Sr. - RH - Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro (Economic/UCLA)

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1 Sr. - RH - Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro (Economic/UCLA) Fall 2006: Ranked sixth in the preseason ITA rankings went 1-1 in singles action, with the loss coming to top-ranked Audra Cohen of Miami combined with Elizabeth Plotkin to go 5-4 in doubles play, a record that included a semifinal finish at the Riviera/All-American Championships received a preseason national ranking of 25 with Plotkin the two upset the nation's top-ranked tandem in the quarterfinals to reach semifinal action, 9-8 (11), before falling to the nation's fourth-ranked duo, 9-8 (2) Bercek and Plotkin received Duke's only bid to the ITA National Indoors : Transferred from UCLA after her sophomore season, where she was a two-time ITA All-America in singles and doubles... started her career at Duke by posting two-set victories over seven consecutive opponents during the fall season won her first tournament as a Blue Devil when she won her flight at the Maryland Invitational advanced to the finals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament posted a 7-1 record in fall competition teamed up with Jessi Robinson to post a fall doubles record of 8-2, a record that included appearances in two indoor tournament championship matches, winning ITA Regionals received a No. 5 preseason national singles ranking, while teaming up with Robinson for a No. 11 doubles ranking was listed as high as No. 1 midway through the season, becoming the sixth player in Duke women's tennis history to notch a top national ranking started off the spring season winning nine of her first 11 matches went 25-8 in singles play on the season and posted a 16-6 mark in duals, all at the No. 1 position maintained a top-10 national ranking throughout the season, never dropping below sixth went 7-3 in ACC singles matches combined with Robinson to go 2-1 in ACC doubles play also teamed up with Jenny Zika to go 3-3 in conference doubles play, as the duo posted a season record of 5-5 the two were ranked as high as No. 28 in the national rankings earned a bid to the NCAA Championships as the tournament's thirdseeded singles player matched her career-best performance at the NCAA Championships, making it to the round of ended the season ranked No. 7 in the singles listings an All-ACC selection... picked up her third consecutive All-America singles nod, becoming Duke women's tennis' 23rd All- America honoree : and doubles All-America for second straight year All-Pac-10 selection paired up with Riza Zalameda to earn Pac-10 doubles team of the year honors posted 14-5 singles and 15-3 doubles records... advanced to the round of 16 in doubles play at NCAA Tournament listed at No. 10 in singles and No. 17 in doubles (with Zalameda) in the preseason ITA rankings... played in the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American, reaching the round of advanced to the quarterfinals in singles at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regional Championships... teamed with Zalameda to reach the quarterfinals at the Riviera/ITA All-American... won five straight matches to win the doubles title at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals, earning a spot in the ITA National Indoor Championships... fell in the semifinals at the Indoors, losing to Northwestern's Cohen/Grier, 9-8(13) : Ended the season ranked No. 16 in singles and No. 12 in doubles (with Lauren Fisher)... singles and doubles All-America... Pac-10 Freshman of the Year... second-team All-Pac-10 selection... teamed with Fisher to capture the NCAA Championship in Athens, Ga.... named an NCAA Player of the Year member of the NCAA All- Tournament Team... led the Bruins in both singles (25) and doubles (25) victories... posted a 20-3 mark in singles during dual-match play, splitting time between the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions... played No. 1 singles during the NCAA Team Tournament... posted four wins over top-10 opponents in qualified for the NCAA Championships, falling in the first round... played most of her doubles matches with Fisher, going 15-8 overall and 10-7 in dual-match play... did not participate in the fall... joined the team in January. Prep: Attended Economic High School of Novi Sad "Svetozar Miletic"... ranked No. 1 in the Yugoslavian junior and senior rankings... listed at No. 47 in singles and No. 14 in doubles in the ITF Junior