • Hometown Benoni, South Africa

Biography

As a Junior (2012-13)
2013 Spring
Singles: Led Texas State with a 12-5 record in record in No. 1 dual matches ... opened the season winning four of her first five matches ... won a three-set battle against No. 75-ranked Sophie Rufyikiri of ULM and No. 73-ranked S. Leon Chao of San Jose State ... was on her way to winning a straight set decision against Dominique Harmuth of Rice before the Owls won the deciding team point ... was 6-3 against WAC opponents.
Doubles: had a 6-11 dual match record in doubles play, including a 5-11 mark in No. 1 matches.

2012 Fall
Singles: Posted a 10-4 record in top flight matches ... won her first two matches at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships ... one of her victories was an upset over 10th-seeded and 34th-nationally ranked Edyta Cieplucha of SMU.
Doubles: Teamed with Katy Collins, Melissa Hadad and Gabriela Rojas in doubles ... had a 4-1 record while teamed with Collins and 1-0 mark with Rojas.

As a Sophomore (2011-12)
2012 Spring
Singles: Totaled a 16-4 overall record… earned All Southland Conference- Second Team No. 1 in singles … won six consecutive matches… ended with two wins against Sam Houston State University…earned Southland Conference Women’s Tennis All-Academic Team…recorded a 9-2 Southland Conference record.
Doubles: Paired with Melissa Hadad to have a 14-5 overall record…the pair earned All Southland Conference- Second Team No. 1 doubles team … had a 10 match winning streak.

2011 Fall
Singles: Totaled a 9-3 overall record…started with 2 back-to-back wins against Gonzaga and University of Texas- El Paso…won 5 consecutive games… won both games against Southeastern Louisiana and Butler.
Doubles: Paired with Melissa Hadad to have an overall record of 5-5…the duo had a back-to-back win against Prairie View A&M and Southeastern Louisiana.

As A Freshman (2010-11)
Spring 2011
Singles: Totaled a 12-7 overall singles record as Texas State’s No. 1 player …  posted a 12-7 record in dual match play during the spring … registered a team leading 24 overall wins in singles play for the 2011 season … also tied for most singles wins during dual play.
Doubles: Paired with Melissa Hadad as Texas State’s No. 1 tandem … tallied a 9-10 record, including a 7-4 record against Southland Conference opponents … the duo finished the regular season on a five-game winning streak.

Fall 2010
Singles: Achieved Texas State’s top record with a 12-6 mark during fall tournaments ... posted two second-place finishes in matches at the Rice Fall Invitational and Houston’s Cougar Fall Draw tournaments ... also won two matches at Texas State’s Play Day tournament.
Doubles: Posted an 8-7 record while teaming with three different players … teamed with Melissa Hadad to reach the semifinals in the Doubles A Flight at Louisiana-Lafayette Invitational and the Cougar Fall Draw ... also reached the semifinals at the Rice Invitational while playing doubles with Jessica Laing.

PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
High School
Attended St. Dunstan’s High school in South Africa … ranked among the top two singles 18 and Under players in South Africa … Played the number one position for her tennis team … was the awarded the Full Color award twice and South Africa Colors for tennis … member of the cross country and track and field teams while competing in long distance and 800-meter races, along with the high jump and long jump.

Personal
Major is exercise and sport science at Texas State … born October 31, 1991 in Benoni, South Africa  … daughter of Fred and Anne Kahts … likes to read, exercise and listen to music.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-2011Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2011-2012Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2012-2013Junior

    5'4"
  • 2013-2014Senior

    5'4"