Francisca Norregaard - 2012

FRESHMAN (2013): Joined the Eagles in the spring...Appeared in 12 matches for the Eagles, playing all but one at the No. 6 position...Earned her first collegiate win in the Eagles' first match of the year against Presbyterian, defeating Haley Elliot 6-0, 6-2...Clinched the match in her lone appearance at No. 5 against Western Carolina's Erin Maguire on April 12...Earned a conference victory against Wofford's Lucy Schermerhorn on March 3...Played in three doubles matches with Mary Phillips Smith, picking up one win against Mercer's Roxy Bartz and Natalie Franklin.

PREP: Played No. 1 singles for her U16 team that won the National Team Tournament…Ranked as high as third as a U14 and ninth as a U16…Regionals Doubles Champion as a U16 and U12…Won a bronze medal in doubles as a U14.

PERSONAL: Full name is Francisca Marie Norregaard…Born on March 10, 1994 in Gentofte, Denmark…Parents are Michael Norregaard and Tina Hassel Norregaard…Hails from an athletic family with older brother Holger, 20, playing tennis at New Jersey Institute of Technology and younger sister Elizabeth, 15, being a member of the national basketball team of Denmark…People she admires the most are her mom and dad “because of the way they raised me in a safe and loving home, and they have contributed the most to who I am now”…Favorite athletes are Serena Williams and LeBron James…Majoring in Business.

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