Samantha Attard
| School: |
UTEP |
| Year: |
Sophomore |
| Home Town: |
North Richmond, NSW |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Bede Polding College Prep |
| Height: |
5-4 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Kinesiology |
| Singles Record: |
15-6 |
| Doubles Record: |
5-9 |
2005-06 (Sophomore): Sat out the year as a redshirt.
2004-2005 (Freshman): Went 3-4 in singles before being sidelined with a shoulder injury ... underwent surgery in late March and missed the final 10 matches of the year ... she also won a pair of exhibition matches against Boise State and Nevada ... went 2-4 in doubles with three different partners ... 1-0 at No. 1 with Weronika Bloczynska, 0-2 at No. 2 with Katherine Palider and 2-2 at No. 2 with Teri Wilkerson ... did not see action in the fall as she was plagued by a quadraceps injury.
Prior To UTEP: Played high school tennis at Bede Polding College Prep in Bligh Park, NSW, for coach Kerry White ... spent her entire junior career ranked in the top 20 in Australia and climbed as high as third nationally ... represent Bede Polding at the NSW state championships as a junior and senior ... advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the Australia Cup in 2002 ... received the NSW State Blues Award, which is the highest state school award bestowed upon prep athletes ... the award recognizes the tennis player for outstanding play outside the high school and commitment to the sport ... won first place in the Excellence in Senior Science contest ... was also recruited by Sam Houston State and Richmond.
Personal: Full name is Samantha Belinda Attard ... born on Mar. 20, 1986 in Blacktown, NSW ... daughter of George and Rose Attard ... has an older sisther (Jemima, 25) and brother (Daniel, 21) ... plans to major in kinesiology ... nickname is "Sam."
