2008-09 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Lyndsay Ottosen
- Position:
- PLAYER
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- High School:
- Allen HS
2008-09: Ottosen played the number 2 position in doubles play as she went 20-12 overall... 7-5 record in fall tournaments as she paired with Adriana Alvarez... teamed up with Alexis Webb to finish the season as the duo won six of seven matches to finish the season...duo went 5-0 in OVC doubles matches...finished singles play 16-8 and 5-6 in fall tournaments...won 11-straight singles matches in the spring, eight of which were in straight-sets...named OVC Player of the Week in April...perfect 6-0 OVC record...third best win percentage in singles play in the OVC as she went 11-2 overall in the spring.
2007-08: Finished the season with an 11-15 mark in singles action...was 10-6 in dual matches and 4-5 in OVC competition...was 7-5 at the No. 5 spot in the lineup...put together a streak of nine-straight victories...streak included a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory against Evansville...teamed with Alexis Webb to go 14-10 in doubles action...duo was 10-9 in dual action and 5-5 in OVC matches.
2006-07: Compiled an overall record of 17-14 in singles action, including going 14-5 during the spring season...ended the season by winning her last nine singles matches...finished the OVC season with an 8-1 mark after dropping the conference opener...surrendered two games or less in six of her conference wins...had a five-match stretch where she lost five total games, including a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Page Ashby of Eastern Kentucky...battled back from an opening-set loss to defeat Austin Peay's Virginia Penner 6-7, 6-1, 10-3...went 7-7 at No. 2 doubles with partner Casady Pruitt...went 5-3 in OVC action...teamed with Adriana Alvarez to go 6-4 during the fall.
Before MSU: Trained at the T-Bar-M Tennis Academy of Dallas...selected to play on the John Newcombe Touring Team at the age of 15...lettered all four years as a member of the Allen High School varsity tennis team...played at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles...team captain for both her junior and senior seasons...reached the Texas State Class 5A Championship semifinals for doubles in 2006...compiled a 48-2 doubles record in 2006...won the first Russ Mahkle Sportsmanship Award...ranked No. 1 in doubles in Texas by the USTA...ranked 27th by the USTA in singles in Texas.
Personal: Lyndsay Ottosen was born Feb. 6, 1988...daughter of Danny and Bonnie Ottosen...goes by "Diz"...met Andy Roddick while playing on the Newcombe Tour and attending Wimbledon...played soccer, track, softball and basketball before concentrating on tennis...majoring in advertising.
