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Brook Connelly, the 2011 ITA Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, enters her fourth season with the OU women’s tennis program.
Connelly played a major role in the revival of the Sooner tennis program, helping OU to two straight NCAA tournament appearances and back-to-back seasons with 18 wins.
Connelly led the team to its highest Big 12 finish in 2011, and its fourth-highest win total in school history with 19 wins.
In three seasons with the Sooners, Connelly has coached the 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year, seven Big 12 position champions, five ITA Central Region champions, seven All-Big 12 selections and 14 Academic All-Big 12 team members.
Connelly, a Yukon, Okla., native, joined the Sooners in her first coaching assignment after a stellar playing career at Notre Dame.
Named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Senior Player of the Year for theMidwest Region, Connelly served as team captain for the Fighting Irish and earned a bachelor's in sociology in May 2008.
Teamed with fellow Oklahoman Kelcy Tefft, Connelly earned All-America honors in doubles last season following an NCAA semifinals appearance, the best finish by a tandem in Notre Dame women's tennis history.
The duo went 35-5 on the season and finished the year with a No. 3 ranking. Connelly was also rated No. 83 in singles.
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| The Connelly File |
| Hometown |
Yukon, Okla. |
| College |
B.S., Sociology
Notre Dame, 2008 |
| High School |
Oklahoma Christian School, 2004 |
| Family |
Husband, Andy |
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| Coaching Experience |
| 2008-present, Oklahoma Assistant Coach |
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| Playing Experience |
| 2005-2008, Notre Dame |
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| Playing Honors |
| 2011 USTA US Sectional Playoff Mixed Doubles Champion |
| Doubles All-American in 2008 at Notre Dame |
| 2008 ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year |
| Three-Time All-Big East Tournament Team Member |
| 2008 ITA Sportsmanship Award Winner |
| Varsity Team Captain and Co-MVP, 2008 |
Connelly was a four-time state champion in No. 1 singles during her prep career at Oklahoma Christian School and partnered with Tefft to win five USTA national doubles titles in the junior ranks.
In 2002, Connelly earned the USTA's national No. 1 ranking in 16-and-under singles and doubles.
Connelly is married to Andy Connelly, who played tennis collegiately at the University of Tulsa after a prep career at Oklahoma City's Bishop McGuinness High School.
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