Jessika Mozia

Class:
Senior
High School:
Colorado Academy
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.

2016 SPRING SEASONÂ
Went 9-13 in singles and 4-6 in doubles play during the spring seasonÂ - finished career 12th all-time for most singles wins with 81 and 24th in doubles with 63 victoriesÂ - paired up with three different doubles partnersÂ - started nonconference play strong in singles picking up wins against No. 41 DePaul's Â Zaina Sufi, No. 63 New Mexico's Ruth Copas and No. 66 Utah's Jena ChengÂ - won two Big Ten singles matches.Â

2015 FALL SEASON
Completed the fall season 3-4 in singles play and 9-3 in doubles competition -Â kicked off her senior campaign at the Gopher Invite a perfect 6-0 in doubles while finishing third in the top "A" Flight with a 2-1 singles record -Â advanced to the ITA Central Region round of 16 in doubles with partner Caitlyn Merzbacher to keep her strong start to the season in doubles going -Â competed in both singles and doubles play at the Big Green Invite.

2014-15 - JUNIOR SEASON
Had a 19-17 singles record and a 20-10 doubles ledger - in the spring season, went 11-14 in singles and 14-5 in doubles - played at position Nos. 2 and 3 in both singles and doubles - nine of 11 wins in the spring came in straight sets - topped Michigan State's Aslina Chua, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the team's first-round conference tournament win over the Spartans (April 23) - went 12-5 with Julia Courter in dual match doubles, setting a team-high for spring wins - went 5-4 in Big Ten play with Courter - duo had a five-match win streak from Jan. 18 to Feb. 20 - finished the fall with an 8-3 singles record and a 6-5 doubles record - tied for the team lead in fall singles wins - went 3-1 at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 19-21) - made it through the qualifying draw and to the main draw's round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 16-20) - defeated opponents from Boston University and Dartmouth at the Big Green Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) - won a Gopher Invitational doubles title and placed second in a separate doubles draw at the tournament with Paula Rincon-Otero (Sept. 19-20) - also finished second in doubles with Caroline Ryba at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 21) - picked up an 8-0 win with Julia Courter against Boston University at the Big Green Invitational (Oct. 31).

2013-14 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Finished the year with a 23-17 record and a 16-17 doubles record - in the spring, went 13-12 in singles and 10-11 in doubles - had a 12-5 singles record at the Baseline Tennis Center and was 10-3 in three-set matches - won four times in Big Ten singles play - earned wins in eight of nine matches from Sept. 20 to Oct. 18 and did the same from from Feb. 16 to March 23 - won 10 of her first 11 spring doubles matches with Mozia (Jan. 19-March 8) - tied for the team lead with 10 fall wins, going 10-5 - won the Gopher Invitational en route to winning eight of her first nine fall singles matches - went 6-6 in doubles in the fall with three different partners.

2012-13 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Was named Minnesota's Co-Most Improved Athlete after leading the Gophers with a 22-18 overall singles record in her first year with the team - During the spring season, played mostly at the fourth position, but saw time at the Nos. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 positions, as well - held a winning streak of six matches from Feb. 16 to March 22 - topped Wisconsin's Lauren Burich, 6-3, 6-3, in the conference season opener (Feb. 24) - defeated Maggy Lehmicke of No. 14 Nebraska in three sets (April 19) - posted an overall doubles record of 16-16, including a 6-5 record with teammate Aria Lambert and a 5-6 ledger with Yuliana Umanets - had a 9-5 singles and a 6-6 doubles record in the fall - made her collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 14-16) and notched a 6-2, 6-3 win over Christina Colarossi (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) - advanced to the semifinals of the tournament - defeated Christina Harazin (Iowa) in the third place match - went 2-2 in doubles, including a win over Ankita Bhatia and Daphne Friedrichs (Eastern Michigan) in the opening round - paired with Aria Lambert in doubles at the Wildcat Invitational (Oct. 14-16) and won the championship title in the Black Draw with an 8-6 defeat of Ellen Silver and Annette Dohanics (Iowa) - competed in the singles competition and finished second in the Green Draw - qualified for the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 17-21) with two victories in qualifying play - fell to Zita Engbroks of Oklahoma in the round of 32 - teamed with Aria Lambert in doubles, winning in the opening round against Maria Toro Moreno and Stephanie Hollis (St. Louis) - finished third at the Kitty Harrison Invitational (Nov. 9-11) with the defeat of Kai Broomfield (Marshall) in three sets.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Four-star tennis recruit - No. 1 singles player at Colorado Academy - compiled an 86-5 record throughout high school career - made Prince Top 100 list twice - 2010 and 2012 Colorado State Champion and was a state finalist in 2009 - honored as MVP for four consecutive years - four-time all-league first team - four-time Metro League First Team - twice recognized as Player of the Week by Denver Post Newspaper and NBC Channel 9 - five-time recipient of USTA National Sportsmanship Award - one of four recepients of the 2009-2010 Bill Talbert National Junior Award - four-year varsity letterwinner - named Senior of the Year - received Simms Alumni Athletic Award - an honor student - recipient of Violin Honors, performing four recitals per year - also a highly-competitive USTA player, ranked sectionally and sectionally.

PERSONAL
Born January 14, 1994 - daughter of Pius and Brenda Mozia - has a brother named Matthew who also played tennis in college and on the pro circut - father, Pius, had a collegiate tennis career and also played professionally - in her spare time, she enjoys creative writing, coaching wheelchair tennis, volunteering with the Special Olympics, and playing the violin - is a published author of two poems, "A Celebration of Poets" and "Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans", as well as a short story - lists most memorable sports thrills as winning the silver ball at the Park City, Utah National Tournament in doubles play and winning her first match at the 10k Pro-Circuit Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas - majoring in Pre-Med and Psychology.