Rice — Fall 2006: Walk-on who won her first three collegiate singles matches, including two in straight sets... Finished the fall with a 4-5 singles mark and a 2-2 record in doubles, including an 8-4 win with Emily Braid against the Harvard pair of Catriona Stewart and Elizabeth Brook in November.

High School — 2006 graduate of Memorial High School in Houston, and three-year letterwinner for head coach Bud Booth and the Mustangs... Helped the Mustangs to the district championship and advanced to the state championship in mixed doubles... Named her team’s most valuable player each year.

Personal — Full Name: Veronica Sagastegui. Born: March 1, 1988 at Walnut Creek, Calif. Parents: David and Patti Sagastegui of Houston. (two brothers). College: Jones.