Walker Adds Polk to Signing Class
1/30/2019 4:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker announced the addition of Margaret Polk to the 2019-20 roster.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The top-rated player in the state of Alabama is set to join the TCU women's tennis team as announced by head coach Lee Taylor Walker on Wednesday afternoon.
Margaret Polk, the No. 1 ranked player in Alabama and the No. 6 ranked player in the USTA Southern region, makes up the lone addition to the Horned Frogs for the 2019-20 season.
Margaret Polk
5-7 | Birmingham, Ala. | Left Handed
High School/Juniors:
A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … the No. 1 ranked recruit in the state of Alabama … was ranked as high as No. 6 in the USTA South region ... ranked No. 14 in the Southeast region and No. 59 nationally according to TennisRecruiting.net … posted three wins in singles and made the quarterfinals of doubles at the Southern Winter Level 1 Championships in January 2019 … posted two singles wins and a doubles victory at the USTA National Winter Championships in December 2018 … saw action in the Girls' 18 Singles division at the 2018 National Indoor Championships in November 2018 … picked up four wins in singles at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18 and Girls' 16 National Championships … also competed at the USTA Girls' 18 National Clay Court Championships where she scored three singles wins and advanced to the Round of 64 in doubles … competed in the Southern Girls' 18's Championship where she made the Round of 16 in singles and also won the consolation singles final … recorded four straight victories at the July National Level 2 Tournament in July 2018 to make the semifinals in singles … advanced to the Round of 16 in singles and also the quarterfinals of doubles in back-to-back tournaments (South Carolina ITF and Atlanta ITF) … made it out of qualifying at the Plantation ITF event in May 2018 and battled to the quarterfinals in singles … won the Alabama Junior State Qualifying Tournament in singles and doubles in in 2017 and 2018 … advanced to the semifinals of singles at the USTA Southern Level 1A Championships in the Girls' 18 division … made the Round of 64 in singles and the Round of 32 in doubles at the USTA Girls' 16 National Clay Court Championships in July 2017 … won the Southern Girls' 16's Championship in singles in June 2017 after dropping only one set … made the semifinals in singles and was runner-up in doubles at The Georgia Bowl in the Girls' 16 division in March 2017.
Walker on Polk:
"I'm grateful for all the relationships that intersected in order to lead Margaret to TCU. My high school basketball coach is best friends with Margaret's father. A few years ago he asked me to take a look at Margaret. At first glance I wasn't sure if Margaret could compete at this level, but after watching her play at Nationals against one of the best players in the nation and getting to know her and her family better, I began to believe Margaret has the ingredients to be a great college tennis player. Her character and competitive maturity is a big draw for us and I think she has the discipline to embrace our system immediately upon arrival. I'm eager to start with her in a few months."
Margaret Polk, the No. 1 ranked player in Alabama and the No. 6 ranked player in the USTA Southern region, makes up the lone addition to the Horned Frogs for the 2019-20 season.
Margaret Polk
5-7 | Birmingham, Ala. | Left Handed
High School/Juniors:
A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … the No. 1 ranked recruit in the state of Alabama … was ranked as high as No. 6 in the USTA South region ... ranked No. 14 in the Southeast region and No. 59 nationally according to TennisRecruiting.net … posted three wins in singles and made the quarterfinals of doubles at the Southern Winter Level 1 Championships in January 2019 … posted two singles wins and a doubles victory at the USTA National Winter Championships in December 2018 … saw action in the Girls' 18 Singles division at the 2018 National Indoor Championships in November 2018 … picked up four wins in singles at the USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18 and Girls' 16 National Championships … also competed at the USTA Girls' 18 National Clay Court Championships where she scored three singles wins and advanced to the Round of 64 in doubles … competed in the Southern Girls' 18's Championship where she made the Round of 16 in singles and also won the consolation singles final … recorded four straight victories at the July National Level 2 Tournament in July 2018 to make the semifinals in singles … advanced to the Round of 16 in singles and also the quarterfinals of doubles in back-to-back tournaments (South Carolina ITF and Atlanta ITF) … made it out of qualifying at the Plantation ITF event in May 2018 and battled to the quarterfinals in singles … won the Alabama Junior State Qualifying Tournament in singles and doubles in in 2017 and 2018 … advanced to the semifinals of singles at the USTA Southern Level 1A Championships in the Girls' 18 division … made the Round of 64 in singles and the Round of 32 in doubles at the USTA Girls' 16 National Clay Court Championships in July 2017 … won the Southern Girls' 16's Championship in singles in June 2017 after dropping only one set … made the semifinals in singles and was runner-up in doubles at The Georgia Bowl in the Girls' 16 division in March 2017.
Walker on Polk:
"I'm grateful for all the relationships that intersected in order to lead Margaret to TCU. My high school basketball coach is best friends with Margaret's father. A few years ago he asked me to take a look at Margaret. At first glance I wasn't sure if Margaret could compete at this level, but after watching her play at Nationals against one of the best players in the nation and getting to know her and her family better, I began to believe Margaret has the ingredients to be a great college tennis player. Her character and competitive maturity is a big draw for us and I think she has the discipline to embrace our system immediately upon arrival. I'm eager to start with her in a few months."
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