Cristina Campana
5-7
· Junior
Quito, Ecuador (San Francisco de Quito)


fine competitor who works hard and has a great attitude on the court…effective baseline player.
1999-2000: Transferred to FIU at mid-year and established herself mostly at the No. 6 position…had an overall 17-3 dual record, 14-2 at No. 6…ended the year winning 16 of her last 17 matches…teamed with Alexandra Guzman for an 8-3 No. 3 doubles win over Virginia Commonwealth, the deciding match in a 5-4 win over the nationally-recognized Lady Rams…4-0 record at No. 2 doubles included a decisive win over nationally-ranked Bethune-Cookman.
Prior to FIU: Played amateur tennis at Academia International de Tennis in Ecuador…participated in the South American Nationals from 1989 through '97.
Personal: Business major…daughter of Pablo Campana and Maria Luisa.

Cristina Campana's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1999-2000 -- -- -- -- 3-1 14-2 17-3 -- 17-3 .850

Cristina Campana's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1999-2000

--  4-0 7-3 11-3 -- 11-3 .786


 

 
Nazly Elsawaf
5-7
· Junior
Cairo, Egypt (Saddlebrook Academy, FL)

eam leader who is always ready to compete when called upon.
1999-2000: Posted a 5-2 record at the No. 6 singles position and 7-2 when teamed at No. 3 doubles…after dropping two of her first three singles matches of the year, ended up winning her last four, three of those in straight sets…compiled a 4-1 doubles record with teammate Karolee Jones and was 3-1 with Alexandra Guzman…only two doubles losses came against ranked-sides Miami (1/29) and Florida State (2/19).
1998-99: Recorded a 12-9 singles record, all at the No. 5 position…won four of her first five singles matches of the season including a 6-0, 6-0 straight-set victory against Florida Atlantic…won an all-important singles match in the semifinals of the 1999 Sun Belt Conference Championships…earlier in the fall, reached the quarterfinals rounds of the 1998 Lady Seminole and Gator Fall Classics in the doubles "B" flight.
Prior to FIU: Played tennis, golf, gymnastics, swimming and horseback riding at Saddlebrook Academy in Tampa…led the Saddlebrook tennis team to a district championship…earned a Certificate of Recognition for Academics in 1998.
Personal: International Business major…daughter of Amin and Farida Elsawaf.

Nazly Elsawaf's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1998-99 -- -- -- -- 12-9 -- 12-9 -- 12-9 .571
1999-2000 -- -- -- -- -- 5-2 5-2 -- 5-2 .714
Totals -- -- -- -- 12-9 5-2 17-11 -- 17-11 .607

Nazly Elsawaf's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1998-99

--  0-1 4-11 4-12 3-2 7-14 .333
1999-2000 -- -- 7-2 7-2 -- 7-2 .778
Totals -- 0-1 11-13  11-14 3-2 14-16 .467


 

 
Mariana Faustinelli
5-6
· Senior
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Ed Medina)

hree time all-conference selection and team captain…aggressiveness on the court makes her a natural team leader…fiery competitor who never seems to give up…one of the team's better doubles players…likes to come up to the net…has recorded 80 total wins over the three-year FIU career.
1999-2000: Played anywhere from No. 3 to No. 6 singles and lost only three times in 25 spring matches…posted a string of 18 straight wins playing out of the No. 4 position, not losing until the Sun Belt Conference Championship finals…had an overall 20-match win streak from 2/10 through 4/8…15-7 overall playing No. 1 doubles, 14-7 with Anneliese Rose, finishing the year with a No. 13 South Region ranking…the pair posted a 3-3 fall record and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA South Regional and consolation quarterfinals of the Lady Seminole Classic…earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in doubles for a second consecutive year.
1998-99: Finished tied for first on the team in spring wins with a 22-16 record, including 15-7 in singles…went 7-9 at No. 1 doubles…one of those doubles wins was the deciding match during FIU's 5-4 win over Florida A&M (3/5)…selected All-Sun Belt Conference in doubles. 1997-98: Compiled a 17-16 overall record…went 10-5 playing No. 1 doubles…named first-team All-Trans America Athletic Conference.
Prior to FIU: Top tennis player at Ed Media High School…named MVP of her scholastic team…played on the Argentina National team from 1994-96…MVP of the 1993 junior tennis tournament.
Personal: Chemical Engineering major…daughter of Luis Faustinelli and Graciela Schettini.

