2006 MWC all-academic selection
AS A SENIOR (FALL 2008)
Singles- Added two victories to her record during the SDSU Fall Classic I, defeating Alexandra Demidova, 7-6, 6-2, and Maria Raygada, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4), both of San Diego ... Recorded two wins during the ITA West Regionals over Shaghig Injejikian of CS Fullerton, 6-0, 6-1, and Ali Van Horne of Arizona State, 6-4, 7-5 ... During the SDSU Fall Classic II defeated Michala Jensen of Colorado.
Doubles- Garnered two wins alongside Esther Cadua during the SDSU Fall Classic I over San Diego[apos]s Perl/Raygada 8-4 and Tamborini/Faulkner 8-2 ... Partnered with Cadua for both the ITA West Regionals and the SDSU Fall Classic II.
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
Singles - Finished the season second on the team with 21 victories ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the Wilson/ITA West Regional with a pair of 6-3, 6-1 victories over Julia Sandborn of Hawai[apos]i and San Diego[apos]s Ellie Faulkner ... Played most of the dual-match season at the No. 5 spot ... Posted an impressive 6-1 record in league action ... Opened the Mountain West Conference slate with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 comeback victory over Utah[apos]s Leigh Walsh ... After falling to Jennifer Ryba of New Mexico, reeled off seven consecutive wins ... Defeated Kewa Nichols of TCU, 6-4, 6-4, before holding off UNLV[apos]s Katy Williams, 6-4, 7-6 ... Cruised to straight-set wins over Christen Monreal of Air Force, Michelle Brown of Wyoming and Caitlin Fluegge of Colorado State ... Cut the Aztecs[apos] deficit to one (3-2) at the MWC tournament with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 triumph over UNM[apos]s Ryba.
Doubles - Picked up nine wins with four different partners ... Teamed with Holly Bagshaw to go 2-1 at the SDSU Fall Classic ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the Wilson/ITA West Regional alongside Ozge Atalay ... The duo defeated UC Santa Barbara[apos]s Kausen/Ojeda, 8-6, before falling to No. 5 seed Joelson/McGoodwin of UCLA ... Paired with Esther Cadua for most of the dual-match season, picking up four wins in the No. 3 slot ... Closed out the regular season with Sisse Nielsen ... The pair went 2-1 in MWC action, downing Wilson/Monreal of Air Force (8-4) and Brown/VanHollen of Wyoming (8-1).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
Singles - Finished the season with an overall record of 14-8 ... Reached the Flight 2 singles final in the second SDSU Fall Classic ... After receiving a first-round bye, knocked off New Mexico[apos]s Jenn Ryba, 6-3, 6-2 ... Came back the next day to defeat Jessica Broadfoot of UC Irvine, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals ... Title run was cut short after suffering a 6-0, 6-2 setback at the hands of UNM[apos]s Sandra Zmak ... Played at mostly the No. 4 and 5 spots in the spring, compiling an 11-5 dual-match record ... Notched one of the Aztecs two victories versus 18th-ranked Pepperdine with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 decision over Tania Rice ... Defeated Kelcie Klockenga, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, to clinch the match vs. No. 52 Iowa ... Led Nora Quintal of New Mexico, 7-5, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before the match was abandoned ... Fell to Florida State[apos]s Jessica Wente, 6-1, 6-3, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Doubles - Completed the season with an overall record of 8-12 and a dual-match mark of 6-9 ... Played with three different partners over the course of the year ... Limited to four matches in the fall due to injury ... Teamed with Esther Cadua for an 8-4 victory over Bigos/Tunaru of Alabama at the SDSU Fall Classic I ... Later combined with Alesya Vidov to slip past the Saint Mary[apos]s duo of Charlot/Young, 8-6, at the second SDSU Fall Classic ... Paired with Kathryn Kitts at the No. 3 spot for most of the spring season ... The duo started out by disposing of Rice[apos]s Dao/Pan, 8-3 ... Posted the Aztecs only doubles win versus No. 41 TCU as they cruised to an 8-1 victory over Beck/Munch-Soegaard ... Also disposed of Washington[apos]s Rainey/Summers (8-2), Air Force[apos]s Kiser/Rudico (8-3) and Colorado State[apos]s Stople/Pohjalainen (8-2) ... Four-match win streak near the end of the regular season came to a halt when the pair fell 9-8(13-11), to Quintal/Sotirchos of New Mexico.
