Shannon MacKenzie

Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Allen HS
Hometown:
Allen, TX

North Texas 2008-09
Played in one singles and one doubles match during the spring, winning both ... From the No. 5 position, beat Melanie Zilles of Tarleton State (6-1, 6-4) ... Paired up with Paula Dinuta against Midwestern State for an 8-0 victory over Collean Kinser and Mica Vinson ... Posted a 9-8 singles record in the fall ... Advanced to the finals at the Mean Green Invitational, Stephen F. Austin Invitational, and the Rice Classic ... Beat Laura Ring of Houston at the Rice Classic and won a consolation match versus Constanza Gonzalez of Lamar at the ITA Southwest Regionals ... Also picked up wins over opponents from Abilene Christian, UT-Arlington, Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State, and Texas-El Paso during the fall ... Put up a 6-3 doubles record ... Won her flight going 4-0 with teammate Catalina Cruz at the Mean Green Invitational ... Teamed with Ashley Akin to go 2-3 including a win over Texas' team of Carlene Leyden and Julia Wiegand at the ITA Southwest Regionals.

2007-08
In spring `08, had an even record at 4-4 going 2-2 in the Sun Belt ... Capped the season off with two straight set victories ... Beat Emily Laing of Arkansas State (6-2, 6-1) in the regular season then took down Pia Terol of Florida Atlantic (6-1, 6-1) at the Sun Belt Tournament ... Participated in five tournaments for fall and had a record of 11-5 in singles ... Her 11 victories was the second most on the team ... Was the champion of her flight during the North Texas Challenge ... Finished first place in singles flight with a 3-0 record during the North Texas Classic ... Participated in five tournaments for doubles and recorded an 10-5 record ... Posted a 6-1 record with partner Ashley Akin ... Finished first place in doubles flight with Akin during the North Texas Classic.

High School
Received the Female Player of the Year award in 2004, 2005, and 2007 ... Was the district champion in spring doubles and took second in regionals as a junior ... Placed third in the state and received the Eagle Heart Award ... Was first-team all-district in flight one doubles her junior year ... Was second-team all-district in singles for two years ... Finished in the top 20 percent of her class ... Reached No. 30 ranking in the USTA for Texas and reached the regional semifinals in doubles during her sophomore year ... Reached state semifinals for doubles as a junior and reached regionals for singles as a senior.

Personal
Daughter of Cory and Victoria MacKenzie ... Born on October 8, 1988 ... Has one sibling, Meghan, who also attends North Texas.