Tess Clark Signs Pro Contract
July 21, 2020 | Women's Volleyball
The former Louisville star middle blocker will return to Spain
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Former University of Louisville volleyball player Tess Clark has signed a pro contract to return with her previous team Club Voleibol Alcobendas in Spain next season.
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She played her first year of professional volleyball in France, and was playing in Spain when the COVID-19 virus became a global pandemic and had to scramble to leave the Madrid area when the travel ban went into effect.
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Clark, who is still ranked No. 21 in the NCAA Division I in career hitting percentage, played at UofL from 2014-17. A member of the 1,000 kill club, Tess was both an offensive force with her hitting and a defensive force with her blocking. She is ranked in No. 8 in school history in block assists with 359. She is ranked fifth in school history in hitting percentage and that is with a year playing at the outside position.Â
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She made the move to the outside as a senior and is second on the team in kills and attacks and is fourth in blocks and has already broken her single season personal record in kills. She helped the Cardinals win the ACC Championship in 2015 and is a three-time All-ACC member and was on the All-ACC Freshman team as well. She earned AVCA All East Region Honors in 2014 and 2015 and was the AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year. An outstanding student, she was a fixture on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the ACC Honor Roll with a degree in marketing.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Former University of Louisville volleyball player Tess Clark has signed a pro contract to return with her previous team Club Voleibol Alcobendas in Spain next season.
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She played her first year of professional volleyball in France, and was playing in Spain when the COVID-19 virus became a global pandemic and had to scramble to leave the Madrid area when the travel ban went into effect.
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Clark, who is still ranked No. 21 in the NCAA Division I in career hitting percentage, played at UofL from 2014-17. A member of the 1,000 kill club, Tess was both an offensive force with her hitting and a defensive force with her blocking. She is ranked in No. 8 in school history in block assists with 359. She is ranked fifth in school history in hitting percentage and that is with a year playing at the outside position.Â
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She made the move to the outside as a senior and is second on the team in kills and attacks and is fourth in blocks and has already broken her single season personal record in kills. She helped the Cardinals win the ACC Championship in 2015 and is a three-time All-ACC member and was on the All-ACC Freshman team as well. She earned AVCA All East Region Honors in 2014 and 2015 and was the AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year. An outstanding student, she was a fixture on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the ACC Honor Roll with a degree in marketing.
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