Melissa Bolivar
| School: |
Univ. of Miami (Florida) |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Barranquilla |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Colombia |
| High School: |
British International College |
| Height: |
5-5 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Friday, March 18, 2011 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
6-2 |
| Doubles Record: |
4-2 |
Sophomore Season (2011-12)
A spring record of 20-5 in singles play... Played at the No. 4 position in all but five matches... Defeated Danielle Flores of 40th-ranked Utah in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 6-1, 6-0... Defeated Simona Weymar of UNF in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 1-6, 6-4, 6- 0... Defeated Jasmine Minor of 24th-ranked Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, 6-0, 6-0... Defeated Caryssa Peretz of 14th-ranked Virginia, 6-1, 6-2... Defeated Jasmine Minor of 24th-ranked Georgia Tech, 6-1, 6-4... Defeated Ema Burgic of 12th-ranked Baylor, 6-1, 6-2... Defeated Beatrice Gumulya of 23rd-ranked Clemson, 6-4, 7-6 (9)... Defeated Cierra Gaytan-Leach of 13th-ranked Texas, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1... Defeated teammate Liat Zimmerman in the finals of the FGCU Eagles Invitational, 6-4, 6-1... Teamed with Liat Zimmerman in all but three spring doubles matches, with a record of 18-7. Rose to a season-high No. 12 in the ITA Rankings (April 10)... Played out of the No. 1 doubles position in all but seven matches... Defeated the duo of Anastasia Putilina and Callie Craig of 40th-ranked Utah in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 8-6... Defeated the No. 21 duo of Mary Clayton and Ester Goldfeld of third-ranked Duke, 8-4... Defeated the No. 29 duo of Ana Belzunce and Welma Luus of Maryland, 8-3... Defeated the No. 59 duo of Ashley Miller and Joelle Kissell of NC State, 8-1... Defeated the No. 15 duo of Jillian O'Neill and Alex Anghelescu of 24th-ranked Georgia Tech, 8-4... Defeated the No. 61 duo of Hannah Yu and Victoria Brook of 28th-ranked Yale, 8-2... Defeated the No. 66 duo of Alex Kelleher and Olga Khmylev of 75th-ranked Boston College, 8-6... Defeated the No. 12 duo of Keri Wong and Josipa Bek of 23rd-ranked Clemson, 8-4... Defeated the duo of Erin Stephens and Gabby Rangel of 16th-ranked Ole Miss, 8-3... Compiled a fall singles record of 6-5... Defeated No. 81 Sun Wen of 19th-ranked Texas A&M in a consolation match of the Duke Fab 4 Invite, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)... Defeated Laura Slater of seventh- ranked North Carolina in a consolation match of the Duke Fab 4 Invite, 7-6 (3), 6-4... Teamed with Brittany Dubins in fall doubles, compiling a 4-5 record.
Freshman Season (2010-11)
Went 17-10 overall, going 1-0 at No. 3, 5-5 at No. 4, 6-2 at No. 5 and 5-3 at No. 6 ... Went 14-12 in doubles play while teaming with Gabriela Mejia in the No. 2 position ... Owned a 9-2 record in ACC singles play ... Earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over 70th-ranked Karolina Filipiak of Baylor on March 14 ... Grabbed a pair of wins on the team's first ACC road weekend, beating opponents from No. 21 Georgia Tech and No. 11 Clemson in the No. 4 position ... Picked up wins over opponents from No. 54 FIU and No. 21 Arizona State in the No. 4 position to help the 'Canes clinch the ITA Kick-Off Weekend title ... Won her first five collegiate matches ... Joined the team for the spring semester.
High School/Prep
Attended the British International College is South Africa ... Earned a No. 1 national ranking in the Under 16 division and a No. 3 ranking in the Under 14 division ... Had a junior rank of No. 175 ... Also played basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball in high school.
