Anna Maskaljun
| School: |
UNLV |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Tallinn |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Equatorial Guinea |
| High School: |
VK Private School |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Thursday, February 02, 1989 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
46-26 |
| Doubles Record: |
43-25 |
AT UNLV: An emerging talent who turned in a fantastic freshman campaign and needs only to gain more confidence to continue to improve as a sophomore ... Expected to begin year starting at No. 4 singles spot and could be in second doubles position with new partner Alisa Razina ... Finished 5-3 in fall singles action and 5-2 in doubles with Razina ... Duo won its way into the ITA Regional quarterfinals in San Diego after stunning fifth-seeded Leyla Entekhabi and Sarah Fansler of USC 8-6 and then downing UCLA’s Ali Waters and Andrea Remynse 8-6 in the Round of 16 before finally falling 9-7 to a duo from Long Beach State ... Earned 2008 Academic All-MWC and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors. 2008: Jumped into the starting lineup and finished with the second-most singles wins on the team with a 25-10 overall mark ... Appeared at positions 3-5 but had most success on court four, going 11-5 there in duals ... Beat every MWC opponent during season except for two meetings with Katarina Tuohimaa of TCU ... Finished 6-1 in regular season vs. league and then added two more wins during conference tournament ... She and two partners forged 13-11 doubles mark ... Teamed with Katy Williams for a 12-7 dual record at positions 2-3 ... Duo upset No. 42 Blagodarova and Sammons of Texas A&M during dual match on Feb. 22 ... Got off to a rousing start in the fall tournament season with a 7-1 singles mark ... Won the Flight Two singles title at the UNLV Invite in September with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Tulsa’s Marta Marcinkowska in the championship ... Also went 4-0 in consolation play at the ITA West Regional held in San Diego in October ... Finished 4-1 in doubles, including winning the Flight Two crown at the UNLV Invite. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of VK Private School ... Won the 2007 ITF Riga Cup ... A veteran of the ITF’s junior European Championships. PERSONAL: Anna Maskaljun was born on Feb. 20, 1989, in Estonia ... The daughter of Niina and Vladislav Maskaljun ... Has an older brother, Pavel ... Lists favorite tennis players as Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic ... Majoring in hospitality management.
