Cassidy Shell

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-2
High School:
Bandys
Hometown:
Catawba, N.C.

2016-17: Did not see any official match action as a junior ... played in four Fall events ... went 1-1 in singles at the Wake Forest Invite ... earned a singles (def. Wofford, 6-2, 6-0) and doubles win at Charlotte Invite ... won the B Singles draw at the NCCU ... opened with a 6-1, 7-6(5) victory against Lyndsey Cover of NCCU and then pulled out a drawn out super tie-breaker win in the third set, 14-12, after splitting the two sets, 6-3, 2-6, against UNCW's Xandra Fougner ... finished off her impressive run at the invite with a 6-2, 6-4 decision over another UNC Wilmington player to secure the title ... netted a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Iowa opponent at the Kitty Harrison Invite in Chapel Hill, N.C.

2015-16: Competed in one singles match during Spring season, falling to Wingate opponent at No. 6 ... also played at No. 6 vs. UNCG, but that match went unfinished ... saw action in three of Davidson's four Fall events ... picked up a singles win at the Wake Forest Invite ... teamed with Sarah Stein at No. 4 doubles at the Charlotte Invite to pick up a 7-5 victory ... scored a 6-4, 6-7(4), 1-0(5) win over VCU opponent at competitive Kitty Harrison Invite at UNC.

2014-15: Went 7-5 in singles action during freshman year ... scored a pair of the wins against Atlantic 10 opponents George Washington and Saint Joseph's ... opened the year winning five of first seven collegiate matches ... ran off a three-match win streak at home, scoring wins vs. Arkansas State, Wofford and Gardner-Webb ... six of the seven total wins came at home ... went 2-0 in matches that reached three sets ... in first collegiate Fall event, nearly scored first win at the Wake Forest Invitational, falling in a hard-fought 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 decision to N.C. State's Ashley Cappanolo.

Prep and personal: Three-year letterwinner at Bandys High School ... earned all-state honors in 2013 ... three-time all-conference pick (2011-13) ... two-time conference player of the year (2012 & 2013) ... during senior prep year, went undefeated on way to being a conference champion, regional champion and state champion ... graduated Summa Cum Laude ... member of the Beta Club ... sister Carson played tennis at Appalachian State.