Rankings... doubles semifinalist at the Australian Open Junior Championships in advanced to the second round in singles at the French Open that same year... won European Championship in 2001 also played in Junior Wimbledon... represented Yugoslavia in the Fed Cup in participated in futures and satellites tournaments... earned rankings as high as No. 530 in singles and No. 358 in doubles on the WTA Tour. Personal: Born Daniela Bercek on July 7, 1984, in Novi Sad, Serbia... daughter of Mihailo and Elizabeta Bercek... has one sister, Aleksandra... father is a former No. 1-ranked and champion table tennis player in former Yugoslavia... nickname is "Nina." Year Dual ACC/PAC-10 Overall Dual ACC/PAC-10 Overall Totals

2 Sr. - RH - atlanta, ga. (westminster school) Fall 2006: Went 6-3 in fall singles play, winning five of her last seven matches reached the B Championship match at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, ending the tournament with a 4-1 record posted a 1-1 mark at ITA Regionals to close out the fall campaign combined with three different teammates to post a 2-5 doubles mark : Finished the season with a singles record and a 12-9 mark in doubles play played at the No. 3 (0-1), No. 4 (2-0), No. 5 (3-3) and No. 6 (1-2) singles spots posted a 4-4 record in fall singles play to match a 4-2 doubles record played with Jackie Carleton on a doubles team which was ranked 34th in the preseason and notched a 9-7 record won two of three singles matches against ACC opponents, increasing her career record to 16-4 versus conference foes won four of her final six singles matches before an injury ended her season : Notched a singles record on the year, including a 16-6 mark in dual matches was one of the Blue Devils' most versatile members, playing at the No. 3 (1-0), No. 4 (5-2), No. 5 (8-2) and No. 6 (3-2) singles positions posted a 7-3 record in ACC matches, bringing her career record to 14-3 versus league opponents came up big in the clutch for Duke, winning the clinching singles match in five of the Blue Devils' 16 victories had similar success in doubles, going on the year with 17 matches played in the No. 1 doubles slot : Came in as a freshman and collected a 22-9 singles and 18-9 doubles record... played the No. 5 (2-0) and No. 6 (16-4) singles positions... went 7-0 in ACC action and had an 18-4 dual match record... won three matches at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational... registered an 11-match win streak... picked up key dual match wins against Northwestern, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida State and Georgia Tech... in doubles, teamed with Jennifer Zika to post a 9-3 record in dual match play at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions... the duo notched a 5-1 record in ACC play... also played with Saras Arasu and notched a 7-5 mark... the duo won their final five matches played together, including three dual match wins... was ranked 49th nationally along with Katie Blaszak in the preseason ITA rankings. Prep: Attended The Westminster Schools where she played No. 1 singles the last four years... recorded a 51-0 ledger for head coach John Anderson... as a senior, named Athlete of the Year in tennis in the state of Georgia... led Westminster to state championships each of her four years... never lost a set during her four-year career... in the USTA and STA rankings, listed as high as No. 1 in 2002 (STA) and No. 4 in 2000 (USTA)... was sidelined with a back injury from May through November selected MVP of The Westminster team each of her four years... two-time winner of the Bullfrog STA (2001, 2000)... singles winner at the 2000 Franklin Winter National... singles finalist at the Southern Closed (2001), singles and doubles champion at the Costa Rican Bowl (2001)... third place in singles at the USTA Supernational Winter Championships in doubles semifinalist at the Chanda Rubin American ITF Circuit in South Carolina (2001)... finished sixth at the 2001 USTA Super National Clay Courts... registered a sixth place finish at the 2003 Easter Bowl Supernational... a four-time Westminster Schools honor roll selection... member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born November 30, 1984 in Atlanta, Ga.... daughter of Mason & Sharon Cargill... has one sister, Ansley (23), who plays professional tennis and is in her second year as a volunteer assistant coach with Duke in started playing tennis at age nine and played in her first tournament at age heavily involved in the community as a summer camp counselor, Habitat for Humanity, tennis instructor for underprivileged children and with the Atlanta Humane Society... majoring in psychology Totals

