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  Nina Yaftali
School: University of Michigan
Year: Senior
Home Town: Westlake Village, California
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High School: Westlake
Height: 5-6
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Birth Date: Thursday, September 27, 1984
Dominant Hand: Right
Major: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Singles Record: 38-32
Doubles Record: 35-22

Senior (2005-06) ... Earned second varsity letter ... Singles ... 14-21 overall record ... 9-10 regional record ... 9-16 dual match record (0-2 at No. 1; 3-7 at No. 2; 6-7 at No. 3) ... 5-5 record during Big Ten regular season ... listed No. 30 in final ITA regional rankings (June 2) ... earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over Wisconsin's Chelsea Nusslock at Big Ten Championship (April 27-30) ... posted a 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2 win over Indiana's Brianna Williams (April 23) ... defeated Ohio State's Julie Blackmore, 6-4, 6-1 (April 15) ... posted a 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(4) win over Illinois' Brianna Knue (April 9) ... defeated Minnesota's Danielle Mousseau, 6-2, 6-7(5), 1-0(4) (April 1) ... posted a 6-0, 6-2 win over Wisconsin's Nicole Beck (March 25) ... defeated Western Michigan's Carrie Jeanmaire, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 (March 16) ... posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Marquette's Lauren Little (March 11) ... defeated Tennessee's Blakeley Griffifth, 6-2, 6-4 (Feb. 19) ... 5-5 record in tournament play ... went 1-2 at Michigan Invitational (Jan. 13-15) ... went 3-2 and reached semifinals at Thunderbird Invitational (Nov. 3-6), defeating Northern Arizona's Katie Schurr, 6-3, 6-0, Stanford's No. 25-ranked Whitney Deason, 6-2, 6-2, and Arizona State's Kady Pooler, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) ... went 1-1 in main draw at Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20-25), defeating Ohio State's Caitlin O'Keefe, 6-3, 6-3 ... Doubles ... 23-11 overall record ... 13-6 regional record ... 16-8 dual match record (16-8 with Lindsey Howard at Nos. 2 and 3) ... 6-4 record during Big Ten regular season ... 7-3 record in tournament play ... went 2-0 with Howard and Debra Streifler at Michigan Invitational (Jan. 13-15) ... went 3-0 with Monica Sly at Thunderbird Invitational (Nov. 3-6) ... went 2-1 with Chisako Sugiyama in main draw at Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20-25) ... went 0-2 with Kara Delicata in qualifying at Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 1-9).

Junior (2004-05) ... Earned first varsity letter ... Singles ... led team in overall wins (24), regional victories (19) and dual match wins (15) ... 24-11 overall record ... 19-4 regional record ... 15-6 dual match record (4-4 at No. 5; 11-2 at No. 6) ... team-best 8-2 record during Big Ten regular season ... posted a 3-0 record at Big Ten Championship (April 28-May 1), defeating Iowa's Hilary Tyler, 6-0, 6-3, Indiana's Cecile Perton, 7-6(2), 6-2, and Michigan State's Shelley Brady, 6-3, 6-1 ... posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Penn State's Katelyn BeVard (April 24) ... defeated Ohio State's Nidha Shah, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0 (April 16) ... picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win over Illinois' Pavlina Akritas (April 10) ... posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over Minnesota's Marina Bugaenco (April 3) ... defeated Iowa's Jacqueline Lee, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(2) (April 2) ... picked up a 7-6(4), 6-0 win over Wisconsin's Chelsea Nusslock (March 27) ... defeated Northwestern's Feriel Esseghir, 6-0, 6-0 (March 26) ... posted a 6-3, 7-6(3) win over Michigan State's Sarah Andrews (March 23) ... defeated Maryland's Neda Mihneva, 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(6) (Feb. 5) ... defeated South Carolina's Fallon Koon, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) (Feb. 4) ... defeated Alabama's Andrea Brenes, 6-3, 6-1 (Jan. 29) ... defeated DePaul's Brenda Leung, 6-1, 6-3 (Jan. 15) ... 9-5 record in tournament play ... went 1-2 at Michigan Invitational (Jan. 7-9) ... went 1-2 at Thunderbird Invitational (Nov. 5) ... went 0-1 in main draw at Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21-22), qualified for main draw with wins over Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Jennifer Tan (6-0, 6-1), Wisconsin’s Nicole Beck (6-1, 7-5) and Illinois’ Macall Harkins (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) ... went 4-0 and won “Maize” flight at Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 1-3), including a 6-4, 6-1 decision over Xavier’s Emily Tuchscherer for first career victory at Michigan ... Doubles ... 12-11 overall record ... 7-4 regional record ... 4-6 dual match record (4-5 with Elizabeth Exon at Nos. 2 and 3; 0-1 with Leanne Rutherford at No. 2) ... 0-1 record during Big Ten regular season ... 8-5 record in tournament play ... went 2-1 with Exon at Michigan Invitational (Jan. 7-9) ... went 1-2 with Exon at Thunderbird Invitational (Nov. 5-7) ... went 2-1 with Exon in main draw at Wilson/ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21-26) ... went 3-1 with Allie Shafner at Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 1-3), including an 8-1 decision over Cincinnati’s Liu/Brown for first career win at Michigan.

Prior to Michigan ... Attended UCLA during freshman and sophomore years ... posted an 11-11 overall singles record (3-2 dual match) and a 3-6 overall doubles record (1-0 dual match) ... participated at ITA West Regionals and Fall Desert Classic ... quarterfinalist in doubles at Cal State Fullerton Intercollegiates ... quarterfinalist in Invitational draw at Pac-10 Championships ... reached round of 16 in singles and doubles during qualifying for Omni Hotels ITA Regionals.

Prep ... Attended Westlake High School (2002) ... played only her freshman year ... team’s No. 1 singles player ... led Westlake to CIF semifinals ... earned Ventura County Star and All-Maramounte League first-team honors ... ranked No. 12 in the Southern California Girl's 18-and-under singles ... 2000 Ojai Valley Girl's 16-and-under tournament champion ... reached the round of 16 at the USTA Girl's 18-and-under National Hard-court SuperNationals.

Personal ... Nina Angela Yaftali was born September 27, 1984 ... daughter of Sal and Sima Yaftali ... brother, Alex, played two years of tennis at UC Santa Barbara ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... cellular and molecular biology major.