Coach Peck's Take: Named captain for the 2005-06 season ... enjoyed breakout season last year ... good court presense ... very solid player ... confident ... the 2004-05 season marked the first year she didn't miss significant time due to injury ... able to pick up a win when the team needs one.
2004-05: Second team All-Patriot League selection ... posted a 26-5 singles mark in the spring ... finished with the second-highest win total on the team ... ended the season on an eight-match winning streak and claimed victory in 15 of her last 16 contests ... tallied a pair of wins at the Patriot League Tournament ... did not lose a set after Mar. 4 ... 3-0 in conference play ... won the Flight "D" title at the Quinnipiac Invitational ... reached the finals of the "C1" draw at the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational ... went 28-13 in doubles action ... moved into a tie for 11th place on the Academy's all-time career doubles win list with 53 ... one of five Black Knights with 20 or more doubles victories in the spring ... registered an 18-8 mark with Pam Chavez ... unbeaten at 3-0 when paired with Jennifer Segar ... teamed with Segar to grab a win in the Patriot League Championship match over Bucknell ... teamed with Diana Alquero to advance to the final match of the Flight "B" bracket at the Eastern Intercollegiate Championships ... paired with Christine Limsiaco to reach the consolation semifinal of the Flight "A" draw at the Cornell Fall Invitational.
2003-04: Sat out the entire fall season recovering from an injury ... split time between No. 5 and No. 6 singles during the spring season ... went 6-6 at No. 5 and 4-0 at No. 6 in dual matches ... won her final four matches of the year to finish 16-12 overall in singles play ... went 3-1 at the Cornell Invitational ... won both of her matches at the Patriot League championships ... teamed with Pam Chavez to form Army's most formidable doubles tandem ... the pair registered a team-best 20-7 in the spring, competing at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles ... went 16-6 at No. 3 and 4-1 at No. 2 ... won both of their matches at the Patriot League championships ... duo was named "Most Valuable Doubles Team" at the squad's end-of-year banquet.
2002-03: Saw limited action in her first season ... posted a 6-8 singles record playing mostly at No. 4 ... compiled a 5-2 mark at No. 4 ... teamed with Marissa Limsiaco, Lauren Leftin and Melanie Bundoc in doubles play, going 5-6 ... went 3-3 with Leftin, playing at both No. 2 and 3 ... also went 2-1 at No. 2 with Limsiaco.
High School: Ranked in the Top 200 nationally ... named all-state and conference "Player of the Year" in 2000.
Personal: Amanda Lauren Paluch ... born May 13, 1984 ... daughter of Edward and Jill Paluch ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
