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Enters the spring ranked No. 100 in the nation and No. 12 in the Carolinas region in singles • Also ranked No. 22 in the nation and No. 5 in the region in doubles with Shinann Featherston • Defeated five ranked opponents during the tournament season, including three in advancing to the singles final of the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas • Defeated No. 78 Carolyn McVeigh and No. 16 Mallory Burdette of Stanford in back-to-back matches • Was 9-7 in singles matches and 11-4 in doubles playing with Featherston and Zoe De Bruycker.
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Finished the season with a 20-19 singles record and a 34-14 doubles record • Ranked as high as No. 23 in the ITA singles poll and as high as No. 12 in the ITA doubles poll • Had the distinction of finishing the year ranked with three different players in the national doubles poll - Sanaz Marand, Shinann Featherston and Austin Smtih • Became just the sixth three-time All-ACC honoree in school history after compiling a league record of 6-4 in singles and 7-3 in doubles • Defeated six ranked opponents in the fall, including No. 25 Georgia Rose of Northwestern and No. 20 Laura Vallverdu of Miami • Scored the match-clinching victory over No. 13 Josipa Bek of Clemson in the 4-2 ACC quarterfinal win • Teaming with Featherston, opened the spring with five consecutive doubles wins before Featherston was lost to a season-ending knee injury • Paired primarily with Smith after the injury to Featherston, compiling a 15-6 dual mark and earning a bid to the NCAA doubles tournament • Entered the spring ranked No. 20 in the Southeast Region in singles • Also ranked No. 12 in the ITA national poll and No. 4 in the region in doubles with Featherston • Played one of the toughest singles schedules in the nation during the fall, facing seven opponents ranked in the top 60 • Won the top flight championship with Featherston at the Furman Fall Classic, defeating a pair of top-20 opponents • Posted a combined doubles record of 9-5 playing with Featherston and Marand that featured wins over four ranked opponents • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Had another strong spring, finishing 16-8 in dual match singles and 22-5 in dual match doubles • Spent all of the 2008 spring season in the top 30 of the ITA national singles poll, topping out at No. 26 • Ranked as high as No. 31 in the nation in doubles with Sanaz Marand and No. 46 in the nation with Austin Smith • Earned All-ACC honors after finishing 7-3 in ACC singles matches and a perfect 11-0 in ACC doubles action • Defeated seven ranked singles opponents including a key win over No. 51 Amanda Fink in the upset of No. 8 USC at the ITA National Indoor Championship • Earned a berth into the NCAA Singles tournament, during which she advanced to the second round with a win over No. 35 Cristina Visico of Cal • From March 8 to May 9, playing with Marand and Smith, won 15 consecutive doubles matches • Missed most of the fall season due to injury • Appeared in four doubles matches during the Kitty Harrison Invitational, tallying wins with Jelena Durisic, Sophie Grabinski and Smith • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
Finished the season with a 33-11 singles record, including a 9-1 mark in ACC play • Partnering with Sara Anundsen, Laura Reichert, Austin Smith and Jenna Long, finished with a 15-5 doubles record, including a 7-0 mark with Anundsen • Named All-ACC as well as ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch • Played primarily at the No. 2 position in dual matches, finishing with a 16-5 mark at that spot • Had six wins over ranked opponents in the spring, including a 6-2, 6-1 win over No. 14 Nina Henkel of Cal • Earned a bid to the NCAA singles tournament, where she defeated No. 52 Sylvia Kosakowski of Pepperdine in the first round before falling to No. 3 Melanie Gloria of Fresno State • Playing with Anundsen, scored an 8-2 win over No. 5 Brook Buck and Kelcy Tefft of Notre Dame • Finished the fall with a 14-2 record in singles play • Won the B flight singles title at the William & Mary Invitational • Won six qualifying matches in a row to advance to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships • Scored three wins over nationally-ranked opponents in the fall, including a straight-set victory over No. 7 Amanda Fink of Southern Cal.
PREP/PERSONAL
Ranked No. 54 in 2004 18s • In 2003, ranked in Top 10 of USTA 18s • Ranked No. 1 in 2002 in 14s • No. 5 USTA 16s • No. 3 USTA 12s • Sidelined with a back stress fracture after the U.S. Open in 2004 until her summer before college • Competed in all four Grand Slams in 2004 • Reached the doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 2004 • Girls 18s doubles finalist USTA National Clay Courts in 2004 • 18s singles champion at the Chanda Rubin Van Der Meer ITA in 2003 • 16s doubles champion of USTA National hard courts and Easter Bowl 2003 • 18s singles finalist and doubles champion at USTA International Grass Courts in 2003 • 16s singles champion at USTA National clay courts in 2002 • Majoring in political science and philosophy with a minor in journalism • Admires athlete Andre Agassi • Lists "The Chronicles of Narnia" as her favorite books • Favorite food is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches • Favorite TV show is "Seinfeld" • Studied abroad in Melbourne, Australia • Has one brother • Katrina Tsang is the daughter of Richard and Karen Tsang • Born July 7, 1988, in Durham, N.C.
