Career Highlights
Fall 2011 (as a senior)
Spring 2011 (as a junior)
Singles
Doubles
Fall 2010
Spring 2010 (as a sophomore)
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Highlights Earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles, becoming the first freshman in program history to make that claim One of just five Clemson players all-time to win a match in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in the same season, joining an impressive list that includes former Olympian Gigi Fernandez, current professional Julie Coin, Ani Mijacika and Carol Salge Named the 2009 ITA Southeast Region Player-to-Watch Named to the 2009 All-ACC team Her 34 wins rank in a tie for ninth in Tiger women’s tennis history for a single season Reached the round of 16 in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles in her NCAA Individual Championships debut Ranked as highly as #4 during the spring and spent every poll ranked among the top 15 Ranked 13th in singles and 24th in doubles (with Ina Hadziselimovic) in the final Campbell/ITA Tennis poll
Singles Compiled a 23-7 record during the spring season with a 21-6 record in dual matches playing primarily at number two Boasted an impressive 10-1 record against ACC opponents during the regular season with her lone loss coming to eventual NCAA Singles runner-up Laura Vallverdu of Miami Won 10 straight matches to end the regular season, with the last two coming against ranked opponents Opened the season with three straight wins and also defeated non-conference opponent Monica Arguello of Furman in the first weeks of the year Won a pair of matches in straight sets against top-40 players from Fresno State and Southern California in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in mid-February Moved up to flight one while Ani Mijacika was sidelined with an injury and responded with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over #19 Gira Schofield of South Carolina and a 6-2, 6-2 win against #13 Irina Falconi of Georgia Tech Then posted a come-from-behind win against Carolina Escamilla of Kentucky on Mar. 1 Rose to the #4 national ranking in the next poll Following the loss to Vallverdu, began her winning streak during which she dropped just one set; defeated league players from Florida State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, NC State, Wake Forest, Maryland, Boston College, Duke and North Carolina as well as non-conference foe Central Florida Fell in a rematch with Katrina Tsang of North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Apr. 17 Then posted the Tigers’ second point of the day with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Liza Zaytseva of Winthrop in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Downed Tsang in the third meeting between the two players in the regional final, dropping just three games to the Tar Heel player to help Clemson to a 4-0 sweep Suffered a loss in NCAA round of 16 to Kristy Frilling of Notre Dame but avenged the defeat seven days later with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over her in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championships Had defeated Fresno State’s Anastasia Petukhova in the opening round, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0, after earning a 9-16 seeding for the tournament Fell to third-seeded and former #1 Aurelija Miseviciute of Arkansas in the round of 16 (6-3, 6-4).
Doubles Recorded a 20-9 ledger for the spring season with a 18-7 mark in dual matches Teamed with Ina Hadziselimovic for a 17-8 overall record and an 8-2 mark against conference opponents, primarily at the flight two position Paired with Ani Mijacika for the first four matches of the year, compiling a 3-1 record Defeated teams from the College of Charleston, Virginia Commonwealth and Auburn, while dropping a match to Boise State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend With Hadziselimovic, reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships to earn All-America status Duo partnered for the fifth match of the season and remained a team for the rest of the year Won their first two contests, dropping just one game, against Furman and Georgia Suffered a loss to Cal’s team in the first match at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship but rebounded for wins in Clemson’s remaining two matches at the tournament, including an upset over the then-ranked #23 team from Fresno State Lost their first match at the top doubles spot on Feb. 22 against South Carolina Then posted an 8-6 upset over Georgia Tech’s team of Falconi and McDowell at flight one on Feb. 25 Following back-to-back losses to Kentucky and Miami, won their next seven matches, including six against ACC foes Debuted in the rankings at #27 on Mar. 3 and stayed in the polls for the rest of the season After a narrow defeat to Duke, won against North Carolina to wrap up the regular season Fell to the same Tar Heel tandem in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament but won the third battle in the regional finals, helping Clemson advance to the NCAA round of 16 Also downed Winthrop’s number-two tandem by an 8-1 margin in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Fell to Notre Dame in the round of 16 after their match was broken up by an hour-long power outage Duo rebounded for the individual championships, upsetting Georgia’s seeded team in the first round and then posting a win over the team from TCU in the round of 16 Fell to eventual runners-up Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whorisky in the quarterfinals to end their season. Fall
2008Singles Boasted an impressive 11-3 record for her first collegiate season with six wins over ranked opponents Captured the tournament crown at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships in October Upset 10th-ranked Sanaz Marand of North Carolina in the round of 16 and then defeated a pair of top-40 ranked players in the quarterfinals and semifinals in three-set thrillers Won a 6-2, 7-5 match over #72 Laura Gioia of Furman in the finals to become the third Clemson player to claim the title, joining Julie Coin and Federica Van Adrichem By winning the regional, earned an invitation to the ITA Intercollegiate National Indoor Championships in November Defeated Fresno State’s #12 Melanie Gloria in the first round before falling in the round of 16 Went 2-1 in her first tournament at the MCC Collegiate Invitational in September Opened the Furman Fall Classic with a win over the nation’s 45th-ranked player at flight two before falling to sixth-ranked Maria Mosokova of Northwestern in the semifinals Won her consolation match to finish third in the tournament and begin an eight-match winning streak.
Doubles Had a 4-2 record in doubles play with two different partners Went 2-1 with Alexandra Luc in September’s MCC Collegiate Invitational Reached the quarterfinals of the southeast regional in October with Federica Van Adrichem The duo received a first-round bye before posting a pair of wins in main draw competition.
Before Clemson Stellar junior player from Croatia who was a 13-time national champion Was the Under-14 NJT Champion in 2002 Played against current Clemson players Ani Mijacika and Ina Hadziselimovic in juniors play Born January 27, 1988 Majoring in pre-business.
