April 11, 2009
The Gamecock women’s tennis team has Senior Day scheduled for Sunday when it hosts Alabama at 1 p.m. at Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center. It marks the final home match for seniors Suzanna Mansour, Gira Schofield and Natasa Vuckovic.
- Spent the first two years of her career playing for Florida State
- Had an 8-4 record at No. 5 singles and was 9-2 at positions two and three doubles her freshman year at FSU
- Came to South Carolina in fall 2007
- Amassed nearly 50 victories in singles during her career
- Owns over 40 victories in doubles for her career, giving her just under 100 combined victories
- In fall 2008, won her doubles flight with partner Ashley Miller at the Northwestern Wildcat Invitational
- Aided the Gamecocks in key wins against Ole Miss and Arkansas this year, both top-30 teams, by winning at the No. 6 singles spot
- Helped South Carolina win the doubles point against Mississippi State, Arkansas and Auburn this year, all Gamecock victories
- Majoring in sport and entertainment management, set to graduate this summer
- Named Co-SEC Freshman of the Year in 2006
- ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year and team MVP her freshman season
- All-SEC Second Team honoree in 2006 and 2008
- All-SEC First Team in 2007, just the second player in school history to earn first-team honors
- Looking to become first Gamecock in school history to make the All-SEC team four straight seasons
- Also hoping to become the first player in Gamecock history to make the NCAA Singles Championship field four times
- Played all but two matches in her career at No. 1 singles
- Owns over 80 career singles victories and over 70 in doubles
- Ranks fifth in school history for doubles wins and seventh in combined singles and doubles triumphs
- Has been among the national singles rankings virtually her entire career, peaking at No. 19 earlier this spring
- Set career bests this season with victories against two players ranked in the nation’s top-10 at the time of the meeting
- Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation in doubles during spring of her junior season with Ana Marija Zubori
- Is an exercise science major on pace to graduate this summer
- An integral part of the Gamecocks’ success over the past four season
- Led the team in singles victories as a freshman with 26
- Has made the All-SEC Second Team the past three seasons
- Like Gira Schofield, looking to be the first Gamecock in school history to make the All-SEC Team four straight years
- Nearly untouchable in dual matches her sophomore and junior years
- Her 19-3 record in 2007 that included an impressive 9-1 mark in the SEC earned her team Co-MVP honors with Ana Marija Zubori
- Last season, went 15-6 and 8-2 in the SEC earn MVP honors
- One of just six players in school history with over 90 career singles victories and currently ranks fifth with 93
- Ranked fourth in school history for career doubles victories with 76
- Her 169 career combined victories ranks fourth on the school’s all-time list
- Ranked as high as No. 62 in the nation in singles during her career
- Set a career best with a No. 33 national ranking in doubles earlier this spring
- Will earn her degree in international relations and affairs this December
