Brittany Collens

Julia Larson, Brittany Collens, Anna Woosley

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-5
High School:
Manchester Essex
Hometown:
Manchester, Mass.

As a Senior (2016-17):
Spring: In Singles play Collens has had a strong spring semester so far, with 7/12 singles wins ... Notable wins include Yale, Samford and A10 Schools: George Washington and Davidson ... In doubles action Collens has paired with both Avery and Moreno to win 7/11 doubles wins ... Notable wins include BC, Yale, Samford and Davidson ... Fall: Collens had a strong start to her senior year with a 10/12 winning streak in singles play, with notable wins over Stony Brook, UConn, Harvard, Brown and Cornell … In doubles action Collens also had a fantastic fall season with 6/7 wins playing with partners Avery and Bocchi.

As a Junior (2015-16): Match-by-Match Statistics
Spring: The junior began her spring season losing in tough singles and doubles matches against Brown (1/29) ... Collens played her first match in February against St. Bonaventure where she won in straight sets (2/13) ... During the March weekend opener, she won three long sets against the #6 singles spot of the College of Charleston (3/15) ... The junior played in both singles an doubles against Towson, where she went on to collect another victory in singles (3/17) ... She played against Charleston Southern the next day and won in singles in three sets with a score of 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 (3/18) ... In her first match of April against Quinnipiac, the junior won in both singles and doubles playing with teammate Ruth Crawford (4/8) ... She lost hard matches the following day against Bryant (4/9). Fall: Collens started the season off at Brown Invitationals where she lost two hard matches, both in three sets (9/25) ... Against Connecticut, she lost in two straight sets (10/1) ... Won against Providence with a score of 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 (10/15) ... Won in straight singles sets against Denver and Minnesota at Big Green Invite (11/7).

As A Sophomore (2014-15): Match-by-Match Statistics
Spring: Finished the 2015 spring season 6-2 in singles play and 2-1-1 in doubles action. Collens' efforts lift her career singles and doubles records to 12-5 and 7-4, respectively ... Collens closed out regular season play with back-to-back singles wins 6-2, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 against Bryant and Sacred Heart, respectively (4/11, 4/12) ... Tallied a come-from-behind singles victory against conference rival Saint Louis, 7-5. 3-6, 10-7 (3/8) ... Collected a No. 5 singles win against Marist, and paired up with Balsavage for a 6-2 No. 3 doubles victory (2/14) ... Took home a 6-1, 6-4 win at Providence in No. 6 singles (3/6) ... Collens won her first singles and doubles matches of 2015 against Quinnipiac. The Manchester, Mass. native recorded a 7-6, 6-4 singles win and then teamed up with Griffin in No. 3 doubles for a 6-4 win (2/7). Fall: Swept all three doubles matches faced in the No. 3 spot, paired alongside Julia Larson at the Big Green Invite (11/4) ... Tallied a come-from-behind singles victory at Connecticut (10/9) ... Bested Long Island and Army at the Army Invitational to scores of 6-1, 6-0 and 7-5, 6-4, respectively. Collens also recorded an 8-4 doubles win over Bryant (9/29) ... Opened the fall season with two wins at the Brown Invitational over Rhode Island and Providence. The sophomore also clinched a doubles victory over Boston University when she was paired with Chanel Glasper (9/21).

As A Freshman At NMSU (2013-14): Collen's saw a successful season as a first year tennis player at NM State ... Went 11-5 in singles play, finishing the season with a five game win streak against conference opponents ... In her 11 singles wins, Collens won in straight sets ... Was seen playing at the No. 6 spot in all but one of her matches, where she played at the No. 5 spot ... During the season, Collens played against two nationally ranked opponents and won one of those matches against No. 21 Rice on March 1, 5-2, retired ... In doubles matches she posted a 6-8 record, with one of the wins against No. 58 UNLV, 6-4 (Feb. 7) ... Her final doubles match win came on April 28 against Seattle U, 8-3 as she was partnered with Ros-Polly Nguyen ... Collens earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Award for the first time.

Before College: Led Manchester Essex to a Massachusetts state title in 2013 with a perfect 23-0 record, Collens was named most valuable player for her efforts during singles play four times throughout her career ... She was the Cape Ann League Player of the Year and ranked third in the state of Massachusetts and 102nd in the nation ... Individually, she went undefeated as a senior ... She only lost one match each of her first three seasons, beginning in seventh grade ... Played No. 1 singles each of her four years at Manchester-Essex High School.

Personal: Daughter of Josh and Diane Collens...majoring in journalism.