Junior (2002-03): Named to the academic all-Big 12 first-team...primarily occupied the No. 1 singles slot, but saw action in the No. 2 position as well...captured six singles victories overall for the Cyclones (6-19) including a conference win against Texas A&M...played in the No. 1 doubles spot...tallied six doubles wins overall for Iowa State.
Sophomore (2001-02): Named first team academic all-Big 12 ... ISU Scholar-Athlete ... recipient of team’s Persistence Award ... captured seven tournament victories for Iowa State (7-5) ... played at No. 1 and 2 singles, winning four matches (4-7) ... tallied conference wins against Missouri and Nebraska ... finished the season with 11 singles wins overall (11-12) ... paired with Noortje Cornelissen in the No. 1 doubles spot ... the duo notched 11 wins overall, including three conference wins over Colorado, Texas Tech and Nebraska and a victory over a nation’s top 30 team ... ranked in the top 70 singles and top 35 doubles in Holland.
Freshman (2001): Arrived at Iowa State at the beginning of the spring season ... played No. 3 and 4 singles ... netted 10 singles wins overall (10-7), including conference wins against Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech ... went 5-1 during the month of March ... paired with Noortje Cornelissen at No. 1 doubles ... captured 10 wins (10-7), including five against Big 12 opponents (5-6) ... victorious over the Oklahoma State duo, which were ranked No. 38 in the country ... claimed victories in her last four doubles matches, including a win over Nebraska in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
Before ISU: Started playing tennis at age seven ... won regionals at age 11 ... first competed in national championships at age 12 and has competed three times since ... competes for Leimonias, a tennis club in The Hague, during the summer months in Holland ... the team earned the national championship title in 2002 ... coached by Frits Don and Mark-Paul Burgersdijk.
Personal: Born March 24, 1982 ... daughter of Cees Evers and Riet Evers Verdegaal ... played mixed doubles with brother, Norbert (22) ... majoring in dietetics.
