Arianna Colffer
| School: |
Pepperdine |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Corona |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Buena Vista |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
8-14 |
| Doubles Record: |
8-14 |
CAREER: In three seasons, has a 42-51 record in singles (26-39 in duals) and a 33-42 doubles record (32-35 in duals) ... A two-time All-WCC first team selection in singles and an honorable mention once in both singles and doubles.
PEPPERDINE 2011-12: Earned All-WCC honorable mention honors in both singles and doubles ... Was 16-16 in singles overall, including an 11-11 mark in duals ... Played primarily from the #4 spot in the lineup ... Went 14-14 in doubles overall and 13-10 in dual match play ... Teamed up with Ali Walters for an 11-8 doubles record, all from the #2 position ... Tallied two wins vs. ranked singles opponents ... Finished the regular season on a five-match win streak.
PEPPERDINE 2010-11: Played #1 singles for the Waves for the second-straight season and was named to the All-WCC first team ... Posted a 10-18 overall record in singles ... Was 7-13 in dual play, including 4-11 when playing in the top match ... Ranked #66 on the Campbell/ITA preseason poll ... Posted an 11-12 overall doubles record (11-11 in duals) ... Went 3-1 when playing doubles alongside Ali Walters at the #3 position ... Posted a 4-3 doubles record with Marie Zalameda from the #1 spot in the lineup ... Clinched the win for the Waves versus Cal Poly on April 8.
PEPPERDINE 2009-10: Played #1 singles for the Waves as a freshman and was named to the All-WCC first team ... Ended the season ranked #98 by the ITA ... Posted a 16-17 overall record in singles (8-15 in duals, all but one match at #1) ... Went 6-14 against nationally ranked opponents, including a win over #45 Kristina Nedeltcheva of UNLV ... Won the Flight A singles title at the 2009 Fall Intercollegiate Tournament at Cal State Fullerton ... Had an 8-16 record in doubles (8-14 in duals) ... Saw the most time with Ali Walters at the #2 position, where they went 6-7.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated through Buena Vista Alternative Independent Study in 2009 ... Graduated with honors ... Won singles and doubles titles at the 2009 Southern California Sectionals ... Reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 girls' 18 USTA Clay Court Championships ... Won the singles title at the 2007 Mike Agassi "No Quit" girls' 18 event ... Won the 2006 USTA National Open girls' 16 singles title ... Won the 2005 Roxy USTA National Tournament in girls' 14 ... Was the top-ranked girls' 14 player in Southern California and was in the top 10 as a 16 and 18 ... Ranked in the top 25 nationally.
PERSONAL: Born in Fullerton, Calif. ... Daughter of Felix and Deborah Colffer ... Her father was a standout player in Peru and is now a tennis coach ... Majoring in public relations ... Has two siblings, Dimitri and Isabella ... Chose Pepperdine because "of the beautiful location."
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach, shopping, fashion and movies ... Lists her sports hero as Muhammad Ali ... Favorite pro tennis players are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Serena Williams ... Favorite tennis venue is the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas ... Favorite book is Twilight ... Favorite movies are The Hangover and The Notebook ... Favorite TV shows are 90210, Gossip Girl and Desperate Housewives ... Favorite musical artists are Ciara, Rihanna, Trey Songz and Drake ... Favorite sports other than tennis are boxing and basketball ... Favorite thing about tennis is "the fierce competition."
