Sona Novakova
| School: |
Baylor University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Slapanice |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Czech Republic |
| High School: |
Brno Sport Gymnazium |
| Height: |
5-7 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Saturday, February 18, 1989 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Exercise Physiology |
| Singles Record: |
0-0 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-0 |
• 2011 All-NCAA Tournament Doubles
• 2011 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
• 2011 All-Big 12 Singles
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 26, 2011)
• Two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection
2011 Fall (Senior)
Competed in one tournament during fall season, going 1-1 in singles and 0-1 in doubles...Opened years as invitee to ITA/Riviera All-American and defeated highest-ranked player of career with three-set comeback win over No. 3 Kristy Frilling of Notre Dame, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
2010-11 (Junior)
Earned all-NCAA Tournament honors in doubles with partner Diana Nakic, combining to go 5-0...Selected to play in NCAA Doubles Championships with Nina Secerbegovic, falling in first round and finishing season ranked 39th...Compiled second-highest singles win total with 30-12 record, including team-best 14 wins over ranked opponents...Finished season ranked team-best No. 20 in ITA...Recorded team-high doubles win total with 30-9 record, including 3-2 mark against ranked opponents...Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year with 8-1 record at No. 1 position in singles play...Earned all-Big 12 honors in singles...Defeated No. 10 Bianca Eichkorn of Miami in straight sets for highest-ranked win of the season...Had 11-2 head-to-head record in two fall tournaments...Went 4-1 against ranked opponents in fall, winning the USTA/ITA Texas Regional by defeating SMU's 22nd-ranked Marta Lesniak in final, 6-1, 6-2...Reached Round of 16 at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships with win over No. 25 Reka Zsilinszka of Duke 7-6(2), 6-3...Won four of five matches through pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds of ITA/Riviera All-American...Had 6-1 record in doubles, teaming with Nina Secerbegovic to win USTA/ITA Texas Regional with 9-8(5) win over No. 47 team of SMU's Marta Lesniak and Heather Steinbauer...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prior to Baylor
Two-time NCAA Division II All-American at Armstrong Atlantic State...Earned Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year honors in 2009 and 2010, along with PBC Freshman of the Year honors in 2009...Compiled record of 59-5 in two seasons at AASU, helping lead Pirates to back-to-back NCAA and PBC team titles...Led Pirates to 28-1 record in 2009 and perfect 33-0 record in 2010...Won ITA Super Bowl of Small Colleges national title, along with back-to-back ITA Southeast Regional titles...Named PBC Player of the Week five times in two seasons...Also compiled doubles record of 60-5 at AASU, going 27-2 in 2009 and 33-3 in 2010.
Prior to Armstrong Atlantic State
Won 2007 $10,000 ITF Women's Tournament...Held No. 24 national women's ranking in 2007 in native Czech Republic...Won doubles senior national title in 2005, and singles and doubles U-14 national titles in 2003...Helped country win U-14 World Junior Team Championship in 2003...Placed third at U-16 Junior Fed Cup...Finished as runner-up in doubles at European Championships in 2003.
Personal
Born on Feb. 18, 1989 in Ivancice, Czech Republic...Daughter of Bohuslav Novak and Jarmila Novakova...Has one sister, Zuzana...Majoring in exercise physiology.