Mariana Faustinelli's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1997-98 -- 6-9 1-2 -- -- -- 7-11 -- 7-11 .389
1998-99 -- 0-1 13-6 2-0 -- -- 15-7 1-1 16-8 .667
1999-2000 -- -- 3-1 18-1 1-0 0-1 22-3 2-3 24-6 .800
Totals -- 6-10 17-9 20-1 1-0 0-1 44-21 3-4 47-25 .653

Mariana Faustinelli's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1997-98

10-5 -- -- 10-5 -- 10-5 .667
1998-99 7-9 -- -- 7-9 1-1 8-10 .444
1999-2000 13-4 -- -- 13-4 3-3 16-7 .696
Totals 29-18 -- -- 29-18 4-4 33-22 .600

 

 

 
Alexandra Guzman
5-9
· Senior
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Brookdale CC)

aseline player with very strong ground strokes…effective forehand…great poise on the court and very even tempered.
1999-2000: Played all of the top three singles positions with an outstanding 18-2 at No. 2…despite playing with several different doubles partners, posted a 14-4 spring mark…defeated Isabelle Benoit from New Orleans (2/11) for her only No. 1 singles decision…after losing three of her first five singles matches, went on to win her next 15…selected All-Sun Belt Conference for the second straight year.
1998-99: Finished second on the squad with 21 spring wins, 14 of those in singles…named All-Sun Belt Conference in both singles and in doubles with partner Mariana Faustinelli…her doubles victory against Florida A&M proved to be the deciding match in a 5-4 Golden Panthers victory…advanced to the championship match of the consolation bracket of the 1998 Gator Fall Classic with a 7-6, 6-1 victory over South Alabama's Lenka Jakubekova…teamed with Maria Montoya to win the consolation bracket title at the Lady Seminole Classic.
Prior to FIU: Did not play scholastic tennis, but competed as an amateur at the Guayaquil Tennis Club…won national tournaments in Ecuador and Paraguay…won the bronze medal in the South American Junior Tournament of the ODESUR Games…member of the Federation Cup team.
Personal: Dietetics and Nutrition major…daughter of Jaime Guzman and Alexandra Puga.

Alexandra Guzman's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1998-99 5-6 8-2 -- 1-0 -- -- 14-8 4-3 18-11 .621
1999-2000 1-0 18-2 2-3 -- -- -- 21-5 -- 21-5 .808
Totals 6-6 26-4 2-3 1-0 -- -- 35-13 4-3 39-16 .722

Alexandra Guzman's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1998-99

4-6 3-3 -- 7-9 6-3 13-12 .520
1999-2000 -- 4-0 10-4 14-4 -- 14-4 .778
Totals 4-6 7-3 10-4 21-13 6-3 27-16 .628

 

 

 
Karolee Jones
5-7
· Junior
Naples, FL (University of North Florida)

ositive attitude and great work ethic contributed to team's success.
1999-2000: Number's game limited her playing time in the spring …posted a 1-1 spring singles record at No. 6…a straight-sets win against Denver (3/17) helped FIU claim a 6-0 shutout victory…teamed with Nazly Elsawaf for a 4-1 spring doubles record…reached the "C" flight singles quarterfinals at the fall Lady Seminole Classic.
Prior to FIU: Played tennis as a freshman at North Florida before transferring to FIU…competed in tennis and soccer all four years at St. John Neumann High School…tennis team MVP and soccer co-captain as a senior…member of the National Honor Society and was an All-America Scholar.
Personal: Architecture major…daughter of Katie Gibson-Jones.

Karolee Jones' Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1999-2000 -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 1-1 2-1 3-2 .600

Karolee Jones' Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1999-2000

--  -- 4-1 4-1 1-2 5-3 .625

 

 


