Dayna Lord

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bloomfield, CT
High School:
Kingswood Oxford

2014-15: 18-12 overall in singles play and 19-12 overall in doubles ... Secured her second consecutive First Team All-Ivy singles selection ... scored upset wins over #61 Despoina Vogasari of Houston (2/28) and #71 Jessica Wacnik of Boston College (2/13) ... paired up with Alyza Benotto to upset #50 Leeza Nemchinov/Jeltje Loomans of William & Mary.

2013-14: First Team All-Ivy in singles, Second Team in doubles ... Ranks second all-time at Brown for single-season singles (29), doubles (25), and combined (54) wins ... nationally ranked #120 in March 2014 ... played all singles and doubles matches in the No. 1 slot ... Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... ITA Northeast Rookie of the Year ... Kate Silver '86 Award winner as Brown's outstanding first-year female student-athlete ... advanced to the semifinals of the 2013 USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Championships ... won 18 of first 19 matches to open her career ... went 5-2 in Ivy dual match play ... teammed up with Hannah Camhi to register a 25-9 record in doubles play.

Before Brown: Played both tennis and volleyball at Kingswood Oxford … Earned a 64-1 regular season record at #1 singles in five years at Kingswood Oxford … Named co-MVP every year of high school, serving as team co-captain from 2011-2013 … Was the 2010 USTA Girl’s 18 National Open Champion … Won the Coe DeVilla Franca Tournament Individual Championship five straight years (2009-2013), while playing #1 singles … Helped to lead Kingswood Oxford to the 2011 NE Class A Championship … Helped to lead Kingswood Oxford to the 2009 and 2011 Founders League Championship and an undefeated record in 2009 … Kingswood Oxford also won the Coe DeVilla Franca Tournament Team Championship from 2009-2012 … Was also team MVP and an All-Star selection for volleyball in 2012 … Head senior Prefect … Member of Citizenship Committee … Recipient of the Gold Seal, the highest citizenship award at Kingswood Oxford … Also won the Robert A. Lazear Award for comtributions to athletics at Kingswood Oxford.

Personal: The daughter of Alman Lord, Dayna has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Melissa.