Maja Kazimieruk
| School: |
University of Houston |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Poznan |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Poland |
| High School: |
Sports HS |
| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, September 17, 1990 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Psychology |
| Singles Record: |
1-0 |
| Doubles Record: |
1-0 |
SENIOR (FALL 2012)
Has posted a 4-5 record in singles play and a 3-7 mark in doubles action in three tournaments this fall... kicked off the season at the Islanders Open with three-straight singles victories, defeating Tatyana Postnikova of Sam Houston State (6-3, 6-0), Wanda Beguelin of UTPA (5-7, 6-4, 10-5) and Leanne Mascall of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-2, 6-4) before falling in three sets in the singles flight title match... teamed up with Charlotte Phillips in doubles play at the Islanders Open, going 1-1 with an 8-4 victory over a duo from UTPA... claimed her fourth singles victory of the tournament season at the SFA Fall Invite with a 0-6, 6-2, 10-4 win over SFA's Valeria Terentyeva... teamed up with Dionne Sanders at the Rice Invite, going 1-2 with an 8-4 victory over LSU's Jeremiah and Taylor.
JUNIOR (2011-12)
Tied for second-most wins on the squad in dual singles play with a 14-5 record at the bottom two positions... posted an 8-3 mark at the No. 5 spot and a 6-2 record at the No. 6 position... won 14 of final 16 matches of the regular season... reeled off six-straight victories from March 12 to March 25, including wins over opponents from Iowa State, Marquette and Kansas... claimed five of the final six games in the decisive third set against Iowa State's Jenna Langhorst to clinch the win for the Cougars... claimed a 7-6 record in dual doubles play with partner Charlotte Phillips at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions... duo won both matches over teams from Southern Miss and Tulane at the Conference USA Championship... also tallied wins over duos from Colorado and Kansas in tightly-contested matches... posted a 7-6 singles record during fall play for an overall mark of 21-11 during the 2011-12 campaign... defeated Lena Macomson of Oregon, Berenice Van Den Bergh of Texas State, Wanda Beguelin of UTPA and teammate Liselot Koenen, all in straight sets, to claim the silver flight title at the Persona Legal Resources Cougar Fall Draw... went 2-7 in fall doubles action.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
Posted a 16-6 record at the No. 2 through No. 6 singles positions in dual play... played primarily at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, compiling a record of 12-4... all 16 wins came in straight sets... rode a seven-match winning streak from Feb. 6 to March 7... tallied a 6-0, 6-4 defeat of UTEP's Marie LeBlond in Houston's thrilling 4-3 victory on Feb. 13... notched the lone singles victory for the Cougars against Northwestern State, routing Kathrin Lange, 6-0, 6-1... blanked Louisville's Gabrielle Duncan in home finale on April 16... recorded an 8-11 mark in doubles play during the spring at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions... played primarily with Joanna Kacprzyk, going 5-10... teamed up with Kacprzyk to knock off No. 3 Baylor's duo of Stainback/Bara in the season opener... competed in all four tournaments in the fall, ranking second on the team with 15 combined victories... posted a 9-3 mark in singles play... claimed singles flight title at the Rice Invitational with straight-set wins over Conference USA opponents Marie LeBlond (UTEP), Katie Cecil (Tulane) and Alex Rasch (Rice)... won three matches at the Cougar Fall Draw to reach the flight title match... posted an overall doubles record of 6-5 with two partners... teamed up with Jo Garvey for a 4-2 record... won two matches to reach doubles flight finals with Garvey at the Rice Invitational... reached the doubles semifinals with Garvey at the Cougar Fall Draw... also teamed up with Joanna Kacprzyk, compiling a 2-3 record... finished the 2010-11 season with a combined singles and doubles record of 39-25.
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
Reached the double-digit wins mark in singles play in her first season with a 10-8 overall record... notched a 4-4 record at the No. 4 position, while going 6-4 at the No. 5 spot... won all 10 singles matches in straight sets... tallied a 7-8 record in doubles play at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions... teamed up with Laura Ring for a 3-1 mark, while going 4-4 with Joanna Kacprzyk.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Sports High School in 2009.
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 17, 1990, Poznan, Poland... daughter of Dariusz Kazimieruk... biggest influence in her life is her father, because he showed her that only hard work leads to success, when he used to be a volleyball player... hobbies include swimming and sailing... intends to major in psychology.