 
Mei Ly
5-8
· Freshman
Miami, FL (Coral Gables)

anked amateur who should challenge for important court time both in singles and doubles…baseline player but with good hands up at the net…a highly-rated state competitor who was also a top-50 national junior singles player...first-team All-Miami-Dade County as a junior…team captain as a senior…attended Miami Killian as a freshman and sophomore and helped that program to the district finals in 1997…member of Killian's district doubles champions…1999 Florida's Girls-16 state singles finalist who represented the state at the National Intersectionals...1999 Florida Girls-16 doubles champion...a Florida Bush Open doubles finalist two straight years (1998-99)...1999-2000 member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Business Administration major…daughter of Juan and Rita Ly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Maria Montoya
5-8
· Junior
Cali, Colombia (Colegio Alejandria)

apable player who labored last season after showing outstanding potential as a freshman…played mostly at No. 3 singles last year but could end up at any of the top three spots this season.
1999-2000: After a slow start, put together a five-match win streak, all straight-set victories (3/17-25)…won her first match of the season against the University of Miami (1/29), FIU's only victory in an 8-1 loss…also earned a match victory in Tallahassee against Florida State (2/19)…recorded an 8-6 spring doubles record with a 1-0 mark at the No. 1 position…reached the semifinals of the "B" flight doubles at the fall Lady Seminole Classic.
1998-99: Went 7-3 at No. 2 singles and had 20 combined spring wins to finish fourth best on the team…recorded singles wins in both the first and second rounds of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament…finished 8-8 in doubles, one of the wins was an 8-6 deciding-match victory over UAB (3/27)…teamed with Alexandra Guzman to win the consolation bracket title at the Lady Seminole Classic.
Prior to FIU: Played amateur tennis in Colombia and finished among the top four nationally throughout her high school years.
Personal: Business major…daughter of Cesar and Soledad de Montoya.

Maria Montoya's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1998-99 5-7 7-3 -- -- -- -- 12-10 1-5 13-15 .464
1999-2000 0-1 2-2 8-7 1-1 1-0 -- 12-11 1-2 13-13 .500
Totals 5-8 9-5 8-7 1-1 1-0 -- 24-21 2-7 26-28 .481

Maria Montoya's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1998-99

3-3 5-5 -- 8-8 4-3 12-11 .522
1999-2000 1-0 7-6 -- 8-6 2-1 10-7 .588
Totals 4-3 12-11 -- 16-14 6-4 22-18 .550


 

 
Anneliese Rose
5-6
· Junior
Boynton Beach, FL (Florida A&M University)

op player on last year's team…continued improvement is expected…very strong athlete with outstanding ground strokes, especially the forehand…great court speed.
1999-2000: All-Sun Belt Conference selection in singles and doubles…put up a 22-4 spring singles record with 20 wins at the No. 1 position…ranked as high as No. 56 nationally (3/30), after stringing together nine wins in a row at the No. 1 singles position…won 13 consecutive matches from 3/10 through 4/15…went 12-4 in spring doubles, all at the No. 1 position…finished the season ranked No. 82 nationally and No. 16 in the South Region…twice named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (3/21 and 3/28)…defeated No. 45-ranked Baili Camino from the University of Florida, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0, in the opening round of the fall ITA South Regional…reached the round of 16 in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with partner Mariana Faustinelli at that same prestigious tournament.
Prior to FIU: Attended Florida A&M as a freshman but did not compete intercollegiately…played prep tennis at Atlantic High School where she earned the Most Promising Player Award…led her Atlantic team to a district title in 1993.
Personal: Physical Therapy major…daughter of Mervyn and Carole Rose.

Anneliese Rose's Career Singles Record:

  No.1  No. 2  No. 3 No. 4   No. 5  No. 6 Dual   Fall  Overall  Pct.
1999-2000 20-4 2-0 -- -- -- -- 22-4 3-2 25-6 .806

Anneliese Rose's Career Doubles Record:

  No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual Fall Overall Pct.

1999-2000

12-4 -- -- 12-4 3-3 15-7 .682


 

 

 
Dominique Rosenberg
5-9
· Freshman
Santiago, Chile (Palmer Preparatory School, FL)

espite the fact that she will not begin school until January, still a good enough athlete who should compete for one of the top three or four singles positions…named the Outstanding Player of the Year at Palmer Prep in 1999…a tennis veteran who was sought after by some of the top tennis-playing colleges in the country.
Personal: Hotel Management major…daughter of Jose Rosenberg and Diana Amszynowski…sister Sharoni competes for the intercollegiate tennis team at Florida Atlantic University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Mari Toro
5-9
· Freshman
Miami, FL (Coral Park)

alented enough to compete for any one of the top spots...hard working, intense individual...baseline player with a good shot...moves well and is capable of coming up to the net in order to score the point...played only one year of scholastic tennis and went undefeated that season.
Personal: TV Broadcasting major...daughter of Mary Rodriguez.