2010 Preseason Notes • Miami returns four letterwinners from the 2009 season in which the Hurricanes advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last six seasons... • Senior Laura Vallverdu (Valencia, Venezuela) enters the year looking to become Miami’s all-time singles wins leader, needing 15 wins to pass current leader Audrey Bañada on the all-time list...
• Head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews earned her first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year award last season... • Yaroshuk-Tews has guided the Hurricanes to the NCAA Tournament in each of her eight seasons at the helm in Coral Gables... • Miami’s 26-5 record a year ago was the second-best overall record for UM in women’s tennis history, and the best under Yaroshuk-Tews...
• The Hurricanes enter the spring season ranked in the Top 10 in the Campbell’s/ITA poll...
• The Hurricanes welcome three newcomers to the program this year...
• Miami junior Bianca Eichkorn (Tengen, Germany) returns after claiming her first All-American honor from a season ago...
• Miami has Anna Bartenstein (Graz, Austria), Danielle Mills (Bradenton, Fla.), and Olivia Smith (Bath, England) joining the program...
• Miami finished the 2009 season ranked No. 7 in the national polls, defeating UCLA on the way to the NCAA Quarterfinals...
• Bartenstein will look to be a top three player in singles action for the ‘Canes, as she transferred to UM over the summer from Tulane, where she served as the top singles player for the Green Wave...
• The other returning All-American for the Hurricanes in senior Laura Vallverdu, picking up her third consecutive All-America honor last year... • Vallverdu advanced to the 2009 NCAA Singles Finals a season ago, becoming the second Hurricane to reach the final match since 2007... • Head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews, now entering into her ninth year in Coral Gables, is Miami all-time winningest coach in women’s tennis history... • Vallverdu will look to be Miami’s top singles player in the 2010 season, taking the top spot for the Hurricanes... • Last year, Eichkorn enjoyed the most successful season as a sophomore in UM women’s tennis history, posting 40 singles wins on the campaign... • Sophomore Gabriela Mejias (Cali, Colombia) stepped up big for the Hurricanes last season, amassing 20-plus wins as a freshman...
• Mills comes to UM as a highly-touted recruit from the Florida area, and a product of IMG Academy... • Smith comes to UM as a recruit from England, and is expected to fight for a spot right away in the ‘Canes lineup... • The Hurricanes host their second consecutive ITA Kickoff weekend this year, welcoming Mississippi State, the College of Charleston and Boston University to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center... • Miami hosts 12 matches at home this year, including perennial powers Baylor and TCU at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center... • This year’s home ACC schedule includes Clemson (Feb. 27), Georgia Tech (Mar. 24), Virginia Tech (Mar. 26), Virginia (Mar. 28) and Maryland (Apr. 9)...
• The doubles team of Mejia and Vallverdu comes into the spring ranked No. 3 in the Campbell’s/ITA doubles poll, having played together for the first time collegiately in the fall...
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• Senior Claudia Wasilewski (Boulogne, France) comes back for the Hurricanes after collecting back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2008 and ‘09...
Senior three-time All-American Laura Vallverdu enters the 2010 spring season looking to become the all-time leader in singles wins in Miami women’s tennis history.
Sophomore Gabriela Mejia looks to become an intricate part of doubles play for the Hurricanes in the spring with partner Laura Vallverdu.
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