Emily Griffis
Emily Griffis
Height: 5-7
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Eunice Christian
Previous College: Florida State College (Jacksonville)

MATCH BY-MATCH RESULTS (CAREER)

SENIOR (2024):
Competed in 11 singles matches, primarily as the No. 4 seed, and 10 doubles matches over the course of the 2023-24 campaign … snapped a four-match skid with a singles win over Gabby Mendoza (Ferrum) with a 6-3, 6-2 win … claimed two doubles wins for the Spirits on the season as she teamed with Alana Bridges … the first of those doubles victories, 9-8 (7-3), came as the pair took down Morgan Hundley / Mary Mason (Ferrum) on Feb. 20 … picked up the second doubles win of the campaign, 8-0, as she paired with Bridges to down Jasseli Gutierrez and Erica McRay (William Peace) on March 26th … the two wins with Bridges moved the pair to seventh-most in No. 2 doubles in program history … played alongside Jessea James on March 8th, but the unit fell to Elon’s tandem of Miray Konar and Helen Sarikulaya by a 6-0 margin.

JUNIOR (2023): Emerged with one singles victory and two doubles wins in her first season with the Spirits … began her collegiate career on September 17, 2022 by pairing with Cadence in No. 1 doubles play to face Megan Rekieta and Alison Sloop from Ferrum, suffering an 8-4 setback … went onto face Riley Isley (Ferrum) in No. 2 singles, suffering a 6-1, 6-0 loss … had her first back-to-back doubles win on March 19th, again with Durham at her side, as the pair downed Jacqueline Rodgers and Gabriella Tully (Johnson & Wales) by an 8-7 margin … claimed her lone singles win of the campaign as the No. 2 seed, downing Emma Loughrey (Ferrum) in a three-set marathon by scores of 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 on March 24th.

PREP:
Graduated from Eunice Christian in 2020 … attended Florida State College at Jacksonville following graduation … a three-sport athlete who competed in tennis, cross country as well a track and field … two-year member (2016, 2017) of the cross country team at Baker County High School under head coach Pam Robinson … also competed in track and field at Baker County in 2016 … played tennis in 2018 and 2019 at Baker County High School … a three-year varsity athlete … took part in Oakleaf Travel Tennis team in 2020 … reached the 2017 Florida State Regionals in cross country.

PERSONAL: Emily Griffis … daughter of Kim and Brian Griffis … born on April 24, 2002 … has one sibling, Will … a second generation athlete whose parents played sports in high school, including her dad (soccer/baseball) and mom (tennis/volleyball/softball) … graduated with honors from Eunice Christian … member of National Honor Society and National Mathematical Honor Society.