Stephanie Gimenez
| School: |
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Sao Paolo |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Colegio Pentagono |
| Height: |
5-5 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Tuesday, October 06, 1987 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Political Science/Economics |
| Singles Record: |
4-7 |
| Doubles Record: |
4-1 |
AS A JUNIOR (FALL 2007): Finished the fall season with a 1-4 singles record and 0-3 doubles record ... participated in singles at the Cissy Leavy Invitational (9/21-23) ... participated in singles competition at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational (9/14-16). AS A SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2007):Finished season with a 13-15 singles record and 6-6 doubles record ... In first round of A-10 Championships (4/20), teamed with Dasa Stanimirovic to win at No. 2 doubles, 8-0 ... Did not finish at No. 5 singles ... On Senior Night 2007 (4/13), teamed with Ellen de Jong to win at No. 2 doubles, 8-3 ... Also defeated Steff Catanzano at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-1 ... On teammate Michele Spiess' record-setting day at Quinnipiac (4/11), Gimenez won at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles ... Won 9-7 in doubles and 7-5, 6-3 in singles action ... Won in both doubles and singles action vs. Florida Atlantic (3/22) ... Teamed with Ellen de Jong at No. 2 doubles to win 8-2 ... Came out on top at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-2 ... Won at No. 6 singles vs. Lynn University (3/19), 6-3, 6-3 ... Shut-out Hannah Zuckerman of Hofstra (3/2), 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 4 singles spot ... It was her highest position in the lineup of the season ... In the same match, teamed with Laura Murillo to earn the shutout at No. 3, 8-0... Defeated Elizabeth Stall of Fordham (2/25) 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles ... Clinched a victory for UMass vs. St. John's (2/11) at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-3 ... Defeated Kim Westcott of Albany (2/4) at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-1 FALL 2006: Won at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-2, vs. UConn ... At the Cornell Blind Duals, paired with Dasa Stanimirovic to shut out Binghamton in doubles action, 8-0 ... At Brown Invitational, defeated Army in singles play, 8-6. AS A FRESHMAN (SPRING 2006): Finished season with a 13-10 singles record...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for her 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 victory over Quinnipiac on Senior Day ... Named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... In the 3rd place match vs. Xavier, was victorious at No. 5 singles 6-1, 6-4 ... Against Duquesne in the Quaterfinals, teamed with Jana Bartoloni for an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles ... Against LaSalle in the A-10 opening round match, teamed with Bartoloni for an 8-0 victory at No. 3 doubles ... Against Providence (Feb. 24), was victorious in No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-1. In the same match, she teamed up with Lauren MacKay to win in No. 3 doubles, 8-4 ... Was victorious in No. 5 singles, 6-4, 7-5 vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 22) ... Was victorious in No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-1 vs. Cornell (Feb. 19) ... Was victorious in No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-0 vs. Binghamton (Feb. 18) ... Was victorious in No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-1 vs. Long Island (Feb. 10). FALL 2005: Undefeated so far this season ... paired with Michele Spiess in No. 1 doubles to defeat UConn ... defeated Middlebury at No. 4 singles ... overthrew St. John's third doubles with teammate Jana Bartoloni.
BEFORE UMASS: Won 3 trophies of National Tournaments taking first place in singles and doubles and one second place in doubles ... earned 25 trophies of State of Sao Paulo Tournaments, including 17 first places ... 1 trophy designating her "Best Player of the Year."
PERSONAL: Born October 06, 1987 in São Paulo , Brazil ... daughter of Nelson Gimenez Jr. and Deise de Oliveira Gimenez ... Majoring in Political Science and Economics.