AS A FRESHMAN (Spring 2006)
Earned all-academic honors from tne Mountain West Conference.
Singles - Arrived on Montezuma Mesa in time for the dual-match season, finishing with a 14-10 record... Played primarily at the No. 4 position, but also saw action in the fifth and sixth spots... Emerged triumphant in her first two collegiate matches, downing UC Riverside[apos]s Catrisha Cabanilla, 6-1, 6-3, before pummeling Mai-Ly of CS Fullerton, 6-1, 6-0, in the Aztecs[apos] season-opening doubleheader sweep... Survived an epic battle one week later versus Loyola Marymount[apos]s Patrycia Hubl in a 7-6, 7-6(15-13) thriller... Knocked off Ashley Siddal of UC Irvine, 6-1, 6-3, and Idaho[apos]s Kareen Konishi, 6-4, 6-4, in back-to-back matches... Ignited a six-match winning streak with a grueling three-set victory over Carmenta Seremeta of No. 36 Oregon, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6... Her win knotted the match at 3-3 as the Aztecs rallied for a 4-3 upset over the Ducks... Her unbeaten string continued into MWC play against Utah, BYU and UNLV... After dropping her match against No. 19 Harvard, she posted wins against MWC foes in Lauren Strasburger of Colorado State and Andrea House of Wyoming... Defeated San Diego[apos]s Helene Lindstrand, 6-4, 6-2, in the regular season finale... At the NCAA Tournament vs. UCLA, she had her match with No. 56 Alex McGoodwin abandoned at the No. 4 position.
Doubles - Posted a 9-14 record on the season with four different partners... Earned her first collegiate doubles victory playing next to Eliska Krausova in an 8-2 thrashing of CS Fullerton[apos]s Dunbar/Injejikian... Combined with Alesya Vidov in SDSU[apos]s win over Loyola Marymount as the Aztec duo routed the Lions[apos] Ivey/Sundac, 8-1... Teamed with Esther Cadua to reel off four wins over a six-match stretch, including a gritty 9-7 effort against Svanfeldt/Wong of No. 38 Washington... Tandem also recorded back-to-back 8-4 performances over Wisconsin[apos]s Carpenter/Jobe and Reveche/Bourdages of Utah... Began a three-match homestand with Vidov by defeating Colorado State[apos]s Pallares/Strasburger, 8-5, at the No. 2 position... Their success continued through the weekend as they dispatched Senko/Lazar of Wyoming and Air Force[apos]s Wilson/Kiser... Was reunited with Cadua for the MWC quarterfinal against New Mexico and led the Lobos[apos] Quintal/Sotirchos, 7-4, when their match was abandoned... Ended the season with an 8-2 setback to Joelson/Lin of UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
PRIOR TO SDSU
Attended Atidim High School in Holon, Israel... Was the No. 2 ranked tennis player in the 18-and-under division in Israel... Played junior tennis for 13 years mostly at Israel Jaffa Tennis Center... Played on the Israeli National Team that took third in the European Championship... While at Atidim, she was the top distance runner and placed third in district competition... Was voted her high school[apos]s top overall athlete... Her table tennis team was No. 1 among Israeli high schools... Played basketball in junior high.
PERSONAL
Born in Uzbekistan, Russia... Her hobbies include drawing, dancing and watching movies... Has career plans of either being a professional tennis player or pursuing a career in interior design... Majoring in interior design at San Diego State.