3 Sr. - RH - birmingham, ala. (Mountain Brook) Fall 2006: Posted a 7-2 mark in fall singles action, as she started the fall campaign on a fivematch win streak went 3-1 at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, reaching the C bracket semifinals posted two wins to reach the main draw of ITA Regionals, then fell in first-round action combined with Clelia Deltour to go 6-2 in doubles play, winning six straight matches after starting the season 0-1 posted a perfect mark of 5-0 at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, as the duo won the B bracket championship the two went 1-1 in ITA Regional action to end fall competition : Notched a 2-3 doubles record in the fall with partner Lauren Archer to go with a 2-7 record in singles Advanced to the consolation semifinals at the Maryland Invitational Played in two ACC dual matches in the spring at No. 3 doubles with Tara Iyer, posting an 8-3 win against Boston College and getting edged 9-7 against Maryland : Posted a 9-5 mark in singles play, with a 4-2 record in dual matches, all from the No. 6 slot reached the finals of Flight C Bracket at the William & Mary Invitational in the fall, before dropping her first match of the season to teammate Lauren Archer won match clincher in Duke's 4-3 upset of No. 8 Georgia Tech in April went on the doubles side in the campaign, including a 9-5 record when paired with Clelia Deltour : As a freshman, registered an 11-4 singles record... won the Flight B Consolation bracket at the adidas Classic with four straight wins... won two matches at the ITA Southeast Regional... picked up dual match wins against Aimee Kim of Yale (7-5, 6-4) and Danielle Stadelmann of N.C. State (6-3, 6-2)... collected a six-match win streak... went 1-3 in doubles play... teamed with Jennifer Zika to post a 1-1 dual match record. Prep: Played at the No. 1 spot for Mountain Brook High School as a senior... was the Class 6A State Champion in singles and doubles in her final year did not lose a singles match during her senior year... in 1999, ranked No. 4 in the South and No. 27 in the nation in Girl's 14 & under... in 2000, ranked No. 5 in the South and finished sixth in the Southern Closed Championships in Girl's 16 & under... in 2001, ranked No. 4 in the South in the Girl's 18 & under and 26th in the nation in the Girl's 16 & under... doubles winner in the satellite Tennessee Valley Open Championships in 2003 five-time winner of the Alabama State Qualifying tournament winner of the Southern Indoor Closed Championships in Girl's 16 & under in 2001, member of the USTA Intersectional/Southern Section team which placed second in the Junior Federation Cup Championships received Alabama Junior Female Player of the Year award in 2000 selected winner of the Katie Sanfelippo Award for Most Outstanding Sophomore Girl, Harvard Book Award and William N. Eddins Award for Excellence, the school's highest honor for seniors selected National Merit Scholar and AP Scholar Birmingham Post Herald Scholar Athlete Award and named to Birmingham News All-State Academic team in 2003 class valedictorian member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and the Latin Honor Society selected Who's Who Among American High School students. Personal: Born July 28, 1985 in Birmingham, Ala. daughter of Jim and Julie Goyer... has one sister, Charlotte (15), and one brother, Jim (11)... mother, Julia, played tennis at the University of Alabama... started playing tennis at age seven... majoring in physics and psychology with a concentration in neuroscience Totals

4 Sr. - LH - Savigny sur Orge, france (lycee corot) Fall 2006: Posted a 3-4 singles mark in fall play went 2-1 at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, reaching the quarterfinals combined with Parker Goyer to go 6-2 in doubles play, winning six straight matches after starting the season 0-1 posted a perfect mark of 5-0 at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, as the duo won the B bracket championship the two went 1-1 in ITA Regional action to end fall competition : Compiled a 17-6 singles record with 9-3 mark in dual matches and an 8-3 record in the fall finished the year at 103 in the ITA Rankings advanced to the semifinals of the Maryland Invitational before losing to teammate Daniela Bercek started the spring season at the No. 6 singles spot, where she