Roberta's 2003 Player Diary
"A lot of the success that we have this year is going to be dependent on how Roberta does. She has been playing at the bottom half of the lineup the last two year, and this year's team needs her to take a role in the middle to top of the lineup — not only be there but to win. But at whatever level she plays, Roberta is not afraid to dig deep and compete with the best of them." --Coach Bobby Kleinecke
Is expected to move up in the lineup after capturing the Big 12 No. 6 singles title for two consecutive years…Is a determined athlete who sets high goals for herself and works extremely hard to achieve those goals…Possesses powerful ground strokes and plays an aggressive, attacking all-court game…Is a smart player who capitalizes on opponents' mistakes and weaknesses…Had a productive fall season, made tremendous improvement in her doubles play, another area where she will be a key figure for the team this season.
2000-01 (SOPHOMORE): The Big 12 No. 6 Singles Champion for the second straight season...A constant force for the Aggies in the lower half of the lineup…Saw action mainly at No. 6, but also played Nos. 3, 4, and 5...Compiled an overall 20-7 mark in singles play, including a 10-1 record against Big 12 opponents…In doubles, was 18-13 overall, including a 12-6 record when paired with Majorie Terburgh.
2000-01 (FRESHMAN): The Big 12 No. 6 Singles Champion…Posted the team’s second best overall record and dual match record…Built a 20-7 overall mark and a 17-4 record in dual play…Nearly posted a perfect freshman season in the Big 12 with a 10-1 showing…Saw action mainly at No. 6, but also played Nos. 4 and 5…Compiled an eight-match winning streak in March and early April…Won 12 of her last 14 matches … Her 74.1 winning percentage ranked ninth in the A&M single-season records…Won the clinching match as the Aggies beat Texas in Austin for the first time in school history … Her straight sets win over Pauline Trinchant of Texas ended the Longhorns’ nation-best 120-match conference win streak…Her individual Big 12 championship continued a streak of seven years that an Aggie was the league’s No. 6 champion or runner-up.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-County (Broward) honors all four years, including All-County Player of the Year as a senior…No. 1 singles and doubles all four years…Finished second in high school stakes freshman through junior years…Won stakes her senior year…AAU Junior Olympic gold medal winner in 1994…Ranked third in Florida in girls 18s…Top 10 in Florida and top 60 in the nation in 16s…Top 15 in Florida and top 60 in the nation in 14s…Earned a letter in cross country as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Roberta Ann Spencer is the daughter of John Spencer and Katherine Blasik…Has a twin brother, Stephen, who is a junior on the tennis team at Binghamton University in New York…She considers him her "best friend and other half"…Started playing tennis at age seven…Considers winning the gold medal in the Junior Olympics in 1994, where she also played and won doubles with Kit Carson in the deciding match against Puerto Rico, and winning the deciding match in A&M's victory at Texas as two of her most memorable moment in sports…Hobbies include playing other sports, working out, shopping and spending time with family and friends…Is a member of Aggie Athletes Involved, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the Biomedical Science Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars…Named to the Big 12 Academic Honor Team and is a Texas A&M/Verizon Scholar Athlete…Is majoring in biomedical sciences, wants to attend medical school following graduation…Born September 19, 1981, in Plantation, Fla.
