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Playing as a fifth-year senior after losing her freshman campaign to injury • Enters the spring ranked No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the Carolinas Region in doubles with Sanaz Marand • Also ranked No. 14 in the region in singles • Went 5-5 during the tournament season with a pair of wins over ranked opponents • Topped No. 41 Yvette Hyndman of Georgia at the ITA All-American Championships and No. 58 Kelcy McKenna of Arizona State at the Freeman Memorial Championship • With Marand, went 13-5 in doubles, repeating as ITA regional champions with an 8-6 win over No. 14 Ina Hadziselimovic and Josipa Bek of Clemson • Defeated five ranked opponents and earned an automatic bid to the ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Nationals.
SENIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Earned ITA All-America honors in doubles with teammate Sanaz Marand by virtue of her final national ranking of No. 6 • Finished the season with a 16-12 singles record and a 29-9 doubles record • Ranked as high as No. 86 in the ITA singles poll and as high as No. 3 in doubles with Marand • Playing primarily at the No. 4 position, compiled a 10-7 singles record in dual matches • Defeated three top-100 opponents in the spring, including No. 78 Megan Alexander of Florida, No. 65 Jelena Stanivuk in Baylor and No. 74 Amanda Granson of Duke • The win over Alexander helped UNC to a 4-3 win over the No. 7 Gators • Teamed with Marand to go 18-2 in doubles during the spring, including a 7-0 mark in ACC play • Defeated 10 ranked doubles opponents on the season, including six in a row from March 1 to April 17 • Won 12 consecutive doubles matches in the spring, going over two months without a loss • Qualified with Marand for the NCAA doubles tournament • Entered the spring ranked No. 1 in the Southeast region and No. 15 in the ITA national poll in doubles along with Marand • Also ranked No. 22 in the region in singles • Finished the fall season with a 5-3 record in singles play and a 9-5 mark in doubles action • Defeated a pair of top-100 opponents in singles play, No. 56 Keilly Ulery of Vanderbilt and No. 89 Stefi Balda of Clemson • Captured the ITA Southeast Regional doubles title with Marand to earn an automatic bid to the ITA National tournament • Posted a 7-1 record with Marand that included a pair of wins at the ITA National tournament over teams from USC and LSU • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08)
After being limited due to injury for two seasons, had a breakout junior campaign for the Tar Heels • Finished 17-14 in singles play, including an 11-7 mark in dual matches • Partnered with Marand to form one of the nation's top doubles tandems • The duo reached as high as No. 3 in the ITA national rankings and finished the spring ranked No. 21 • Compiled an overall doubles record of 26-18, including a team-best 21 wins with Marand • Entered the spring ranked No. 3 in the Southeast Region and No. 8 in the nation in doubles with Marand • Captured the consolation draw title with Marand at the ITA National Indoor Championships • Defeated No. 13 Megan Falcon and Hannah Robinson of LSU and No. 10 Caitlin Whoriskey and Zsofia Zubor of Tennessee at ITA Nationals • Avenged an earlier loss to Duke's Melissa Mang and Amanda Granson in the consolation final with a convincing 8-2 win • Also advanced to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regionals.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07)
Played doubles in four dual matches during the spring, finishing with a 3-1 record partnered with Austin Smith and Alexandra Jurewitz.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06)
Missed both the fall and spring seasons due to injury.
PREP/PERSONAL
Played on the tennis team for two years, her sophomore and junior years • Lost in the Indiana State High School Championships finals in her sophomore year • Posted a season record of 26-1 • Won the Indiana State High School Championships her junior year • Posted a 25-0 record that year • Won the Midwest Closed Championships once in 16s and twice in 18s in singles • Reached the quarters of the 18s Spring Supernationals in Alabama nationally ranked in the top 30 of all age groups • Ranked as high as fourth in the nation • Majoring in communications with a minor in social and economic justice • Sports, movies, concerts, shopping, and tubing are her hobbies • Admires athletes Roger Federer and Peyton Manning • Her biggest sports thrill was winning the state championship her junior year • Lists her sister as the person having the greatest influence on her athletic career • Lasagna is her favorite food • Her favorite movies are "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Charlie Bartlett" and her favorite TV shows are "Friends" and "24" • Speaks Polish • Sophie Helen Grabinski is the daughter of Eva and Lech Grabinski • Born October 23, 1987, in Southfield, Mich.
