Katherine Palider
| School: |
UTEP |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Mississaugua, Ontario |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Saturday, November 10, 1984 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Communication |
| Singles Record: |
37-60 |
| Doubles Record: |
23-54 |
2005-06 (Junior): Fixture in UTEP lineup, appearing in 23 matches ... posted a singles record of 9-27 from Nos. 1-3 ... went 5-7 at the No. 3 slot, including a three-match win streak early in the dual season ... all three opponents were from the Southwest region ... overall, finished 6-9 against foes in the region ... strung together two consecutive straight-set victories against Arkansas State and Wyoming ... picked up another in the Miner win at Southern Miss ... scored a 6-3, 6-0 triumph over Natalia Bubien in UTEP’s narrow 4-3 setback to SMU ... went 2-2 in three-set affairs ... in doubles play, Palider was 9-16 with six playing partners.
2004-05 (Sophomore): Was 16-17 in singles with seven dual victories coming from Nos. 3-6 ... led the team with an 8-5 showing in tie-breaks ... seven of her eight doubles victories came with Teri Wilkerson ... was 1-3 with Kendall Exelby at No. 1 and 2-7 with Wilkerson at No. 2 ... in the fall, she went 9-7 in singles and 5-9 in doubles with two partners ... won six of her first seven matches, including all three in Flight B at the Wyoming Fall Invite ... went 2-1 with a win over Louisiana Tech's Holly Ready in the Qualifying Draw of the Southwest Region Tournament ... 3-3 in three-setters ... played along side Wilkerson 13 times for a 5-8 record ... they won two matches at both the Miner Fall Invite and the Air Force Fall Invitational.
2003-04 (Freshman): Appeared in 21 of 22 matches in singles, playing the Nos. 4-6 positions ... went 3-5 in the fall and 8-10 in the spring for a 11-15 overall mark ... 7-7 at No. 5 singles ... 4-6 against Southwest Region foes ... 4-2 home record ... won a season-best five consecutive matches from Feb. 27-Mar. 7 ... in doubles play, she was 9-13 with three different partners ... she played 13 dual matches at No. 1 with Martina Rezar and went 4-8.
PRIOR TO UTEP -- Ranked 25th and 23rd in 18-Under in singles and doubles respectively in Canada...ranked 63rd in the Canadian Women's Open rankings...singles and doubles champion on the 14-Under Nike Circuit...garnered a championship finish at the Under-14 Ontario Provincial Championship in both singles and doubles and finished the year ranked No. 1 in Ontario...won the Wavex/Evert Tennis Academy Circuit in singles and doubles which landed her a week at the Evert Tennis Academy in Florida.
PERSONAL -- Palider is the daughter of Vic and Halina Palider...she has one sister, Agatha (13)...she was born on Nov. 10, 1984 (Zakopane, Poland).
