Paulina Bigos
| School: |
University of Alabama |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Krasnik |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Poland |
| High School: |
Taft |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Wednesday, March 25, 1987 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
43-51 |
| Doubles Record: |
48-63 |
2009 (JUNIOR): Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Finished the season with 17 singles wins and 26 doubles wins...Her 26 doubles wins were tied for most on the team with Welcher...Played mostly at the No. 3 singles position and No. 2 doubles position...Ranked as high as No. 79 nationally in doubles with Lindsey...Teamed up with Welcher to defeat No. 36 Antunovic/Gambrell of DePaul in the Northwestern Invitational during the fall season...Won four consecutive doubles matches with Welcher during the fall, including three at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship...Collected singles victories over five ranked teams in the spring...Won her first seven doubles matches to open the spring season.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Started the spring campaign on a five-match winning streak…Earned one conference victory over Mississippi State’s Radka Ferancova…Played mainly at Nos. 2 and 3 singles and No. 1 doubles…Earned two conference doubles victories against No. 11 Vanderbilt and Mississippi State….ITA Scholar Athlete...ITA All-Academic Team...Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll...Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll…Fall President’s List and Dean’s List…Played in all but one match for the Tide…Recorded a 16-18 overall singles record and a 9-25 overall doubles record.
FRESHMAN (2006-07): Competed in 22 singles matches and 29 doubles matches…Won five singles matches in the fall…First collegiate singles win against UT-Chattanooga’s Samantha Duggan from the No. 6 slot…Won two consecutive singles matches against No. 58 Arkansas and No. 37 Auburn from the No. 6 and No. 5 slots…Paired with Nicole Briceno for first collegiate doubles win over No. 54 Texas Tech from the No. 2 slot…Defeated No. 31 Tennessee and top-ranked Georgia from the No. 3 slot in doubles…Ended the home season with two doubles wins against No. 58 Arkansas and No. 37 Auburn from the No. 3 position…ITA All-Academic Team...Spring and Fall Dean’s List...Fall President’s List...Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Earned the Chicago city championship and was her team’s MVP in 2004...Runner-up in the state sectionals in 2005...Also competed in soccer while attending high school in the states...Played handball, basketball, track & field and badminton in her homeland of Poland... Helped her handball team to a third place finish in the 2003 sectionals.
