2003-04 (Junior): Did not compete in the fall season due to a shoulder injury.

2002-03 (Sophomore): Finished the fall season with a 3-2 overall record ... Advanced to the Second Rounds of both the Saint Mary's ITA Regional and Omni Hotels Northwest Regional, finishing each tournament with a 1-1 mark ... Posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Justine Boutet in the No. 6 singles spot in the team's 7-0 blanking of Hawai'i ... Teamed with Emilia Anderson for one doubles match in the Omni Hotels Northwest Regional, falling in the Second Round.

2001-02 (Freshman): Finished the year with a 5-5 overall record and won her only two dual match contests … Picked up three wins in the consolation bracket at the Omni Hotels Northwest Regionals before falling in the quarterfinals … Breezed past Hawaii's Paige Mainor at the No. 5 spot in the lineup in Stanford's 7-0 triumph in February … Finished 2-3 in doubles play.

Prior to Stanford: Represented The Phillipines at the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia last summer … Advanced to the finals of the Illinois State High School Championships in 2000 … First Team All-State selection in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Personal: Born February 26, 1983 … Daughter of Evangeline and Valeriano … Hobbies include reading and wall climbing ... Biological sciences major and minor in art history.

Coach Lele Forood says: "Kara was in a reserve role last year as a freshman, and we really pushed her to work hard on her game over the summer. She responded and has come back as a much better player and will definitely see some match action this year."