Marcelle Hirt
Fall 2003
Compiled a 5-4 singles record, a career best, this fall... Fell 6-3, 7-5, in
the quarterfinals of "B" singles at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic... Defeated
Lindsay Deason of Florida State to win the "Flight B" consolation round of
the Roberta Alison Fall Classic... Won her opening match of the fall in a
6-3, 6-3, decision... Held a three-match win streak, another career best...
Had an overall doubles record of 4-6... Partnered mostly with Brittany
Serret... The duo held a 4-3 record... Recorded four wins at the HEB-Baylor
Intercollegiate, winning the "Gold" doubles consolation championship... Also
saw action with teammate Magdi Rekasi, compiling a 0-3 record.
2002-2003
Finished the fall with a 0-9 singles record... Paired with Magdi Rekasi in
doubles action, recording a 3-8 record... The tandem defeated Georgia Tech's
Maria Nieto and Lyndsey Shosho in a 9-8(3) tiebreaker at the St. Mary's Fall
Classic... Advanced to the fourth round of "Flight B West" doubles bracket
with a victory over Arkansas's Anna Dybicz and Illiana Pacheco at the SEC
Fall Classic... Played the majority of dual action singles on court three
with a 2-7 record... Defeated Matilida Taborda of Louisiana-Monroe in her
opening match of the spring schedule in a 6-3, 7-5, decision on court two...
Recorded her two SEC victories against LSU and Arkansas... Had a tiebreak
record of 1-1 and 1-3 in three set matches... Had a 1-2 record at the first
position... Compiled a 5-14 singles record in the spring and a 5-10 in
doubles... Paired with Justyna Switala in doubles for most of the spring on
court three... The duo had a 5-6 overall record, a .455 winning percentage,
the best on the squad... Won four of their first five matches... Final
victory of the streak came against South Carolina in a 9-7 win... Topped LSU
in their final defeat of the season, 8-5.
2001-2002
Sat out as a redshirt.
Pre-MSU
Ranked tops in Sao Paulo and in the top five in Brazil for Juniors 16 and 18
year olds... Finished first in Sao Paulo and second in Brazil during her
time in the 15-16 class... Claimed numerous titles around Brazil.
Personal
Marcelle Hirt was born January 29, 1980... The daughter of Roberto and
Olenca Hirt... Majoring in fitness management... Participated in swimming,
volleyball and synchronized swimming in high school... Finished in
third-place at the Brazilian Championships for synchronized swimming.