The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Vanja Corovic
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Gimnazija Svetisava
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
• 2008 NCAA Doubles Championships participant
• 2008 All-Big 12 singles and doubles
• 2007 NCAA Singles Championships participant
• 2007 Big 12 Freshman and Newcomer of the Year
• 2007 All-Big 12 singles and doubles
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09)
•totaled a 12-8 overall singles record, including an 8-6 dual-match record, all at No. 1 singles
•registered a 16-10 overall doubles record and a 9-7 dual-match record at No. 1 doubles with Marija Milic
•defeated Baylor[apos]s Taylor Ormond (6-3, 6-2 ) at No. 1 singles in UT[apos]s 4-1 loss to the Bears in the finals of the Big 12 Championships
•knocked off Kansas State[apos]s Antea Huljev (6-4, 6-4) at No. 1 singles in the regular-season finale at Kansas State
•completed a weekend sweep of Missouri[apos]s Jessica Giuggioli (6-2, 6-3) and Colorado[apos]s Melisa Esposito (3-6, 6-3, 7-5) at first singles in UT[apos]s wins over the Tigers and Buffaloes
•dealt Texas Tech[apos]s Samantha van der Drift a 7-6, 6-1 defeat in UT[apos]s 4-3 win over the Red Raiders
•defeated DePaul[apos]s Anna Redesci (6-2, 6-2) in UT[apos]s 4-3 win over the Blue Demons
•knocked off Rice[apos]s Julie Chao in the Longhorns[apos] season-opening win over the Owls
•outlasted Texas A&M[apos]s Morgan Frank (7-5, 3-6, 6-4) to reach the quarterfinals at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
•defeated Baylor[apos]s Kasia Siwosz (6-1, 6-0) in the round of 64 and Rice[apos]s Julie Chao (6-1, 6-1) in the round of 32 at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
•Teamed up with Marija Milic to defeat Cal-Poly[apos]s Steffi Wong and Brittany Blalock, 6-4, 6-4, in the opening round of the 32-team doubles draw at the NCAA Championships
•With Milic, fell to Clemson[apos]s Carol Salge and Ani Mijacika in the the doubles round of 16 at the NCAA Championships
•Defeated Florida State[apos]s 31st-ranked Katie Rybakova in UT[apos]s 5-2 win over the Seminoles in the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships
•Outlasted Texas A&M[apos]s Elze Potgieter in UT[apos]s 4-3 win over the Aggies in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
•Posted a 10-1 mark in Big 12 singles play
•Defeated Northwestern[apos]s seventh-ranked Maria Mosolova in three sets in UT[apos]s 5-2 loss to the Wildcats
•Defeated TCU[apos]s 62nd-ranked Nina Munch-Soegaard in UT[apos]s 5-2 win over the Horned Frogs
•Defeated Rice[apos]s Julie Chao in the finals to claim the main singles draw at the Rice Invitational
•Totaled a 25-11 overall doubles record with Marija Milic
•Teamed up with Milic to defeat Georgia Tech[apos]s Kristi Miller and Sasha Krupina to help UT clinch the doubles point in the Horns[apos] 4-2 loss to the Yellow Jackets
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• Totaled a 25-12 overall singles record, including a 20-5 mark in dual-match play and a 10-1 conference record
• Participated in the 64-player singles draw at the 2007 NCAA Championship, where she suffered a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Sacramento State[apos]s Katarina Zheltova
• Concluded the 2007 season with a No. 28 ITA singles ranking
• All-Big 12 singles and doubles (with Marija Milic) selection
• Defeated UC-Irvine[apos]s Becky Bernhard in straight sets in Texas[apos] 4-0 win over the Anteaters in the first round of the NCAA Championship
• Upset Baylor[apos]s 10th-ranked Zuzana Zemenova (defending NCAA champion), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in UT[apos]s 4-3 loss to the Bears in the finals of the Big 12 Championship
•Defeated Texas A&M[apos]s 30th-ranked Anna Lubinsky in straight sets in the Longhorns[apos] 4-3 win over the Aggies in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
• Knocked off Texas Tech[apos]s Samantha Van der Drift in UT[apos]s 4-0 win over the Red Raiders in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals
• Helped clinch the Longhorns[apos] share of the Big 12 Conference regular season championship with a straight-set win over Kansas State[apos]s Viviana Yrureta in UT[apos]s win over the Wildcats
• Rallied for a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 win over Texas A&M[apos]s Anna Lubinsky in Texas[apos] 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Aggies in Austin
• Defeated Colorado[apos]s 47th-ranked Monica Milewski in UT[apos]s 6-1 win over the Buffaloes
• Opened the dual-match season with seven consecutive victories, including a 7-5, 6-2 win over Nebraska[apos]s 49th-ranked Imke Reimers
• Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Southwest Regional Championship with wins over TCU[apos]s 45th-ranked Ana Cetnik, Texas A&M[apos]s Nicki Mechem and Texas-Arlington[apos]s Daniela Novakova
BEFORE TEXAS
• Ranked as high as No. 47 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings and as high as No. 536 in the ITF women[apos]s rankings
PERSONAL
Daughter of Dragan and Danijela Corovic ... has one brother, Aleksandar, 18, and one sister, Sanja, 21 ... major iscorporate communication... born July 10, 1986 in Belgrade, Serbia.
