Senior (2002-03): Named to academic all-Big 12 first-team...recipient of the Super Cyclone Spirit Award...saw action in the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions...opened up the season with a 6-0, 6-3 win against Ball State...took home seven singles wins for the Cyclones...occupied No. 1 and 2 doubles spots...teamed up with Sabrina Evers in the No. 1 doubles slot and captured three wins for Iowa State (3-5).
Junior (2001-02): Selected to represent ISU at the 2002 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ... named the president of Iowa State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council for the 2002-03 academic year ... recipient of the Super Cyclone Spirit Award ... member of the Dean’s List ... began the season in the No. 4 singles spot ... also played at No. 5 and 6 ... took home eight wins (8-11), including a conference win against Missouri ... competed at No. 2 doubles spot with Tara Goedjen ... won three conference matches ... finished up the season with 10 wins overall for the Cyclones (10-20).
Sophomore (2000-01): Presented with the Sharon Mathes Mental Toughness Award for the second-straight season ... started the season in the No. 1 singles spot for the Cyclones ... also saw action in the No. 2, 3 and 4 singles positions ... captured six singles wins (6-14), including a conference win against Colorado ... competed at No. 3 doubles with Tara Goedjen ... the duo netted seven victories (7-10) ... also paired with Noortje Cornelissen to go 2-1 in fall tournament competition.
Freshman (1999-2000): Co-recipient of the Sharon Mathes Mental Toughness Award ... started off the season with nine consecutive victories ... played primarily at No. 5 singles ... finished a perfect 4-0 in tournament play ... won a team-high five conference matches ... finished the year with a 15-8 overall singles record ... partnered with Kendra Leese at No. 2 doubles ... finished the season 17-13 overall after winning eight of 11 tournament matches. Before ISU: Ranked No. 11 in singles in Canada at the end of 1998 ... achieved a top 300 International Tennis Federation (ITF) ranking as a junior ... reached semifinals at a 1999 ITF tournament ... reached quarterfinal doubles in the 1997 Eddie Herl International Tournament ... earned No. 4 18-and-under national ranking in 1997 ... Canadian provincial ranking of No. 1 from 1997-99 ... played in the Penn Fiesta Bowl and Copper Bowl national championships ... reached round 16 of ITF doubles tournament in Edmonton ... winner of bronze medal at Canadian Summer Games ... coached by Ralph Platz at the National Sport School.
Personal: Born April 27, 1981 ... daughter of Ernst and Elisabeth Gyaki ... has a brother, Ryan (17) ... member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority ... majoring in communications.
