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  Michelle DaCosta
School: University of Michigan
Year: Senior
Home Town: Huber Heights, Ohio
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High School: Wayne High School
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Birth Date: Friday, October 22, 1982
Dominant Hand: Right
Major: biopsychology and cognitive science
Singles Record: 72-63
Doubles Record: 79-56

Junior (2003-04) ... All-Big Ten Conference ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Singles ... 22-15 overall record ... 15-7 dual match record (14-7 at No. 1, 1-0 at No. 2) ... 7-5 Big Ten mark ... finished with ITA national ranking of No. 51 and regional ranking of No. 6 ... recorded a 1-1 record at the NCAA Individual Championships (May 24-29), defeating Tennessee’s 55th-ranked Sabita Maharaj (6-3, 6-1) before falling to No. 1 Raquel Kops-Jones of Califorinia (6-3, 7-5) ... defeated Denver’s Yanick Dullens 7-6, 6-4 before falling to Stanford’s Amber Lui 6-0, 6-0 at NCAA Regional (May 14-15) ... defeated Wisconsin’s 75th-ranked Katie McGaffigan 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3) (April 25) ... Big Ten Athlete of the Week (April 21) ... notched 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(9) decision over Illinois’ 34th-ranked Jennifer McGaffigan (April 17) ... recorded 7-5, 6-1 decision over Indiana’s No. 38 Dora Vastag (April 10) ... earned 50th career victory with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Michigan State’s Caroline Lay (March 23) ... won back-to-back matches against Maryland’s No. 44 Emily Marker (6-3, 6-0, Feb. 6) and South Carolina’s Danille Wiggins (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Feb. 8) ... posted 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Notre Dame’s 88th-ranked Christian Thompson (Jan. 29) ... tallied perfect 2-0 mark at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 9-11) ... notched 1-1 record at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 25-28) ... recorded 2-1 mark at USTA National Tennis Center Invitational (Oct. 11-13) ... posted a 2-2 mark at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships ... Doubles ... teamed with Leanne Rutherford and Kara Delicata ... 20-14 overall record ... 14-9 dual-match mark at No. 1 ... 5-7 in Big Ten duals ... finished with ITA national ranking of No. 27 and regional ranking of No. 5 with Delicata ... posted a 1-1 record at the NCAA Individual Championships (May 24-29) with Delicata, defeating Kentucky’s No. 14-ranked Sarah Foster and Aibika Kalsarieva 6-3, 6-1 before falling to Marshall’s Jessica Johnson and Ashley Kroh 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 ... defeated Denver’s Yanick Dullens and Suzana Maksovic 8-5 before falling to Stanford’s No. 1 Lauren Barnikow and Erin Burdette 8-4 at NCAA Regional (May 14-15) ... notched 8-2 upset over Illinois’ No. 9 Jennifer McGaffigan and Cynthya Goulet (April 17) ... earned 50th career victory with 8-4 decision over Marquette’s Veronica Garcia Briseno and Callan Smith (March 20) ... won six consecutive matches between Jan. 29 and Feb. 28 ... defeated Notre Dame’s Catrina and Christian Thompson 8-6 (Jan. 29) ... notched perfect 3-0 record at Michigan Invitational (Jan. 9-11) ... posted a 2-2 record at the ITA National Indoor Championships with Rutherford (Nov. 6-9), defeating Southern Nazarene’s Nikkita Fountain and Larikah Russell (8-4) and Florida’s Jennifer Magley and Zerene Reyes (8-4) ... posted 1-1 record at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23-28).

