Hannah Spear
Hannah Spear
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
High School: Cedar Ridge HS

2018 (FRESHMAN): Ended the season with the Tornado women’s player with the most singles victories (seven) while teaming with Carmen Boone to lay claim to five doubles wins, tying a mark also reached by the duo of Kelsey Kushner and Jen Cox … made her collegiate debut against Southern Wesleyan (Feb. 3), earning a 6-2, 6-4 singles victory over Houston Childress. Posted her first doubles victory in the match against the Warriors as she and Boone downed Childress/Caitlynn Nixon 9-8 (7-3) … posted a 9-7 doubles victory with Boone in a battle with Pfeiffer’s Maddie Hatley/Madison Furr on March 16 … earned her first of two points against Maryville (March 13) as she teamed with Boone to post an 8-4 triumph over the Scots’ tandem of Harris/ Joyce Coling in doubles play. Later that afternoon she earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Coling in singles play … followed with a 7-5, 7-5 singles win over Jacy Pippin in a clash with Agnes Scott (March 20) … posted her third straight singles win (6-2, 6-1) against Charlotte Gayle to account for the lone Brevard point against Converse (March 21) … claimed an 8-3 doubles win, alongside Boone, as they downed LaGrange (March 30) tandem’s of Alexandria Chenowith/Mikayla Drake. Followed that win with a 7-5, 2-4 (ret.) victory over Drake in singles action … came through with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph against Tatiana Burkett at Piedmont (April 3) … closed out the season with a doubles victory against Berea (April 8), alongside Boone, as they took down Marah Ziedan/Jaden Johnson by an 8-6 margin. She and Johnson battled in singles action later in the afternoon with Spear claiming a 7-5, 6-4 win for her seventh victory.

2017 (FRESHMAN / WOMEN'S SOCCER): Played in 11 matches on the season ... finished the season with two total shots, both being on goal.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport standout in soccer, basketball and tennis at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, N.C. … completed her prep career with 13 varsity letters, including five in soccer, four in basketball and four in tennis (2014-17) … earned All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Conference over the course of her career.

PERSONAL: Hannah Julia Spear … daughter of Anna-Marie and Eric Spear … born January 6, 1999 … majoring in psychology and exercise science.