University of Minnesota Athletics
2011-12 Women's Tennis Roster
Tereza Brichacova
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Gymnazium Nad Stolou
- Hometown:
- Prague, Czech Republic
2014-15 · SENIOR SEASON
Had a 13-17 record in singles and a 19-14 mark in doubles · ITA Central Region's Most Improved Player (Senior) of the Year · Academic All-Big Ten · in the spring season, went 8-14 at the No. 1 position and had an 11-11 mark at the top doubles spot alongside Mehvish Safdar and Paula Rincon-Otero · went 9-5 in singles and 12-4 in doubles at the Baseline Tennis Center · in singles, defeated Oregon's Nia Rose, who finished the season ranked 84th nationally (Jan. 31) · won four of final six Big Ten singles matches · with Rincon-Otero, won six of eight matches from Feb. 22 to March 22 · went 5-3 in singles and 8-3 in doubles in her final fall season · tied for the team lead with eight fall doubles wins · won her second-straight top-flight singles title at the Gopher Invitational, winning four-straight matches without dropping a set (Sept. 19-21) · fell in three sets to No. 93 Natalie Beazant of Rice at the ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 27) · reached the second round at the ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 16-20) · placed third with Aria Lambert and finished third and first with Safdar in three doubles draws at the Gopher Invitational · with Safdar, reached the doubles quarterfinal round at the Central Regionals (Oct. 16-20).
2013-14 · JUNIOR SEASON
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · All-Big Ten Second Team · Academic All-Big Ten and ITA Scholar-Athlete · finished the season with a 20-16 singles record, including a 12-4 mark at the Baseline Tennis Center, and a 16-18 doubles record · went 11-11 in singles in the spring with all but one match coming at the No. 1 position · finished 10-10 at the top doubles position alongside Jessika Mozia · had two five-match winning streaks during the season · won three times in conference singles play · went 8-2 in three-set singles matches · in the fall, recorded a 9-5 singles mark and a 6-7 doubles ledger · won the top flight at the Gopher Invitational · reached the quarterfinal at the ITA Central Region Championships with a run that included a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over 15th-ranked Samantha Vickers of Tulsa (Oct. 17) · won 10 of her first 11 spring doubles matches with Mozia (Jan. 19-March 8).
2012-13 · SOPHOMORE SEASON
Voted Most Valuable Athlete by the team · shared Most Improved Award with teammate Jessika Mozia · received Big Ten Sportsmanship Award · finished the year with a 16-19 overall singles record (10-13 in duals) and a 17-16 mark in doubles competition · played to 5-6 in the Big Ten singles at the No. 2 position · defeated No. 33-ranked player Ronit Yurovsky in the team's battle against Michigan (March 24) · defeated Chelsea Utting of Penn State in three sets to help the Gophers to a 4-3 victory over the nationally-ranked squad · boasted the team's best doubles mark with a 9-5 success rate when paired with Doron Muravnik · had a 6-6 overall record during the fall tournament season · competed in the Blue Flight of the Cal Nike Invitational (Sept. 28-30), running up a 4-0 record before losing to Cessi Estlander (Cal) in the finals · fell in the singles consolation semifinals at the Wildcat Invitational (Oct. 12-14) · paired with Doron Muravnik in doubles for the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 17-21) and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 8-6 victory over Melanie Marlin and Haley Martin of Oral Roberts · in the quarterfinals, fell by a score of 8-3 to Oklahoma's Hermon Brhane and Whitney Ritchie · competed in doubles and earned a title with Pauline Gilbert · defeated Steph Falcon and Soumeya Anane (UNCG), 8-1, in the doubles consolation semifinals · outlasted Jackie Lee and Sydney Smith of William & Mary in consolation final to win the crown with a 9-7 finish.
2011-12 · FRESHMAN SEASON
Compiled a 12-8 singles record and a 8-13 doubles record · went 5-4 in singles conference play · had five consecutive wins between Feb. 5 and March 4 · secured a singles win over Iowa's Katie Zordani (6-4, 4-6, 6-4) to help Gophers advance to the Big Ten Quarterfinals · fell to No. 107 Kim Stubbe in the first round of the NCAA Singles Tournament · began doubles season with three-straight wins, pairing with Alexa Palen · teamed with Julia Courter for wins over Ashleigh Chiaf and Alex Clark of Missouri (2/24) and over Isel Martinez-Marcos/Emily Lauten of Virginia Tech (2/26) · Joined the team in January, did not compete in the fall.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Attended Gymnazium Nad Stolou and graduated in 2011.
PERSONAL
Double majoring in journalism/mass communications and German and pursuing a TESL Certificate · hobbies include watching movies and TV shows, reading, and hanging out with friends · also enjoys traveling and exploring new things · most memorable sports thrills were reaching the quarterfinal at the Czech National Championship in 2010 and being ball kid during ATP tournament in Prague in 2005 · daughter of Ladislav Brichac and Jana Brichacova · born March 1, 1992.
| Tereza Brichacova's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Season | Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 12-8 | 8-12 | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 16-19 | 17-15 | ||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 20-16 | 16-18 | ||||||||||
| 2014-15 | 13-17 | 19-14 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals | 61-60 | 60-59 | ||||||||||
