2001-02: Posted an 18-20 singles mark and a 21-11 doubles record ... played primarily at the No. 4 singles position ... won five straight matches at the ITA Midwest Regionals ... went 5-5 during the Big Ten season, picking up victories against Iowa and Minnesota before closing out the regular season with three consecutive wins over Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State ... beat Michigan State’s Mandy Caldemeyer in the first round of the Big Ten Championships ... primary doubles partner was Melissa Iqbal ... pair went 19-8 and posted a 14-6 spring record at the No. 3 position ... went 8-2 in the Big Ten ... won three straight matches at the ITA Midwest Regionals, advancing to the quarterfinals with upset wins over Ohio State’s third-seeded and 33rd-ranked Rincon/Fisk, Wisconsin’s Dougherty/Martin, and Indiana’s Field/Radel combos ... won six matches in a row from Feb. 23 to March 16, including spring break victories over North Carolina’s Bairos/Pinchbeck and Arizona State’s Burkett/Sureephong.

High School: Zone and state champion as a freshman and senior at Bishop Manogue ... zone champion and state runner-up as a sophomore ... received Nevada’s sportsmanship award for girls’ tennis ... ranked as high as No. 17 in the nation in 16-and-under ... high school tennis coach was Jan Groff.

Personal: Given name Lara Dandrea Burgarello ... born Dec. 9, 1982 ... parents are Janice and Louie Burgarello ... father owns Burgarello Alarm in Reno ... has an older brother, Sean Peraldo ... has one older sister, Lindsay, and one younger sister, Julie ... Lindsay is studying for her Ph.D. ... plans on majoring in business ... would like to become a professor or accountant ... enjoys reading and working out.

Year-By-Year Records
2001-02: 18-20 singles (5-5 Big Ten); 21-11 doubles (8-2 Big Ten)
Career: 18-20 (5-5); 21-11 (8-2)