Alexa Konstand
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Syracuse University |
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Junior |
Home Town: |
Akron, Ohio |
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High School: |
Revere |
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Singles Record: |
1-7 |
Doubles Record: |
6-13 |
Coach Gifford: A doubles specialist...she knows how to make shots...has continued to work hard on her serve...contributed above and beyond expectations in doubles last year.
Sophomore Year: Paired with Daniela Kaluskova for a 4-6 No. 3 doubles record...posted a 1-4 tournament doubles record with Margot Ahlquist...went 0-2 at No. 6 singles and 0-2 in tournament play for a 0-4 singles record...named to the Syracuse Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
Freshman Year: Placed fourth in flight six singles bracket at SUnity Life Tennis Classic...named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters...named to BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.
High School and Age Group: Amassed a 70-10 regular-season record and 27-6 postseason record in four years...first-team all-league four times...district qualifer as a freshman...part of state championship squad her sophomore year...team won sectional and district champion junior year...states doubles finalist her junior year...sectional finalist and state quarterfinalist in doubles her senior year...two-time team MVP...first-team All-State in 1998 and second-team selection in 1999...achieved district’s No. 2 ranking in 16-and under in 1997...team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born October 18, 1981 in Akron, Ohio...daughter of Robert and Nikki Konstand...majoring in broadcast journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.