Sophomore (2002-03) ... All-Big Ten Conference ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award... Singles ... 18-15 overall record ... 12-10 dual match mark at No. 1 ... led team with 8-3 Big Ten dual match record ... 15-7 against regional opposition ... 6-5 record in three-set matches ... No. 105 in ITA national singles rankings ... won six of her last nine matches on the season and nine of her last 13 contests (all four setbacks came to top-10 opponents) ... lost a 6-1, 6-0 match against Stanford’s Amber Lui in second round of NCAA Championship competition ... defeated Indiana’s Linda Tran by a 6-2, 6-3 score in first-round Big Ten tournament action ... went unbeaten in three matches at Michigan Invitational ... listed a season-high No. 99 in the ITA national singles rankings ... defeated 72nd-ranked Lisa D’Amelio of Eastern Michigan (4-6, 6-0, 6-1) at Michigan Invitational ... reached quarterfinals of ITA Midwest Regional Championship before losing to Northwestern’s Jessica Rush (6-4, 7-6) ... Doubles ... teamed exclusively with Leanne Rutherford ... 18-16 overall record ... 11-12 dual match mark at No. 1 ... 6-6 Big Ten dual match record ... 11-9 against regional opposition ... claimed victories in eight of their final 13 matches ... defeated Colorado’s Lia Dimingo and Dominique Lemperle by an 8-2 score in NCAA Championship first-round action ... posted an 8-3 win against 20th-ranked Jennifer McGaffigan and Michelle Webb on April 12 ... upset 27th-ranked Katie Cunha and Kristina Stastny of Notre Dame by an 8-2 score on March 25 ... won all three matches at the Michigan Invitational ... tallied 2-1 record and reached quarterfinals of ITA Midwest Regional Championship.

Freshman (2001-02) ... All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Singles ... 18-15 overall record ... compiled a team-best 14-11 record in dual match competition (11-7 at No. 2, 2-4 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 4) ... 5-5 Big Ten dual record ... 12-10 mark against regional opponents ... claimed victories in seven of her last 10 matches ... lost a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 match against Georgia Tech’s Mysti Morris in first round of NCAA Championship competition ... won all three matches at the Big Ten Championship ... clinched U-M’s 4-3 victory against No. 36 Ohio State with a 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-4 win over 53rd-ranked Erica Fisk ... beat 109th-ranked Marcy Hora of Miami, Fla. (6-4, 6-1) to aid in the Wolverines’ 4-3 upset of the 27th-ranked Hurricanes ... collected 10th win of the season with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Minnesota’s Michaela Havelkova ... posted a 2-1 record at The Tribe Classic ... went 2-2 in Blue Flight at the Wolverine Fall Invitational ... gained first collegiate victory with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against DePaul’s Kadi Hilpus in Wolverine Invite first-round action ... Doubles ... played exclusively with Leanne Rutherford ... 19-15 overall record ... 12-12 dual match record at No. 1 … 5-5 mark in Big Ten dual matches ... compiled team-best 16-7 record against regional opposition ... suffered a close 9-7 setback against Georgia Tech’s Jaime Wong and Mason Miller at the NCAA Championship ... won two matches at the Big Ten Championship ... collected first career victory against a nationally-ranked pair, beating Tennessee’s Agnes Wiski and Vilmarie Castellvi by an 8-6 score ... tallied 2-1 record and reached round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship, losing 8-5 to Notre Dame’s Becky Varnum and Lindsey Green ... tallied a 4-0 record to win round-robin format of Wolverine Fall Invitational ... won first six matches of their career.

Prep ... Attended Wayne High School (2001) ... four-year honor roll student ... three-year member of National Honor Society ... compiled 129-1 career record ... three-time State of Ohio Division I singles champion (freshman, junior and senior years) ... State Player of the Year as a senior ... All-Area Player of the Year and Western Ohio League Player of the Year all four seasons ... two-time winner of Rae Bruick Award (junior and senior seasons) and two-time runner-up for the award (freshman and sophomore years) ... competed freshman and sophomore years in track ... two-time Western Ohio League Champion in 100m, 200m and 4x100m races ... member of 4x200m championship team as a sophomore ... district champion in 100m, 200m and 4x100m freshman and sophomore years ... became first woman in school history to qualify for state championship in 100m, 200m, 4x100m and 4x200m events.

Personal ... Michelle Elizabeth DaCosta was born Oct. 22, 1982 ... daughter of Percival and Carmen DaCosta ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... majoring in biopsychology and cognitive science.