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2011-12 Women's Tennis Roster

Sofija Karalic

  • Position PLAYER
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biography

2011-12 (SENIOR SEASON)
Lone senior on squad... Posted 6-5 overall mark and 6-3 record in dual season... Battled back from injury and went 3-0 at No. 4, 1-0 at No. 5 and 2-3 at No. 6... Wins included pair of three-set Division I victories over Alcorn State and Middle Tennessee... Finished season strong by winning at Eckerd and Valdosta State... Went 0-1 in tournament play with Fanny Benincasa before going 7-5 with Kristina Martic in dual season with 2-1 record at No. 2 and 5-4 record at No. 3... Top doubles' wins included Xavier, Alcorn State and a stunning victory over Marika Kobayashi and Sasha Ulbrichtova of No. 1 BYU-Hawaii in a tiebreaker.


2010-11 (JUNIOR SEASON)

Led UNO with 14-5 record overall and team-leading 12 wins in dual play (with four losses)... Went 0-1 at No. 3 post and 12-3 at No. 4... Opened season with quarterfinal appearance in UWF Fall Fling which included a three-set victory in the second round against a player from the host institution... Won four straight matches after dropping season opener... Division I wins against Jackson State, Southern Miss and Alcorn State... Ended season on a tear, defeating last seven opponents including avenging her quarterfinal loss in the fall with 6-3, 6-4 win over Jessica Hsu of Division II No. 7 ranked UWF... Paired with Kristina Martic in spring at No. 2 position... Pair went 8-8... Duo defeated Southern Miss and Jackson State amongst Division I teams.

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)

Posted a 5-9 singles' record, playing primarily at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions...Top record of 3-2 at the No. 5 position and finished the year with two straight wins, defeating players from UTEP and Xavier (La.), while going unfinished in the Sun Belt Championships with a 6-4, 4-1 lead over a player from Louisiana-Lafayette...Other wins included Southern Miss, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern...In doubles' play, strictly partnered with Kristina Martic, posting a 6-10 record as a pairing, including a 2-3 record at No. 2 and 4-7 at No. 3...Notable doubles' victories came against Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss and Southern Illinois.

2008-09 (FRESHMAN SEASON)

Went 6-11 overall and 4-8 in dual play...Played primarily at No. 5 and No. 6, where she had matching 2-2 marks...Also went 0-3 at No. 4 and 0-1 at No. 1...Wins included a straight-set victory against Tulane (1/22), Northwestern State (2/8) and West Florida (4/7)...During fall season, defeated Mobile's Alana McDaniel 6-1, 6-1 to advance to quarterfinals of flight...Played doubles' with Kozue Matsumoto (1-1) and Anita Racz (1-2) during fall season...Went 0-1 with Pia Dozo-Moreno at No. 3 position, 0-4 with Ceara Howey at No. 2 and 1-2 with Amber Garza (0-1 at No. 2, 1-1 at No. 3)...Lone doubles' win of spring came with Garza against Xavier (3/6).

PRE-NEW ORLEANS
Attended Gimnazija Banja Luka...National top player in categories 14U, 16U and 18U...Won national championship in 16U category and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on several occasions in international competition.

PERSONAL
Born March 22, 1989...Daughter of Branka and Zoran Karalic...Sister, Teodora (12)...Finance Major

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2009Sophomore

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  • 2010-11Junior

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  • 2011-12Senior

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