posted a 6-2 record, then moved up to No. 5 and won three of four matches to end the season notched a 5-2 record against ACC opponents ranked No. 76 by the ITA heading into the season earned a 6-1 mark on the doubles side with three different partners : Had an outstanding freshman campaign, posting a record with a 12-4 mark in the fall and an 18-8 record in dual matches proved to be one of the Blue Devils' strongest and most consistent players in the spring, with 22 of her singles matches played at the No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4 position, going 15-7 from those slots had similar success from the doubles side with an mark, including a 9-5 ledger with Parker Goyer. Prep: quarterfinalist at the championships of France under-14 in over her career, she has been a semifinalist twice, runner-up on two occasions and a one-time winner at the Championships of France in doubles... played in the junior Roland Garros in runner-up at the Prince Cup under-18 in runner-up at the Derby cadet (Labaule) under-16 in semifinalist at the Paris Cadet under-16 in member of the French Team at the European cup under-14 in played in the LES PETITS AS tournament and advanced to the round of quarterfinalist at the senior French Nationals in was trained four years at the national center of Roland Garros. Personal: Born August 16, 1986 in Savigny su Orge, France... daughter of Gisele and Henri Deltour... has one sister, Candice (31) and one brother, Craig (28)... started playing tennis at age five Totals

5 Jr. - RH - hilton head, s.c. (heritage academy) Fall 2006: Posted one win in fall singles play, coming at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, eventually finishing 1-4 for the fall campaign went 3-2 in doubles play, combining with Amanda Granson to go 1-1 and Jenny Zika to go 2-1 after losing in the main draw of the A bracket at the USTA Collegiate Invitational, Zawacki and Zika posted two wins in consolation action : Played in four doubles matches (3-1) in the fall before an injury ended her season : Compiled a record from the singles side, with an 11-4 mark in the fall claimed the singles title at the UNC-Wilmington Invitational to kick off the season played at each of the No. 2 through No. 6 positions for the Blue Devils on the year, finding the most success at No. 5 (5-2) posted a doubles record while playing with six different partners on the season, including an 8-5 mark in the fall : Earned All-America honors in doubles... named All-ACC... was ranked as high as 89th nationally by the ITA in singles... collected a overall singles ledger... played at No. 2 (2-1) and No. 3 (17-5)... was 19-6 in dual match play and 6-2 in ACC action... won two matches at the ITA Southeast Regional... notched a 10-match win streak during the season... won 19 of her final 23 dual matches... picked up three victories against ranked opponents-- 81st-ranked Linda Tran of Indiana (6-7, 6-3, 6-3), 84th-ranked Catrina Thompson of Notre Dame (7-5, 6-2) and 81st-ranked Kendall Cline of North Carolina (6-2, 5-7, 1-0)... in doubles, had a overall record... was ranked as high as fourth-nationally with Amanda Johnson and 51st-nationally with Julia Smith... posted a 9-5 record along with Johnson, including a 2-0 ACC ledger... in the fall, the duo knocked off top-ranked and top-seeded Barnikow/Burdette in the first round of the Riviera All-American... the tandem also knocked off top-seeded Schmandt/Tsoubanos of Vanderbilt at the ITA Indoors... advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Indoors and quarterfinals of the Riviera All-American... teamed with Smith to produce a mark... played No. 1 doubles recording an 8-6 record. Prep: Attended the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., the last two years... in the ITF rankings, has been as high as 41st and in the WTA as high as 490th... had a 2002 national ranking of No. 5 in the Girls 18s... in Sept. of 2002, played in the junior U.S. Open and advanced to the doubles finals along with Shadisha Robinson... won the USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 Satellite in Baltimore in July of played in the junior Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open, Italian Open and Astrid Bowl during had a breakout year in 2001 on the national scene... placed third at the K- Swiss Championships... fourth at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Super National Hardcourts... won the USTA International Hardcourts... finalist at the Super National Clay Court