Sara Toti
| School: |
University of Tennessee |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Las Vegas |
| Home State: |
Nevada |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Bishop Gorman |
| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undergraduate Studies |
| Singles Record: |
1-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
6-12 |
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
Singles
Saw first action since being sidelined with an injury falling to Hana Tomljanovic of Virginia at the UVA Winter Invitational (1/20)
Did not compete in singles action for the Lady Vols in the Fall of 2012 due to injury
Doubles
Competed in the ITA Kickoff in Lincoln, Neb. with partner Tiffany Tavares
Partnered with both Mimi Fotopoulos and Tiffany Tavares in the UVA Winter Invitational (1/21)
Partnered with Mimi Fotopoulos for the Tennessee Fall Classic (10/28)
Limited in doubles competition due to injury
FRESHMAN(2011-12)
Singles
Freshman season ended with torn ACL vs. Arkansas...Had surgery and is expected to return for 2013 season...Earned conference-high three SEC Freshman of the Week awards...Became first SEC women's tennis student-athlete to claim three straight player of the week accolades of any kind...Was ranked No. 20 in preseason ITA Ohio Valley region rankings...Primarily played from No. 4 and 5 positions and was 5-1 at No. 5...Won career-high four consecutive matches and six of seven in late January/early February to help her earn FOTW honors three times...Started career 3-0 with a flight four singles title at the Furman Fall Classic, winning two of three in straight sets and picking up a pair of ranked wins...Earned highest-ranked win, defeating No. 66 Chelsea Preeg of Vanderbilt 6-3, 7-6, in title match...Recorded 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory against No. 96 Katerina Popova of South Carolina.
Doubles
Finished season tied for sixth all-time with Rosalia Alda and Zsofia Zubor among UT freshmen with 26 wins...Used career-high 15-match winning streak with Brynn Boren to elevate to as high as No. 2 in doubles rankings (2/16)...Duo finished season ranked 31 nationally and second regionally...Went 15-4 during dual-match play...Primarily played from No. 2 spot...Recorded 7-2 record vs. ranked opponents...Second on squad with 10 doubles-clinching points...Closed fall by winning Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic title...Reeled off five consecutive wins at the ITA All-American Championships, including victories over four ranked opponents, to advance to the quarterfinals...Blanked No. 5 Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews of Notre Dame, 8-0, in highest-ranked win of career...Won three matches to earn spot in the All-American main draw, including clinching match against No. 17 Emina Bektas and Brooke Bolender of Michigan, 8-4.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
Ranked as the 13th-best prospect nationally and a five-star, blue-chip recruit by TennisRecruiting.net...Was also ranked the top player in the state of Nevada and the seventh-best recruit in the Southwest region...Part of the fifth-ranked recruiting class...In two seasons of high school career, led Bishop Gorman to consecutive state championships in 2007 and 2008, while earning All-America honors each year...Recorded more than 70 singles wins in prep career...Sportsmanship award receipient at the 2010 Summer Sectional Tournament of Intermountain.
