Athletic player has made great strides since joining the Irish ... shared time at No. 6 singles last season and again figures to challenge for a spot in final campaign ... great competitor is smart and adaptable on the court ... very fast player who makes opponents play a lot of balls ... backhand and serve are among her strengths ... has become adept at seizing opportunities to rush the net ... will be hampered by stress fracture in foot during fall portion of season ... in singles, is 21-13 indoors and just 9-11 outside ... holds 17-8 career mark in singles against the Midwest Region ... three-year monogram winner.
AS A JUNIOR: Earned regular spot in Notre Dame's lineup for the first time in 2004-05, posting 7-9 mark in singles, mostly at No. 6 ... was 17-12 overall in singles ... top wins of spring came against #20 Michigan and #5 Duke ... prevailed in final three matches that were completed, including a win at Wisconsin in 4-3 Irish defeat ... went 10-3 during fall action ... lost two of first four matches and then won five straight before a defeat in the qualifying round of the ITA Midwest Championships ... then went 3-0 in the Indiana Invitational ... was 16-4 when winning the opening set and 15-9 indoors ... posted 11-3 mark against Midwest Region opposition ... was 5-7 in doubles action, going 3-5 with Bailey Louderback and 2-2 with Jennifer Smith ... with Louderback, won a match each in the Colorado Invitational (vs. Colorado), Eck Classic (Michigan State), and Indiana Invitational (DePaul) ... defeated a team from Kansas in the Eck Classic with Smith and also won a consolation match against a Michigan State team in the ITA Midwest Championships.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Was on the edge of Notre Dame's singles lineup in 2003-04 ... made dual-match debut in singles against Iowa, defeating Hilary Tyler in three sets at No. 6 ... lost tight two-setter to Aimee Smith of Wake Forest in only other dual singles action ... finished 6-6 in singles and 5-4 in doubles ... won four matches to claim championship of red flight of the Kentucky Fall Classic ... was victorious at No. 8 in exhibition match vs. USC ... also played in adidas Invitational and Illinois Midwest Blast ... mostly paired with Kelly Nelson in doubles, teaming to win the green flight for her second title in the Kentucky Fall Classic ... reached round of 16 in adidas Invitational before losing to #14 Tammy Encina/Majen Immink of Tennessee ... also played in the ITA Midwest Championships and Midwest Blast ... teamed with Emily Neighbours for a match at the Midwest Blast, as well.
AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in fall of 2002 ... was 7-6 in singles and 6-4 in doubles ... victorious in first collegiate match, beating Miami's (Ohio) Remy Swain ... played with Kelly Nelson for most of fall, winning consolation title in OSU/Prince Cup and reaching semifinals of Eck Classic ... played one match with sister Maggie in adidas Invitational.
IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Played in two ITA summer circuit events in 2003, winning one match each at Ohio State and Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Five-time South Dakota state champion (three No. 1 singles, two No. 3) posted 125-1 prep record ... named 2001 South Dakota Girls' Prep Athlete of the Year ... combined with sister Maggie to win six consecutive state titles at No. 1 singles ... only loss came in state final at No. 3 as a seventh-grader ... broke sister's school record by earning 12 varsity letters ... also ran track and set school record in 800 meters ... National Honor Society among many extracurriculars ... sister graduated in '03 after two years on Irish tennis team ... father Dan ('71, cross country), grandfather Phil ('40, golf All-American), and sister Erin ('00) also graduated from Notre Dame ... paired with sister to be first-ever Irish women's tennis monogram winners from South Dakota ... born April 19, 1984, in Sioux Falls, S.D. ... tabbed an ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003 ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in each of first three seasons ... named to Dean's List in fall '02 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as a pre-professional studies and theology major with a minor in anthropology.
