SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
Fought through ankle injury throughout the season to be a reliable performer in doubles, and finished the year with three-straight singles victories ... Went 3-1 in singles during dual matches ... Concluded the season with a 7-7 singles record and went 11-16 in doubles play ... Emerged victorious from six of her last 10 singles appearances to conclude the campaign ... Paired with Kaitlin Burns to clinch the doubles point 8-6 over Kelsey Becker and Kelsey Haviland on court three in a 4-2 victory over Ohio State ... Won two-straight SEC doubles matches alongside Burns against Mississippi State and then-No. 17 Ole Miss respectively ... Put together a 4-1 doubles record alongside both Yvette Vlaar and Rebecca Bodine during the fall ... Won a thrilling 6-7(4), 6-0, 14-12 match against Penn State's Marie-Frederique Bed at Rice Fall Invitational.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11)
Posted overall records of 11-21 in singles and 15-17 in doubles play ... Edged Jacqueline Kasler of Auburn 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 on the first day of the SEC Coaches' Classic in Auburn ... Advanced to the consolation doubles final with Yvette Vlaar at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships before falling to Auburn's Jackie Kasler and Olivia Bennett ... Paired with Vlaar to defeat Western Michigan's duo of Amanda Moccia and Maggie Remynse 8-4 and Wisconsin's Aleksandra Markovic and Lauren Gruber 8-6 at the Wildcat Fall Invitational ... Compiled an 8-8 singles mark and a 9-8 doubles record in the spring including going 5-3 and 4-3, respectively, in SEC matches ... Recorded her first dual-match singles victory by beating Texas A&M's Lauren Santacroce 7-5, 6-2 ... Crafted a four-match singles win streak in March culminating with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over Iowa's Cassandra Escobar ... Teamed with Ebie Wilson and Kylie Adamek to reel of six-straight doubles match victories during the spring season.

PRIOR TO LSU
A five-star recruit by tennisrecruting.net ... Ranked as high as No. 34 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net ... Won the district 5A state doubles title as a senior in 2009 ... Finished as state runner-up in the 5A state singles championships in 2008.

PERSONAL
Full name is Ariel Grace Morton ... Born Sept. 7, 1991 ... Daughter of Greg Morton ... Chose LSU because of the coaches and the location ... Plans to major in psychology.

MORTON'S CAREER STATISTICS

Singles

Doubles