Fall of 2004 – Finished the fall ranked No. 18 in the Southwest Region in singles... posted a 3-4 singles record and 1-2 doubles record while battling injuries throughout the fall… won back-to-back matches in singles at the ITA Southwest Regional before falling in the Round of 16… defeated Ristine Olson of Texas (7-5, 5-7, 6-4) and Dominique Karas of Rice 6-3, 6-2… teamed with Kewa Nichols in doubles at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational… opened with a 8-4 win over Borisoff/Wiesner of California. 2003-04 - Posted a 13-9 singles record playing primarily in the No. 5 and 6 spots... had a 2-2 mark at No. 5 and 9-3 record in No. 6... compiled an 11-8 record in doubles teaming with Paige Brown and Jen Chay... posted a 10-4 mark with Brown playing primarily in the No. 3 doubles... Fall... had a 2-4 singles record with wins over Tennessee's Melinda Morrow (6-4, 6-2) at the adidas Invitational and Centenary's Christine Majchrowicz (6-0, 6-2) at the Omni Hotels Southwest Regional...had a 1-3 doubles record teaming with Jen Chay... Spring... had an 11-5 singles record and a 10-5 doubles mark... in singles, after starting the spring 1-3, she won 10 straight matches that went to their completion... in doubles action, Lopez/Brown opened with six straight wins, including nine in straight sets... competed in the qualifying draw of the Baylor All Saints Fort Worth Pro Tennis Classic where she fell to the top seed, the United States' Melissa Wang, 6-0, 6-1... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Academic Medal of Honor... named to the ITA All-Academic team.
2002-03 - Joined the Frogs for the spring portion of the schedule after spending the fall at the West Point Military Academy... Spring... playing anywhere from the No. 4 through No. 6 singles, she tallied a 6-8 record... five of her six victories came in straight sets... played two singles matches in the No. 3 position during the Conference USA Championship in New Orleans, winning 6-1, 6-3 over Paige Eber of Louisville in the only match that was played to completion... compiled a 3-4 record in doubles competition... went 2-2 with freshman Iris Jaklin... the duo defeated Longoni and Miller of Houston (8-4) at the No. 3 and Utah's Doyle and Welsh (8-0) in an extra match... finished the spring teaming with Karla Mancinas at the C-USA Championship... the tandem defeated Louisville's Eber and Singh, 8-2, in the No. 3 spot... named team's most improved player.
High School/Junior Achievements - Four-year tennis letterwinner... three-year team captain... Texas class 5A state finalist... member of the nationally ranked and CIF Division 1 team finalists as a freshman at Woodbridge HS in Irvine, Calif.... Southern California USTA Sportsmanship Award... three-time Most Valuable Player... named hardest worker two times... the city of Irvine's "Athlete of the Month"... Athletic Achievement Award (2000-02)...also a two-time letterwinner in track and field.
Personal - Full name is Gloriann Sylvia Lopez... born February 28, 1984... daughter of Alfonso and Donna Lopez... high school coach was Aubrey Frazier and Seth Sushineky... been a part of the Dean's List every semester at TCU... enjoys playing the guitar, knitting, biking, kayaking, camping, hiking and surfing... political science and religion major and Spanish minor... plans to play on the tour, travel, work and then attend graduate school.
