Kaysie's Bio
 Kaysie has had a different tennis experience than most of the professionals on tour these days. Unlike most pros that begin playing tennis between the ages of five and seven, Kaysie started playing at the age of twelve. While growing up in El Paso, Texas she was a very active child. At the age of five, she was very active in soccer and stayed heavily involved until high school. When she was nine, a friend’s dad convinced her parents to let her play on all boys basketball league, where she was the starting point guard. She loved beating up on the guys!
Kaysie was heavily involved in soccer and basketball all the way through junior high, but, at age fourteen, she decided to put all her efforts into tennis. That same year, Kaysie qualified for the junior national tournaments and, within two years, won her first national title at age sixteen. In deciding to put all her effort into tennis, she committed herself to play for Franklin High School in El Paso, the USTA sectional and national tournaments, and earned a tennis scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. Enroute, she was able to win three (3) Texas state tennis championships (2 doubles, 1 singles), five (5) national doubles championships, and four (4) professional championships. As a junior, she also earned the sportsmanship award at the International Grass Court Championships and the National Intersectional competition.
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 Career Highlights
Professional- Doubles Champion of 4 ITF Events ('97 El Paso,'03 Peubla, '05 Waikoloa, '05 Houston)
- Doubles Finalist of 12 ITF Events
- Singles Semi-finalist in 3 ITF Events
- World Team Tennis for the Springfield Lasers '05 & '06
College - University of Texas at Austin- Doubles Champion - Southwest Regional - 1999
- Mixed Doubles Champion - ITA Summer National Collegiate Tournament - (2001
- Singles Finalist - ASU Invitational (2001), ITA Summer National Collegiate - (2001)
- Doubles Finalist - Southwest Regional - 2000
- #4 Ranking NCAA Doubles (1999)
- Had a 28-7 singles record in 2002; 80% winning percentage
- All Big 12 - Singles(2002), Doubles (1999)
- Big 12 Player of the Week - 3/4/2002
- Academic All Big 12 Team (1998-2002)
- ITA Scholar Athlete All-American 2001
High School - Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)- 2-time Texas State Doubles Champion (1996,1997)
- Texas State Singles Champion (1998)
- 4-time USTA National Doubles Champion (Indoor 1995, Hardcourts 1996, Claycourts 1997, 1998)
- Doubles Champion 1997 El Paso ITF
- Doubles Finalist 1996, 1998 El Paso ITF
- Ranked #1 - USTA National Doubles 1996
- Ranked #13 - USTA National Singles 1998
- Sunturian Female Athlete of the Year for El Paso
Personal
Kaysie lives and trains in Austin, Texas where she is coached by Fanie Reinach and is trained by her conditioning coach Angel Spassov. Her parents are Robert and Nancy Smashey, brother, Kendall, is the top singles and doubles player for the St. Edwards University men’s tennis team in Austin, and sister, Lindsay, is married with two children and lives in El Paso, Texas. Kaysie enjoys spending time with friends/family, outdoor activities, scrapbooking, photography, and movies.
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