Alisa Razina
| School: |
UNLV |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Riga |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Latvia |
| High School: |
Riga Tech Gymnasium |
| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Tuesday, January 03, 1989 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
23-14 |
| Doubles Record: |
58-26 |
AT UNLV: A valuable doubles specialist who has gone 13-1 vs. MWC opponents in first two seasons ... Could also see more time in singles as a junior ... Teamed with Anna Maskaljun in fall and went 5-2, winning two matches at home tournament in September and then nearly making semifinals of elite ITA Regional in San Diego in October ... Duo stunned fifth-seeded Leyla Entekhabi and Sarah Fansler of USC 8-6 and then downed UCLA’s Ali Waters and Andrea Remynse 8-6 in the Round of 16 before falling 9-7 to a duo from Long Beach State in quarterfinal action ... Hails from the same hometown as former Lady Rebel Linda Tempelfelde ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors for second straight year as well as a 2008 ITA Scholar-Athlete award. 2008: Turned in standout season in doubles as a sophomore ... Teamed with four different partners during season but had most success with senior Sharon Marin, finishing 7-2 in dual matches at spots 2-3 ... Lost only one match during MWC schedule ... Won her lone singles dual match in a super-tiebreaker over Tania Rice of Pepperdine on March 15 ... Posted 2-3 singles record in first fall action of career. 2007: Joined program in January and turned in solid rookie season as member of starting lineup in singles and doubles ... Her 15-9 duals record came mainly at No. 6 spot ... Won her first seven matches -- all in straight sets -- at UNLV ... Also started 4-0 in MWC play ... Pushed Stanford’s Lilja Hodzic to three sets in Lady Rebels’ near-upset of top-ranked Cardinal ... Posted outstanding season in doubles play with a sparkling 20-6 mark with partner Claire Smith at No. 3 position ... Duo went undefeated vs. MWC opponents in regular season and then added two more wins in conference tournament before falling to BYU in final. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Riga Tech Gymnasium ... Twice played in the junior European Championships: 2003 in Vichy, France, and 2005 in Athens, Greece ... Was the national runner-up in doubles in 2005. PERSONAL: Alisa Razina was born on Jan. 3, 1989, in Latvia ... The daughter of Oleg and Jelena Razina ... Has an older brother, Maksim ... Lists favorite tennis players as Martina Hingis and Roger Federer ... Majoring in hospitality management.
