Beatrice Capra
| School: |
Duke University |
| Year: |
Sophomore |
| Home Town: |
Ellicott City |
| Home State: |
Maryland |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Laurel Springs |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
4-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-0 |
2011-12: ITA All-American ... ITA National Co-Rookie of the Year ... NCAA quarterfinalist ... ACC Player of the Year ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player ... All-ACC selection ... ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year ... Five-time ACC Player of the Week (February 7, February 14, March 27, April 3 and April 17) ... became just the second player in program history to win ACC Player and Freshman of the Year and be named the ACC Tournament's MVP in the same season, and the first since Karin Miller in 1997 ... spent the entire season ranked in singles play, finishing the year at No. 2 and held that ranking in the final eight ITA polls ... finished the year 32-5 overall in singles, 23-2 playing at the No. 1 spot in the lineup in dual matches , 23-5 against ranked opponents and 9-0 in ACC matches ... won 16 straight matches between February 25 and May 17 ... defeated No. 1 Allie Will of Florida, 6-4, 6-4, on May 21 ... downed No. 9 Lauren Embree, 6-1, 6-3, in the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 16 ... outlasted No. 12 Kristi Boxx of Ole Miss, 6-4, 6-1, on Feb. 10 ... defeated No. 26 Kate Turvy of 12th-ranked Northwestern, 6-1, 6-3, on February 4 ... clinched the doubles point and the overall match in her dual match debut with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Jeltje Loomans of William & Mary on January 20 ... tied for the team lead with a 33-10 overall record in doubles play, including a 24-5 mark in dual matches ... with Rachel Kahan, upset 13th-ranked Lindsey Hardenbergh and Emily Fraser of Virginia, 8-2, on April 21 and 12th-ranked Robin Anderson and Skylar Morton of UCLA, 8-2, on Feb. 13 ... in the fall, ranked No. 1 in the 2011 preseason freshman/newcomer rankings … compiled a 6-2 singles record in her first fall season at Duke … won the singles consolation championship at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships … outlasted preseason No. 2 freshman Robin Anderson of UCLA, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 in the championship match … reached the quarterfinals of the singles main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships … defeated 2011 NCAA semifinalist and No. 7 Nicole Gibbs of Stanford in her collegiate debut, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 … partnered with fellow freshman Ester Goldfeld and recorded a 10-3 doubles mark … reached the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships … reached the finals of the ITA Carolina Regionals … defeated No. 7 Kayla Duncan and Kathryn Talbert of Wake Forest in the semifinals.
Prior to Duke: Rated as the No. 1 overall prospect by tennisrecruiting.net ... finished in second place at the 2011 U.S. Open wild card playoff ... qualified for the 2011 Family Circle Cup ... won 2010 U.S. Open wild card playoff and earned automatic bid to the U.S. Open where she advanced to the third round before falling to 2006 champion Maria Sharapova ... reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 French Open ... won a $10,000 tournament in 2009 in Williamsburg, Va. ... won the 2009 USTA Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. ... reached the semifinals of the 2009 USTA National Championships in Berkley, Calif. ... won the 2008 Jerry Simmons Pan American Closed Championship ... reached the finals at the 2008 National Clay Court Championships ... reached the finals at the 2008 U.S. Junior International Grass Court Championships.
Personal: Born Beatrice Katherina Capra on April 6, 1992 in Baltimore, Md. ... daughter of Giovanni and Laurie Capra ... has one sister, Pia ... mother Laurie played tennis at the University of South Florida ... enjoys cooking in her free time ... aspires to be ranked in the top-20 of the WTA rankings or become a journalist upon graduation.
