Colleen Rielley
| School: |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Bishop Miege H.S. |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
56-29 |
| Doubles Record: |
75-23 |
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ended the season with a record of 22-13 including going 16-10 in dual action … played a majority of the season at No. 4 singles going 12-8 … went 3-2 at No. 3 singles … compiled a 4-4 record against ranked opponents … defeated Michigan’s No. 68 Chisako Sugiyama (6-4, 6-3)…fell to No. 13 Reka Zsillinszka of eighth-ranked Duke (2-6, 6-3, 1-6)… was victorious in first round of the NCAA tournament defeating Florida International’s Priscilla Castillo (6-1, 6-2) at No. 4 singles…fell to Bianca Eickhorn of Miami in the second round (6-2, 6-2)…went 31-8 overall in doubles…notched a 21-3 doubles record with partner Cosmina Ciobanu and set a school record for doubles winning percentage in season (.875)…played 12 matches at No. 2 doubles going 10-1 and 11 matches at No. 3 doubles going 10-1…advanced past the first round of the NCAA tournament defeating Egle Petrauskite and Maria Spenceley of Florida International, 8-4…lost in the second round to Miami’s team of Caren Seenauth and Bianca Eickhorn, 9-7. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 30-11 record, including a 10-8 mark in dual action … was 3-6 at No. 2 singles and 16-2 at No. 3 singles … second on the Irish with six match-clinching victories … second on Notre Dame in total victories (31) … her six match-clinching victories rank as tied for fourth in single-season history ... dominated the Midwest Region (went 16-3 in singles and 7-3 in doubles) … knocked off fellow sophomore Cosmina Ciobanu in straight sets to capture the 2006 ITA Midwest Regional championship … became the first Notre Dame singles player to capture the title since Michelle Dasso in 2000 … fourth Irish player to ever capture the award (1991: Melissa Harris, Wendy Crabtree: 1993, Michelle Dasso: 1997, 2000) … recorded the following winning streaks: 11, six, six and five … opened the dual action season ranked 31st in the ITA rankings … registered a pair of victories over ranked opponents, including #38 Jessica Zok of Baylor (6-4, 6-4) and #55 Christian Tara of Wake Forest (7-6 [0], 6-4) … opened the year 11-1, but dropped eight of her next 10 matches … rebounded from poor start to spring season with 17 victories over last 19 matches … after 2-6 start at No. 2 singles moved down to No. 3, proceeded to go 17-2 … went 13-3 overall in doubles, including 4-1 in dual action … went 1-0 at No. 2 doubles with senior Brook Buck … went 3-0 (1-0 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3) with fellow sophomore Cosmina Ciobanu … went 0-1 at No. 3 with junior Katie Potts … went 3-1 with fellow sophomore Kali Krisik in open action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner at Bishop Miege H.S. ... first Notre Dame signee ever to have been ranked #1 in the USTA girls' 18s ... combined with fellow freshman Kali Krisik to take each of the last four Kansas state singles titles in class 5A, having prevailed in both 2004 and 2005 ... also won the Missouri state championship in 2003 ... did not lose a match over her final two seasons of high school ... captured conference championship and regional championship as a freshman, junior and senior ... named all-conference, all-city and all-state those same three years ... awarded Most Valuable Player in 2004 and 2005 ... ranked fourth in the country in doubles ... won the singles title in the 2004 USTA Winter National Championships and took third in the 2005 National Clay Courts ... has a pair of singles titles in National Opens to her credit ... has two brothers, Sean (20) and Hank (7), and one sister Maureen (16) ... daughter of Richard and Peggy Rielley ... grandfather, David, and father both graduated from Notre Dame ... born Feb. 9, 1988, in Kansas City, MO ... intends to major in business.
