op returnee who showed outstanding improvement between her freshman and sophomore campaigns … good all-around game with tremendous mental toughness … even tempered performer despite the stature of her opponent … silent leader with a good work ethic.

2001-02: A Sun Belt all-conference selection in singles after leading the FIU team with 23 overall victories … started off the year playing out of the No. 5 position then worked her way up the lineup … went 16-8 playing singles in the spring and was 11-6 at No. 2 … also competed at the No. 3, 4 and 5 positions … at one point in the season, won a career high nine straight matches (March 1-28) … perhaps her biggest win of the year was a 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 come-from-behind victory over Kim Gates as the Golden Panthers beat then No. 9-ranked Tennessee, 4-3 … reached the Flight B semifinal round of the 2001 Omni Hotels/ITA South Regional in Mobile, Ala. … teamed with five different doubles partners, the most successful of which was Dominique Rosenberg … that duo went 7-1 in the spring and won their last four matches … played with Anneliese Rose for a 9-8 (8-6) win against USF (Apr. 13) in the only No. 1 doubles match of her career.

2000-01: After an impressive fall campaign, moved into the regular rotation mostly at the No. 6 position … in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, after losing her first set, came back to win the match, 6-4, 10-5 … posted a perfect 3-0 mark at No. 5 singles and was 13-5 at No. 6 … put together a string of eight-straight singles wins with decisions over opponents from NCAA Tournament teams Bethune-Cookman, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Boston University and Virginia … reached the Flight C singles final at the Hurricane Fall Classic.

Prior to FIU: Highly-rated state competitor who was a top-50 national junior singles player … first-team all-county as a prep junior … high school team captain as a senior … attended Miami Killian H.S. as a freshman and sophomore, helping the Cougars to the 1997 district finals … member of Killian’s district doubles championship team … 1999 Florida Girls-16 state singles finalist who represented the state at National Intersectionals … under-16 doubles champion that same year … a Florida Bush Open doubles finalist two straight years (1998-99) … member of the 1999-2000 National Honor Society.

Personal: Business Administration major … daughter of Juan and Rita Ly.