Alessandra Dzuba Bio
10/4/2010 2:43:00 PM | General
JUNIOR: Competed mainly at the six seed, but also saw action at the five seed...Began her career at Georgia Southern by posting a 7-5 singles record, 4-4 in conference play...Won seven of her first nine matches of the season...Notched her first victory against Hampton's Renee Henry...Also defeated non-conference opponents Georgia State and Florida Gulf Coast...Recorded her first conference victory over Wofford's Stephanie Cox...Also downed conference foes Katharine Dicconson of Davidson, Amanda Cash of Appalachian State, and Andrea Pont of Elon...Paired with Taylor Jones in doubles action.
AT UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS: Competed two seasons as a Jayhawk...Earned the Academic Scholar-Athlete Award...Competed in three tournaments in fall 2009, recording a team-high record of 7-3...Went undefeated in singles play at the UNC Wilmington Invitational and started the season 4-0 in singles...Played 12 dual doubles matches in 2009, going 2-4 with teammate Kate Goff...Her inaugural fall campaign of 2008, posted a 3-4 singles record and 2-4 doubles mark.
PREP: Attended Ft. Lauderdale Preparatory School...Graduated class valedictorian...Member of the honor society...Won the Pinnacle Award her senior year.
PERSONAL: Born November 22, 1989 in Montreal, Canada...Daughter of Roman Dzuba and Maria Concetta Pietraroia...Brother, Peter Dzuba, played tennis at Stetson...Majoring in Fine Arts with a minor in Psychology.