Championships... doubles winner at the Bush Florida Open... placed fifth in singles at the Bush Florida Open... doubles winner at the Chanda Rubin ITA in South Carolina... prior to arriving in S.C., attended Oak Knoll High School in New Jersey as a freshman and sophomore... collected a 58-0 record at Oak Knoll... selected N.J. Player of the Year, Union County Player of the Year and was Union County Champion both years... earned New Jersey Athlete of the Month in Personal: Born June 18, 1985 in Rahway, N.J.... daughter of Ted & Terry Zawacki... has three sisters, Tracy (35), Terry Ann (32), and Tammy (30) and one brother, Tim (34)... Tracy played tennis at WFU... Terry Ann was a two-time All-America in tennis at Wake Forest... Tammy played collegiate tennis for Seton Hall... Tim played baseball and basketball for Monmouth University from her father, Ted, played basketball at Wake Forest from and led the Demon Deacons to the NCAA Final Four in 1962 and ACC Championships in 1961 & her father was also the head basketball coach at Moravian College (Pa.) and at Union H.S., while also an assistant coach at Farleigh Dickinson, Delaware and St. Peters... started playing tennis at age five... majoring in history with a minor in English and a certificate in Policy Journalism and Media Studies Totals

6 So. - RH - metairie, la. (mount carmel academy) Fall 2006: Was ranked 55th in the ITA preseason singles rankings posted a fall singles record of 2-5, playing five nationally ranked opponents combined with Jessi Robinson to go 5-2 in doubles action, a record that included a quarterfinal appearance at ITA Regionals the two, ranked 46th in the preseason ITA doubles rankings, squared off against two ranked doubles teams, defeating both : Had a stellar freshman year, leading the Blue Devils in wins with 29 posted a overall record, including a 21-3 record in dual matches played four different singles positions for Duke, enjoying success at the No. 2 (2-1), No. 3 (10-1), No. 4 (7-1) and No. 5 (2-0) slots won eight of 10 matches against ACC opponents advanced to the semifinals of the William & Mary Invitational in the fall posted a 4-1 record against nationally ranked foes finished the season at No. 71 in the ITA Rankings compiled a doubles record with 19 wins in dual matches played primarily with Jennifer Zika, recording a 16-6 mark overall and an 11-4 record in dual play reached the ITA Southeast Regional doubles semifinals with Zika before falling to teammates Daniela Bercek and Jessi Robinson achieved a ranking of No. 41 as a doubles team with Zika. Prep: Placed fourth at the USTA National Spring Championships in singles finalist at the K-Swiss Junior Tennis Championships and Bullfrog USTA Southern Designated Tournament... collected doubles titles in Sept. of 2003, Nov. of 2003 and July of 2004 at the Chanda Rubin American, Chanda Rubin Event and the National Open, respectively... singles champion at the Chanda Rubin in Sept. of 2002 and finalist in Sept. of semifinalist at the Peach State Classic in May of SS Supercircuit in March of listed as the No. 1 player in the USTA Girls 16s in both singles and doubles in has played in $10,000 and $25,000 tournaments... led Mount Carmel High Academy to three 5A state championships in 2003, '04 and '05 while claiming the state singles title all three years... two-time MVP on Mount Carmel's tennis team. Personal: Born Melissa Alice Mang on Dec. 11, 1986, in Chicago, Ill.... daughter of Fabien and Peggy Mang... has one older sister, Amanda... enjoys running, swimming, shopping and spending time with friends Totals

7 So. - RH - lewes, del. (worcester prep) Fall 2006: Posted a 2-3 mark in singles action combined with Melissa Mang to go 5-2 in doubles action, a record that included a quarterfinal appearance at ITA Regionals the two, ranked 46th in the preseason ITA doubles rankings, squared off against two ranked doubles teams, defeating both : Collected a overall singles record and an 8-9 mark in conference play played at the No. 5 (3-4) and No. 6 (5-5) singles positions led the Blue Devils in doubles victories with 27 notched a doubles record, including a 17-6 mark when paired with Daniela Bercek won the ITA Southeast Regional doubles title with Bercek reeled off a nine-match winning streak with Bercek that spanned the fall and spring seasons reached the No. 6 spot in the doubles rankings with Bercek and finished the year at No. 32 compiled a 14-8 doubles record in dual matches and a 9-3 mark in the fall won seven of 11 matched from the No. 1 