Cosmina Ciobanu
| School: |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Brea, California |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Troy H.S. |
| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
89-28 |
| Doubles Record: |
92-25 |
AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished with a 27-15 record, while going 16-11 in dual action … played majority of the season at No. 3 singles going 13-5 … went 2-1 at No. 2 singles and 1-5 as No. 1 singles … started the season 10-1 by winning ten straight after dropping her first match … defeated FIU’s Marijana Cutuk in the first round of the NCAA tournament (6-4, 6-4) … was on the verge of victory against Miami’s Michaela Kissell but eventually dropped the match in the second round … went 30-8 overall in doubles action, including a 21-3 mark with teammate Colleen Rielley that set a school record for doubles winning percentage in season (.875) … the pair played 12 matches at No. 2 doubles going 11-2 and played 11 matches No. 3 compiling an 10-1 record … went 1-0 against ranked doubles teams defeating 40th-ranked Iciri Rai and Liz Cruz of South Florida (8-5) … defeated the team of Egle Petrauskite and Maria Spenceley, 8-4, to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Miami’s Caren Seenauth and Bianca Eickhorn (9-7). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner at Troy H.S. ... attended same high schoool has former men's tennis player Patrick Buchanan ... captured four Freeway Conference championships ... helped Troy H.S. to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championship in 2004 and 2005 ... reached the CIF State singles semifinal as a senior ... served as the team captain in 2005 ... named MVP as a freshman and sophomore (2002 and 2003) ... earned National High School All-American in 2004 ... captured the Southern California Sectional singles championship in 2005 and also has reached the singles final of a USTA National Open in 2006 ... ranked as high as 15th nationally in singles in 2005 ... entered college as the 18th ranked junior player in the country ... reached the finals of the singles draw at the 61st Annual Fullerton Tournament and California Bowl ... named 2005 Southern California Payer of the Year ... reached the final of the doubles draw at the 2004 Winter Super Nationals ... latest in a long line of southern California products to play tennis for the Irish, a list that includes 1982 All-American Laura Lee (Agoura, Agoura High School) ... is the 12th California native ever to play for the Irish women's tennis team ... National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America were among her extracurriculars ... comes from athletic family, in which her mother (Camelia) was a professional tennis player ... daughter of Calin and Camelia Ciobanu ... born July 13, 1988, in Brason, Romania ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
