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Women's Tennis
Earned spots in singles and doubles lineups before hand injury sidelined her for second part of the season ... one of team’s best athletes ... has all the shots ... big groundstrokes, very good serve, great return of serve and solid volley ... has brought consistency to her game after gaining experience in first two years. AS A JUNIOR: Earned the No. 6 singles position to start ’00 dual-match season for the first time, but then suffered a broken hand in singles match against Wake Forest ... played in just two doubles matches since that injury ... defeated first ranked opponents of her career with 7-6, 7-5 No. 6 singles win over Stanford’s Jennifer Heiser ... also had dual-match victories against Washington, Illinois and North Carolina ... had a 6-4 singles record in the fall ... earned ITA doubles ranking of 15 after teaming with Katie Cunha in doubles for a 9-1 record in the fall and finished 39th in ranking depsite missing most of second half of dual-match season ... beat Iowa’s sixth-ranked Toni Neykova and Shera Wiegler in winning the Illinois Invitational ... defeated USC’s Tiffany Brymer and Kara Warkentin at No. 1 doubles in fall exhibition dual match ... qualified for Rolex National Indoor Championships ... had 6-2 record at No. 2 before injury against Wake Forest ... three of those wins came against USC, William & Mary and Illinois ... won at No. 3 doubles against Kansas with Sarah Scaringe during recovery ... reunited with Cunha for NCAA first round and improved to 17-5 with No. 2 doubles victory against UIC ... went 3-1 with Nina Vaughan in first tournament of the season at Indiana Invitational. AS A SOPHOMORE: Once again gave Irish solid results at No. 6 singles later in season ... won pair of three-set matches in first two dual-match appearances of season in March ... beat Northwestern’s Jennifer Lutgert in team’s 5-4 win and defeated Wake Forest’s Lea Miller ... helped Irish reach BIG EAST championship match with win against Rutgers ... also won singles match against Indiana ... won Wolverine Fall Invitational with four wins, including 6-3, 6-3 win over teammate Sarah Scaringe in final ... notched three wins at Buckeye Invitational, including win over Illinois’ No. 3 Brooke Ferney ... finished 12-3 in doubles with four different partners ... went 2-1 with Becky Varnum at Buckeye Invitational ... did not play again with Varnum until NCAA first round against Iowa when she subbed for injured Marisa Velasco in win at No. 3 doubles ... paired with Scaringe late in season for 3-1 record at No. 3 doubles ... had wins against Michigan, Purdue and Indiana State ... went 3-0 with Lindsey Green at Wolverine Fall Invitational. AS A FRESHMAN: Broke into the lineup late in the season ... responded by winning five of eight dual matches at No. 6 singles ... two wins came at the ’98 NCAA regional ... posted dual-match wins over Lina Ullring of Wake Forest and Cinny Clausen of Clemson ... advanced to the finals of the fourth singles flight at Ohio State Invitational in the fall ... doubles success came with Courtney Haskell ... that duo went 5-1 overall and 3-0 at No. 3 doubles in dual matches. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. ... had a career singles record of 76-9 and was 22-2 in senior year ... was ranked No. 4 in Northern California in senior year of high school by United States Tennis Association and was top 10 all through juniors ... was ranked No. 110 in the country in junior year ... three-time team MVP and an all-conference selection ... member of National Honor Society ... father Larry played water polo at California-Santa Barbara and brother Cory played tennis at same school ... .younger of two children ... born Aug. 22, 1979, in Redwood City, Calif. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in marketing and a second major in computer applications. CAREER RECORD Singles Year Dual Open Overall 1997-98 5-3 6-4 11-7 1998-99 5-5 9-6 14-11 1999-2000 7-4 6-4 13-8 Career 17-12 21-14 38-26 |
    
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