Junior (2002-03): Competed at No. 1 singles for the
Sycamores and posted a 22-10 record…her 8-1 record in
Missouri Valley Conference play was tied for team best with
teammate Leah Esmero… closed out the season with a nine-match winning streak…finished the year 17-17 in doubles play and teamed with Logan Becker as ISU’s No. 1 doubles pair…named MVC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on April 8…a member of the 2003 Missouri Valley Conference Singles All-Select Team...owns 54 career singles wins, second-best amongst active Sycamores...compiled a 7-4 record in singles during the fall...won the top flight of the Sycamore Fall Invitational with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Margie McGraw...split her two matches at the MVC
Individual Championships.

Sophomore (2001-02): Competed in the number one spot during the MVC Championship match against SMS... named
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on March 9, 2002...a finalist in the number one doubles flight at the Bowling Green fall tournament while teamed with Jen Earl...reached the finals in the top flight of the singles competition at Bowling Green.

Freshman (2000-2001): Salinas finished fourth at the MVC Individual Championships at the No. 1 spot...teamed with Karen Human to compete at the Midwest Regional Championships, where the duo reached the second round in the consolation draw.

Prep: In 1999 Salinas was ranked No. 5 in Mexico. She was the champion at the state championships which hosts only the top eight players throughout Mexico...played in all six national
tournaments that year...champion at the Mexican National Junior Olympics, and a finalist at the Mexico National Championships...advanced to the second round in the main draw of the Casablanca International Cup

Personal: Lucia Carolina Salinas, the daughter of Rodolfo Salinas and Ernestina Banuelos, was born January 29, 1982...she enjoys taking walks and listening to music.