Mary Matthews
Mary Matthews
Height: 5-10
Year: Junior
Hometown: Wakefield, R.I.
High School: South Kingstown
Major: Nursing

2015-16 Season: Earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete honors ... Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Posted a 9-16 combined record, including 8-13 in doubles play ... Played primarily at third doubles, but also won both of her matches at number two ... Registered a perfect 4-0 mark vs. Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponents in dual match play ... Won four straight doubles contests from September 27 to October 12 ... Dropped two or fewer games in five doubles victories, including a trio of wins by scores of 8-0 ... Helped the Sharks win the GNAC Championship with a 9-7 victory at third doubles vs. Johnson & Wales University on October 25 ... Earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at fifth singles vs. Mount Ida College on October 12.

2014-15 Season: 
Selected an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Competed in eight matches in her rookie season ... Named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the week of September 8-14 ... Made her collegiate debut with a 6-0, 6-0 victory vs. Clark University on September 6 ... Posted a 9-1 combined record, including 7-0 in singles action ... Won six singles matches without dropping a game ... Won at number six singles, 6-0, 6-0, vs. Anna Maria College in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship Tournament Semifinals. 

High School/Personal: Three-year letterwinner in tennis and earned four letters in basketball for South Kingstown High School ... Earned Second Team All-Division 1 honors for the Rebels' tennis team as a senior and was an Honorable Mention selection for basketball as junior and was named to the Second Team as a senior ... Tabbed a Captain in both tennis and basketball for her senior campaign for SKHS ... Chosen for the All-State All-Academic basketball squad for South Kingstown High ... Member of National Honor Society all four years at South Kingstown High School ... Elected Class President for SKHS and served for four years ... Volunteered at South County Hospital and participated in Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse (VAASA), while in high school ... Served in the Freshmen Mentor Program at SKHS ... Born March 24, 1996 ... Majoring in Nursing at Simmons ... Daughter of Linda Matthews ... Member of Student Nursing Association.