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  Leanne Rutherford
School: University of Michigan
Year: Senior
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
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High School: National Sports School
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Birth Date: Tuesday, June 28, 1983
Dominant Hand: Right
Major: movement science
Singles Record: 72-50
Doubles Record: 65-55

Junior (2003-04) ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Singles ... 16-8 overall record ... 10-7 dual-match record (1-1 at No. 4, 9-6 at No. 5) ... 2-6 in Big Ten ... forced to abandon both matches at the NCAA Regional (May 14-15) ... won back-to-back matches against Michigan State’s Pascale Schnitzer (6-3, 6-1, March 23) and Western Michigan’s Valeria Stoilova (4-6, 6-1, 1-0(2), March 17) ... dropped 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 decision to Alabama’s Melissa Minor (March 14) ... recorded 11-match winning streak between Oct. 25 and Feb. 28 ... clinched U-M win over Notre Dame with 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Sarah Jane Connelly (Jan. 29) ... notched 6-2, 6-1 decision against DePaul’s Stephanie Matko in season opener (Jan. 17) ... posted a perfect 3-0 mark at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 9-11) ... runner-up in the “Maize” flight at the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 3-5) ... Doubles ... teamed with Michelle DaCosta, Lindsey Goldstein, Chrissie Nolan and Kavitha Tipirneni ... 15-8 overall record ... 7-4 dual-match record (2-1 at No. 2, 5-3 at No. 3) ... won six consecutive matches from Feb. 28 to March 28 ... earned 50th career victory with 8-4 decision over Penn State’s Lindsay Downing and Katelyn BeVard (March 27) ... notched perect 3-0 record at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 9-11) with DaCosta ... posted 2-2 record at the ITA National Indoor Championships (Nov. 6-9) with DaCosta, 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) with DaCosta, defeating Evansville’s Jetton and Peyton (8-2) ... teamed with Nolan at Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 3-5), finishing with 3-1 record.

Sophomore (2002-03) ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Big Ten Athlete of the Week (March 26) ... Singles ... set career highs in every major statistical category ... 22-10 overall record ... 16-6 dual match record (9-5 at No. 3, 7-1 at No. 4) ... 7-3 Big Ten dual match mark ... 13-5 record against regional opponents ... 11-3 record in three-set matches ... tallied a 1-1 record at No. 3 in the NCAA Team Championship, defeating Colorado’s Lia Dimingo (6-3, 6-1), while losing to Stanford’s 27th-ranked Erin Burdette (6-2, 6-3) ... won a team- and career-best 10 consecutive matches from the beginning of January until Feb. 28 ... ranked No. 92 nationally in singles for the first time in her career ... won all three matches at the Michigan Invitational ... split two matches in the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regional Championship ... Doubles ... teamed exclusively with Michelle DaCosta ... 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 ... won all three matches at the Michigan Invitational ... tallied 2-1 record and reached quarterfinals of ITA Midwest Regional Championship.

Freshman (2001-02) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Singles ... 18-15 overall record ... 12-12 dual match record (1-0 at No. 2, 2-0 at No. 3 and 9-12 at No. 4) ... 3-7 mark in Big Ten Conference dual matches and 11-11 against regional opponents ... defeated Georgia Tech’s Mason Miller by a 6-2, 7-6(6) score in the first round at the NCAA Championship ... split two matches at the Big Ten Championship ... gained 15th victory of the season with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(7) win that clinched Wolverines’ 4-3 victory against 27th-ranked Miami, Fla. ... recorded a 6-4, 6-3 victory against 92nd-ranked Amy Trefethen of Kentucky ... posted a 5-1 record in January and won a season-best five straight matches ... registered a team-best 3-0 mark at the Tribe Classic ... split two matches at ITA Midwest Regional Championship ... gained first collegiate victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Marquette’s Anna Pavlovic at Wolverine Invitational ... Doubles ... played exclusively with Michelle DaCosta ... 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 ... recorded 8-4 win over Michigan State’s Keri Thompson and Mandy Caldemeyer ... collected first career victory against a nationally-ranked pair, beating Tennessee’s Agnes Wiski and Vilmarie Castellvi, 8-6 ... started career with six straight victories ... tallied 2-1 record and reached quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championship ... posted a 4-0 mark at the Wolverine Invitational.

Prep ... Attended National Sports School (2001) ... received First Class Honors all four years.

National/International ... 2000 Canadian National Outdoors U-18 quarterfinalist in singles and doubles ... placed fifth in singles at 2000 Canadian National Indoors U-18 and reached semifinals in doubles ... singles and doubles winner at 2000 U-18 ITF Tournament held in Vancouvaer, British Columbia ... quarterfinalist in singles and semifinalist in doubles at 2000 U-18 ITF Tournament held in Burlington, Ontario ... top rated singles player in Alberta U-16 and U-18 during 1999 season ... listed fourth in singles in Canada (U-16) and ninth in singles (U-18) ... 1999 singles consolation finalist at Penn Fiesta Bowl Tournament ... finished sixth in singles at 1999 Canadian National Outdoors U-16 ... gold medalist at 1999 Western Canada Summer Games in U-16 division ... won singles and doubles titles at 1999 Western Canadian U-18 Ranking Tournament ... doubles champions and singles runner-up at 1998 Anaheim Jr. Championship ... 1998 U-18 Edmonton ITF Tournament singles quarterfinalist ... singles and doubles semifinalist at 1998 U-18 Vancouver ITF Tournament ... doubles champion at both 1997 Canadian Outdoor and Indoor Nationals in U-14 division ... fifth-place singles finisher in 1997 Canadian Outdoor Nationals and third-place singles finisher in 1997 Canadian Indoor Nationals in U-14 division.

Personal ... Leanne Marie Rutherford was born June 28, 1983 ... daughter of Ken and Donna Rutherford ... brother, Scott, played tennis at the University of Wisconsin ... enrolled in Division of Kinesiology ... majoring in movement science.