doubles spot with Bercek and six of 10 matches from the No. 3 spot while paired with Tara Iyer. Prep: 2004 Daily Times and ESIAC Player of the Year... played in U.S. World Junior Championships in Prostejov, Czech Republic, in member of the adidas Junior Team... advanced to Round of 16 at USTA National Open in singles champion at Interscholastic-East in 2003 and Gator Bowl in won doubles titles at USTA International Grass Courts in 2003, ISTA International Hard Courts in 2002, Southern Open in 1999 and USTA National Indoors in two-time doubles quarterfinalist at USTA International Hard Court... singles finalist twice in 2003 at USTA International Hard Courts and St. Louis Gateway... doubles semifinalist at Super National Hard Courts in placed third in doubles at the Super National Clay Courts in singles semifinalist at USTA International Grass Courts in 2003 and Peach State in singles quarterfinalist at USTA National Indoors in doubles finalist at National Open in undefeated through high school career at Worcester Prep in Berlin, Md. Personal: Born February 21, daughter of David and Roberta Robinson...David played for the Duke men's tennis team from David and Roberta both graduated from Duke in the class of has one sister Julia... started playing tennis at age seven Totals

8 fr. - RH - hilton head, s.c. (heritage academy) Fall 2006: Went 6-5 in her first fall collegiate campaign, winning the last three of four matches played one ranked opponent and came away with a two-set victory at ITA Regionals went 3-1 at ITA Regionals combined with Kristin Cargill to go 1-3 in doubles play teamed up with Tory Zawacki to go 1-1 in doubles play. Prep: Played one year of high school tennis as a freshman was named Tennis Player of the Year by the Express Times and the Morning Call tennis team MVP at Freedom High School led her team to the Pennsylvania state championship in 2002 was a National Open doubles champions in 2004 finished in the top 12 at National Hard Courts in 2005 Heritage Academy Wendy's High School Heisman recipient. Personal: Born Amanda Allen Granson on March 14, 1988 in Bethlehem, Pa. daughter of Marc and Robin Granson has three sisters sister, Sarah (28) played tennis at James Madison from sister, Katie (26) played tennis at Duke ( ) and coached Yale's women's tennis team ( ) sister, Jessica (22) currently joins Amanda at Duke and is set to graduate in 2007 enjoys reading, scrapbooking, taking pictures, golfing and biking would like to start a business with her three older sisters and play on the pro tour upon graduation also wants to go abroad favorite athlete is her brother-in-law, Kevin Cassese, who currently serves as an assistant coach for Duke's men's lacrosse team and plays lacrosse professionally. First Collegiate Season Totals

9 fr. - RH - san francisco, calif. (laurel springs) Fall 2006: Went 3-3 in her first collegiate fall campaign, including a 1-1 mark versus ranked opponents won two matches at ITA Regionals combined with Daniela Bercek to go 5-4 in fall doubles play, a record that included a semifinal finish at the Riviera/All-American Championships received a preseason national ranking of 25th with Bercek the two upset the nation's top-ranked tandem in the quarterfinals to reach semifinal action, 9-8 (11), before falling to the nation's fourth-ranked duo, 9-8 (2) Bercek and Plotkin received Duke's only bid to the ITA National Indoors. Prep: Won the USTA Supernational in 2002 was a doubles finalist in the USTA Supernational in 2003 reached the semifinals of the 2003 Chanda Rubin ITF Junior Classic in both singles and doubles ranked No. 4 by the ITF among 16-year-olds in the United States won the doubles bracket of the 2004 North/Central American and Caribbean Closed ITF Tournament earned singles and doubles titles at the 2004 Chanda Rubin ITF Junior Classic reached No. 31 in the ITF 18-year-old rankings in 2005 advanced to the quarterfinals of the junior singles bracket at the 2005 US Open reached the quarterfinals in the junior doubles bracket at Wimbledon in 2005 won the 2005 Orange Bowl doubles bracket took third place at he National Hard Court Tournament in doubles was ranked as the No. 1 doubles team in the United States. Personal: Born Elizabeth Plotkin on May 26, 1988 in St. Petersburg, Russia daughter and only child of Lawrence Plotkin and Sofia Vilsker enjoys listening to music, shopping, camping and spending time with friends and family favorite athletes are Justine Henin-Hardenne and Marat Safin. First Collegiate Season Totals