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Taylor Dey
Taylor Dey
  • Birth Date:
    01/12/1991
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Woodbridge, Conn.
  • High School:
    Amity

Bio

AS A JUNIOR...Dey continued to own Emmanuel's No. 1 singles position...went 9-5 overall and 3-3 in conference singles play...teamed up with freshman Alex Hadlock for the Saints No. 1 doubles team...the duo went 5-5 overall and 1-3 in the league on the year...was named GNAC All-Conference for the third-straight year, earning a spot on the 2nd Team in 2011...named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on September 12, 2011...named GNAC Academic All-Conference for the second time...received Emmanuel's Most Valuable Player award for the third-straight year...helped lead the Saints to a 13-3 overall record and a spot in the GNAC Semifinals.

AS A SOPHOMORE...Dey posted another phenomenal season in Emmanuel's No. 1 singles and 1st doubles positions...recorded an 8-2 singles record and a 4-6 doubles mark...was defeated in just one GNAC singles match during the season...named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll twice (9/27/10 and 10/4/10)...voted a GNAC 1st Team All-Conference selection for the second-straight year...named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team...was selected the Emmanuel's Most Valuable Player for the second-straight year... led the Saints to an 8-6 overall record, a 5-3 GNAC mark, and the program's 8th-straight GNAC Tournament appearance...represented the Women's Tennis Team on Emmanuel's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...will carry a three-match win streak into the 2011 season...currently owns an impressive collegiate career singles record of 20-4.

AS A FRESHMAN...Dey started at No. 1 singles and first doubles for the Saints...went 12-2 in 1st singles matches, including a posting a 6-1 GNAC record...was named the GNAC Player of the Week on 9/14/09, the GNAC Rookie of the Week on 10/19/09, and was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll twice during the season (9/28/09, 10/5/09)...was a GNAC 1st Team All-Conference selection...named Emmanuel College's Most Valuable Player and the Saints' Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year...helped lead the team to an 11-5 overall record and a trip to the GNAC semifinals in 2009.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...Dey played her high school tennis on the varsity team at Amity High School (Woodbridge, Conn.), where she was a four-year varsity player, 3-time All-S.C.C. Division I Team Member, a 2-time New Haven Register All-Area and a 2-time Connecticut Post All-Star selection...captained her tennis team as a senior...Dey also ran Cross Country and Indoor Track at Amity High...went to the Connecticut track state championships in the 600m and 800m.

Major: Psychology Health & Counseling

Favorite Movie: The Goonies

Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite Pre-match Meal: pasta with meatballs

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: being awarded Emmanuel's Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2009