2011-12 Women's Tennis Roster
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Gia McKnight
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Morgan Park
Bio
Demon Notes:
- Fifth winningest player in DePaul Tennis History with 90 career singles and 85 doubles victories
- Ranked No. 31 in the Campbell[apos]s ITA 2010 Preseason Doubles rankings with partner Selma Salkovic
- All-Conference performer in 2010-11
- Named the BIG EAST Women[apos]s Tennis Player of the Week on April 20, 2011
- Earned All-BIG EAST Academic honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011
- 2011 and 2012 ITA Scholar Athlete
- Member of DePaul 2011-12 Captains[apos] Council.
Senior Season 2011-12 (Singles: 21-16 | Doubles: 22-14)
- ITA Scholar Athlete
- Fifth winningest player in DePaul Tennis History with 90 career singles and 85 doubles victories
- Recorded her second-consecutive 20-win season in singles with a 21-16 mark
- Posted a 6-3 record against BIG EAST opponents
- Played in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions
- Went 14-8 in the No. 3 spot and was 1-0 in the No. 2 spot
- Closed out the season by winning five of her last seven matches
- Ranked as high as No. 64 in doubles with Jasmin Kling
- Had a pair of five-match singles winning streaks throughout the season
- Entered the BIG EAST Championship with a team-best 6-1 BIG EAST record
- With her doubles partner Kling posted an 8-6 win over the then-No. 14 pair in the country.
Junior Season 2010-11 (Singles: 21-19 | Doubles: 23-15)
- Named All-BIG EAST Conference
- Posted a 21-19 singles record including a 6-2 mark against BIG EAST opponents
- Played in the second and third positions
- Posted a 12-8 mark in No. 2 and went 4-2 in the No. 3 spot
- Season-long five-match winning streak from Feb. 4-Feb. 12
- Posted a 23-15 mark in doubles action... played No. 1 and No. 2 doubles
- Closed out her junior season by teaming-up with Kelsey Lawson in the second position and went 4-2 including wins over tandems from Marquette, Cincinnati and Rutgers
- Teamed up with Katarina Milinkovic for an impressive 8-1 victory over Louisville[apos]s No. 33 doubles team on Feb. 6
- Ranked No. 31 in the Campbell[apos]s ITA Preseason Doubles rankings with partner Selma Salkovic
- Finished the fall with a 6-2 doubles mark and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional with Salkovic
- Went 9-3 in doubles action during the fall
- Posted a 4-8 mark in singles action.
Sophomore Season 2009-10 (Singles: 18-17| Doubles: 16-13)
- Finished her sophomore campaign 18-17 and went 5-4 against BIG EAST opponents in singles action
- Won three of her last five matches which included a 2-1 record at the BIG EAST Championship
- Saw singles action in the number three, four and dive position
- Posted a 9-8 record when playing in the number five position
- Clinched DePaul[apos]s 4-3 win over No. 68 BYU
- Went 16-13 in doubles action, including a 10-7 mark when partnered with Katarina Milinkovic
- Went 5-4 in doubles action against BIG EAST foes.
Freshman Season 2008-09 (Singles:30-8 | Doubles: 24-18)
- Tallied a team-high 30-8 singles record
- Posted a 4-0 record at the Bronco Invitational to win Gold Flight singles crown
- Earned nine wins from the No. 4 singles position and eight at No. 5
- Picked up two doubles victories at the BIG EAST Championships with partner Katarina Milinkovic
- Concluded the season with a 24-18 doubles record
- Recorded a tournament-season singles record of 12-4 to lead the team.
High School
- A two-time individual city champion
- Four-time team city champion
- Placed seventh at the state competition in 2005
- Improved to a fifth place finish at State her junior year
- Four year varsity letter winner
- Was a captain of her team
- Graduated fourth in her class.
Personal
- Daughter of Edward and Cherie McKnight
- Biology major.
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