Lina Padegimaite

Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
VDU Rasos
Hometown:
Kaunas, Lithuania

Pronunciation: LEE-na pah-day-gee-MY-tay

• 2012 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2012 Big 12 Champion - No. 5 singles
• 2012 All-Big 12 doubles
• Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2012-14)
• 2014 and 2013 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

Records
CAREER
Singles: 46-35
Doubles: 38-43
Dual-Match Singles: 41-24

2013-14 (JUNIOR)
Singles: 9-14
Doubles: 9-13
Dual-Match Singles: 7-8

2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
Singles: 15-16
Doubles: 17-18
Dual-Match Singles: 13-11

2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
Singles: 22-5
Doubles: 12-12
Dual-Match Singles: 21-5

AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
•   Totaled a 9-14 overall singles record, including a 7-8 mark in dual matches and a 2-1 record in conference play
•   Defeated Houston’s Rocio Martin by a 6-4, 6-2 count in UT’s 4-0 win over the Cougars at the NCAA Championships
•   Dealt TCU’s Millie Nichols a 6-3, 6-0 defeat in Texas’ 4-2 win over the Horned Frogs at the Big 12 Championships
•   Knocked off Baylor’s Alex Leatu at No. 6 singles (6-4, 6-4) in UT’s dual match against the Bears
•   Defeated Oklahoma State’s Karyn Guttormsen (6-3, 6-4) in UT’s dual match against the Cowgirls
•   Defeated UCLA’s Kaitlin Ray (2-6, 6-3, 1-0 [10-6]) at No. 6 singles at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
•   Posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Auburn’s Jackie Kasler in UT’s win over the Tigers at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event
•   Defeated Stephen F. Austin’s Malena Gordo (6-1, 6-2) at the Texas Invitational
•   Posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over Sam Houston State’s Imke Jagau at the ITA Texas Regional Championship

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)

• Defeated William & Mary’s Hope Johnson (6-2, 6-1) at fifth singles in UT’s 4-1 win over the Tribe in the opening round of the NCAA Championship

• Posted consecutive wins over FIU’s Michelle Sabado (6-0, 6-0), SMU’s Hristina Dishkova (6-4, 6-3) and West Virginia’s Vivian Tsui (6-0, 6-0) in dual-match play

• Helped UT to a 3-0 start in Big 12 play with wins over Oklahoma’s Whitney Wofford (6-0, 6-1), Oklahoma State’s Kanyapat Narattana (6-3, 6-4) and Iowa State’s Emma Waites (6-1, 6-1)

• Defeated Michigan’s Amy Zhu at fifth singles (6-3, 6-1) in UT’s road loss to the Wolverines

• Sealed UT’s 5-2 win at No. 9 Northwestern with a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (4) win over the Wildcats’ Linda Abu Mushrefova

• Defeated Utah’s Paige Miles (6-3, 6-0) at fifth singles in UT’s 4-1 win over the Utes at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event

• Defeated Old Dominion’s Diana Ivanova (6-1, 6-2) in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
• Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year
• Big 12 Champion, No. 5 singles
• All-Big 12 doubles (with Noel Scott)
• posted a 22-5 overall singles record, including a 21-5 mark in dual matches and a perfect 9-0 mark in Big 12 regular-season matches
• tied with Elizabeth Begley for the team lead in dual match singles wins (21)
• notched a 12-12 overall doubles record
• defeated Nebraska's Madeleine Geibert (6-3, 6-2) in UT's 4-2 win over the Cornhuskers in the NCAA Championships' round of 32
• helped UT to a 4-0 opening-round win over Wichita State in the NCAA Championship with a 6-2, 6-1 win over the Shockers' Lucia Kovalova
• helped Texas defeat Texas A&M in the finals of the Big 12 Championship by posting a 6-0, 6-2 win over the Aggies' Lauren Santacroce
• defeated Texas Tech's Caroline Starck (6-4, 6-2) to help Texas to a 4-2 win over the top-seeded Lady Raiders in the Big 12 Championship semifinals
• finished the regular season with a weekend sweep of Oklahoma's Nicole Long (6-3, 6-1) and Oklahoma State[apos]s Mary Jeremiah (6-1, 6-0)
• notched a 6-4, 6-4 win over Texas Tech's Kenna Kilgo to help Texas hand the Lady Raiders a 4-2 defeat in Austin
• defeated Baylor's Jordaan Sanford (6-0, 6-3) to help the Horns defeat the Bears for the first time since 2005
• completed a weekend sweep of Kansas' Dylan Windom (6-2, 6-3) and Kansas State's Marketa Trousilova (6-0, 6-2) in UT's wins over the Jayhawks and Wildcats
• opened conference play with a pair of road wins against Iowa State[apos]s Meghan Cassens (6-2, 6-0) and Missouri's Jamie Mera (5-7, 6-3, 1-0 [10-4])
• registered a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over USC's Gabriella DeSimone in UT's 4-3 defeat to the fourth-ranked Trojans
• notched a 6-3, 6-4 win over Northwestern's Veronica Corning in UT[apos]s 6-1 win over the visiting eighth-ranked Wildcats
• defeated Georgia's Kate Fuller (6-1, 6-3) at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• defeated Vanderbilt's Ashleigh Antal (6-3, 6-3) at fifth singles to help Texas to a 4-1 win over Vanderbilt in the finals of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend
• dealt Alabama's Taylor Lindsey a 6-3, 6-1 defeat to help Texas to a 4-3 win over the Crimson Tide in the opening round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend
• helped Texas to a 4-3 season-opening win over No. 4 North Carolina with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Gina Suarez-Malaguti at fifth singles
• defeated UC Irvine's Franziska Goettsching by a 6-4, 6-3 count at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic

BEFORE TEXAS
• represented her native Lithuania in Fed Cup competitions
• featured inside the top-200 of the ITF world junior rankings

PERSONAL
Born May 3, 1993 in Kaunas, Lithuania ... daughter of Zilvinas Padegimas (father) and Laima Padegimiene (mother) ... has one sister, Migle (20) ... finished high school with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... major is exercise science.