Mariana Spilca

Class:
Junior
High School:
Sandia Preparatory School
Hometown:
Belen, N.M.

2010-11 • Senior season: Ended her season 5-20 in singles and 16-17 in doubles • won team[apos]s Most Enthusiastic Award along with fellow senior Peta Forsyth • was 3-9 in dual match singles play • was perfect in her final two regular season matches, winning in both singles (in straight sets in both) and doubles against Illinois and Iowa • was 11-11 in doubles in the spring • won seven of eight matches with Mariana Spilca from 1/24 to 2/20 • went 2-11 in singles and 5-6 in doubles in the fall season • played all but two doubles matches with Emilie Renault • duo recorded two wins at both the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa (9/10-11) and the Wildcat Invitational in Evanston, Ill. (10/8-9). 2009-10 • Junior season: Battled back from three years of injuries to be a regular in the doubles lineup with a 12-13 doubles record and a 3-6 singles mark • was the Central Region recipient of the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award • all three singles wins came in straight sets, including a 6-1, 6-3 win over Elle Coldiron in a 4-3 team win over 28th-ranked Kentucky (1/22) • went 10-11 in the spring in doubles, going 9-7 with Doron Muravnik • pair won five of six matches from 2/28 to 3/26, including four straight • competed at Big Ten championship with Magdalena Wiecha • only fall competition came in the North Carolina Invitational (10/6-8) where she lost all four singles matches and both doubles matches • partnered with Peta Forsyth in doubles • went 3-2 in singles matches in the spring, with all three wins coming in straight sets. 2008-09: Missed the entire season due to injuries. 2007-08 • Sophomore season: Completed the fall with a 4-9 singles mark and teamed with Danielle Mousseau for a 5-6 doubles ledger • did not compete in the spring • won three straight matches after a first round setback to take the consolation title in the Gold Flight at the Gopher Invitational (9/14-16) • rallied from a first-set loss to beat Catherina Bestehorn of Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the ITA Midwest Regional (10/20) • went 3-1 in doubles at the Gopher Invitational. 2006-07 • Sophomore season (Redshirt): compiled a 7-6 singles record during the fall season • did not play any matches in the spring • went 2-2 at the Gopher Invitational (9/15-17), capturing second place in consolation play • went 2-1 at the Penn Invitational (9/22-23) and 2-2 at the Wildcat Invitational (10/6-8) • posted an 8-4 doubles mark with Danielle Mousseau, capturing their flight at the Gopher Invitational with a 4-0 record. 2005-06 • Freshman season: Posted a 10-26 overall record, a 5-18 mark in dual matches and a 1-9 record in the conference in singles • played more singles matches than any other Golden Gopher • played at Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in singles • was 0-1 at No. 1, 2-5 at No. 2, 2-4 at No. 3 and 1-9 at No. 4 • gained her lone Big Ten win with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Emily Wang of Illinois (4/22) • with a 2-1 record, was one of only two Golden Gophers with a winning record in three-set matches (Reddy) • posted a 9-20 overall doubles record, a 7-16 dual mark and a 3-7 Big Ten record • was 5-9 with Danielle Mousseau in doubles dual matches • with Mousseau, clinched the doubles points in Minnesota[apos]s wins over Wisconsin and Illinois with 9-8 wins at No. 2 • compiled a 5-8 singles record during the fall • earned her first win as a Golden Gopher at the Bronco Invitational (9/16) • advanced to the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regional with a 3-0 showing in qualifying play (10/20-22) • posted a 2-4 doubles mark • was 2-1 in with Marina Bugaenco at the Bronco Invitational (9/16-18). HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Sandia Preparatory School • four-time New Mexico High School State Champion • led her team to the state title in her freshman and senior seasons • won the individual and team district championships all four years of her prep career • a four-time all-state and all-conference honoree, and a three-time all-city and all-county honoree • named the team[apos]s most valuable player four times • named the 2005 Sandia Prep Athlete of the Year • three-time Albuquerque Tribune tennis player of the year • 2002 EPTYC_National Open champion • 2002 Muterspaw Open champion • six-time winner of the Southwest Closed Championships • also has won two national opens and two New Mexico adult opens • was ranked as a high as No. 119 nationally in the USTA Girls 18[apos]s. PERSONAL: Public policy major • lists winning a 4:47 match at the Clay Court Nationals in 2004 as her most memorable sports thrill • lists drawing, painting, writing, swimming, playing video games and riding roller coasters as hobbies • daughter of Nicolae and Mariana Spilca • brother, Ilie, played tennis at The Citadel • sister, Nicoleta, played tennis at the University of New Mexico • born September 13, 1987.