The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Marija Milic
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Silverthorn Collegiate Institute
- Hometown:
- Etobicoke, Ontario
•2008 NCAA Doubles Championships participant
•2008 All-Big 12 doubles
•2007 All-Big 12 doubles
•2008, 2007 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
AS A JUNIOR(2007-08)
•Posted a 6-5 overall singles record and a 25-11 doubles record with Vanja Corovic
•Teamed up with Corovic to post a 6-4, 6-4 win over Cal-Poly[apos]s Steffi Wong and Brittany Blalock in the doubles round of 32 at the NCAA Championships
•With Corovic, suffered a 6-2, 7-6 (5) loss to Clemson[apos]s Carol Salge and Ani Mijacika in the doubles round of 16 at the NCAA Championships
•With Corovic, went 3-0 in doubles at the NCAA Championships to help Texas win the doubles points against South Florida, Florida State and Georgia Tech
•Defeated Iowa State[apos]s Liza Wischer by a 6-1, 6-0 count in UT[apos]s 7-0 win over the Cyclones
•Defeated Lamar[apos]s Mariantonieta Gutierrez, SMU[apos]s Kristen Reid and Texas-Arlington[apos]s Sofya Lifanova at the Rice Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE(2006-07)
• All-Big 12 doubles selection with Vanja Corovic after totaling a 10-1 league record at No. 1 doubles
• Big 12 Conference All-Academic team selection (first team)
• Compiled a 19-9 overall doubles mark, including an 18-5 mark with Corovic
• Totaled a 9-9 overall singles record and a 4-4 mark in dual matches
• Registered a 3-0 record in conference matches with wins over Texas Tech[apos]s Brenna Jackson, Colorado[apos]s Melisa Esposito and Nebraska[apos]s Ashley Finnegan
• Defeated Stanford[apos]s Megan Doheny and Northwestern[apos]s Nazlie Ghazal at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic
• Defeated Southern California[apos]s Whitney Peterson in straight sets at the Desert Classic
• Defeated Nebraska[apos]s Milena Schultz-Gartner in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championship
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
• Compiled an 8-6 overall dual-match singles record
• Totaled a 3-2 singles mark in dual-match play, picking up her first career dual-match victory against Iowa State[apos]s Eve Soriano
• Tallied a 10-11 overall doubles record, including a 7-9 mark in dual matches
BEFORE TEXAS
• Achieved Canadian junior rankings of top-seven in singles and top-four in doubles.
• Claimed the U14 Canadian Indoor Nationals doubles title in 2001.
• Recipient of the Tennis Canada Sportsmanship Award.
• Honored as the Ontario Tennis Association[apos]s VIP.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jovan and Gordana Lakovic ... has one older brother, Goran... majoring in anthropology ... born July 7, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2006, Spring 2007) ... a 2007 Academic All-Big 12 selection (second team) ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Ann Caswell Allison Endowed Presidential Scholarship.
