2001-02: All-Big Ten ... Purdue’s No. 1 singles player ... posted 16-18 singles record and 19-10 doubles mark ... went 19-8 overall and 8-2 in conference doubles action with Lara Burgarello ... went 7-6 in singles in three fall tournaments, including the Riviera All-American Championships ... won four straight matches at the ITA Midwest Regionals, advancing to the semifinals ... rallied to upset LSU’s sixth-ranked Bruna Colosio 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 in Baton Rouge on Jan. 27 ... also pulled off upset of Northwestern’s 29th-ranked Marine Piriou in the Big Ten Championships, avenging a regular-season 6-1, 6-1 loss with a 6-3, 6-0 win on April 26 ... beat 75th-ranked Becky Varnum of Notre Dame 7-5, 6-2 on March 21 ... also played a hand in Purdue’s win over Illinois with a 7-6, 6-3 victory against 43rd-ranked Jennifer McGaffigan ... teamed with Burgarello to post a 14-6 spring record at the No. 3 position ... 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.
2000-01: Posted a 16-19 singles record and an 11-14 doubles mark ... compiled Big Ten records of 5-5 in both singles and doubles ... won three consecutive matches twice during the fall season ... won first two matches at ITA Regionals ... played 21 of 22 spring dual matches at No. 2, finishing 9-12 ... played No. 1 against Notre Dame ... opened spring season with back-to-back wins over BYU and Utah ... pulled off 6-3, 7-6 upset over Ohio State All-American Monica Rincon on April 15 ... went 6-10 with main doubles partner Lynsey Fick ... also played with Melissa Woods, compiling a 4-2 record.
1999-2000: Made impressive debut for Boilermakers with an 18-14 singles record (4-5 Big Ten) ... amassed a 9-5 mark at the No. 4 singles position ... defeated Georgia Tech’s Laura Ozilins (7-6, 4-6, 6-2) and Tennesse’s Meiling Parks (6-4, 2-6, 7-6) at the Lady Vol Classic ... picked up first conference win against Wisconsin’s Linde Mues (7-6, 6-3) ... ended campaign with four consecutive wins over Alison Barnett of Penn State (two), Michaela Havelkova of Minnesota and Brooke Ferney of Illinois ... went 9-10 in doubles, 4-5 in conference action ... main doubles partner was Erika Quebe at the No. 3 position.
High School: Four time letterwinner and team Most Valuable Player at Villa Duchesne High School ... ranked 90th in singles for girls 18-and-under ... also competed in track ... honor roll student.
Personal: Given name Melissa Lynn Iqbal ... born Aug. 2, 1980 ... parents are Susan and Mohamed Iqbal ... has four sisters: Alia, Missy, Melanie and Cara ... has three brothers: Jeff, Corey and Andrew ... majoring in speech, language and hearing science.
Year-By-Year Records
1999-00: 18-14 singles (4-5 Big Ten); 9-10 doubles (4-5 Big Ten)
2000-01: 16-19 singles (5-5 Big Ten); 11-14 doubles (5-5 Big Ten)
2001-02: 16-18 singles (2-8 Big Ten); 19-10 doubles (8-2 Big Ten)
Career: 50-51 (11-18); 39-34 (17-12)
