| Krista Damico |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Parker, Colo.
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| High School:
Laurel Springs
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| Height:
5-9
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| Experience:
3L
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•2010 All-Big 12 (singles)
•2010 Big 12 champion, No. 2 doubles (with Amanda Craddock)
Records
Career
Singles: 44-29
Doubles: 40-30
Dual-Match Singles: 27-21
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE)
Singles: 28-12
Doubles: 21-15
Dual-Match Singles: 15-8
2008-09 (FRESHMAN)
Singles: 16-17
Doubles: 19-15
Dual-Match Singles: 12-13
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
• posted a 28-12 overall singles record, including a 15-8 dual-match mark at Nos. 2 and 3 singles
• tallied a 21-15 overall doubles record with Amanda Craddock, with whom she won the Big 12 title at No. 2 doubles
• defeated Arkansas' Kate Lukomskaya (6-2, 6-3) in Texas' 4-0 win over Arkansas in the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships
• clinched UT's 4-0 win over Wichita State in the opening round of the NCAA Championships with a 6-4, 7-5 win over the Shockers' Stephanie Dalmacio
• closed out the regular season with a pair of victories over Missouri's Mallory Weber (6-2, 2-6, 6-2) and Colorado's Melisa Esposito (6-3, 6-4)
• registered a pair of conference victories on the road against Oklahoma's Teona Tsertvadze (6-3, 6-1) and Oklahoma State's Sasha Belova (4-6, 7-6 [6], 1-0)
• won six consecutive matches in February and March, culminating with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Elizabeth Ullathorne
• opened the regular season with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Rice's Julie Chao in the Longhorns' 6-1 win over the Owls
• won her singles flight at the Georgia Invitational with victories over Troy's Lauren Simpson (6-4, 6-3), Georgia's Yvette Hyndman (6-3, 6-1) and Kansas State's Karla Bonacic (6-0, 6-0)
• defeated UCLa's Nina Pantic (3-6, 6-3, 6-4), USC's Alison Ramos (6-3, 6-2) and Northwestern's Lauren Lui (7-5, 6-0) at the Duals in the Desert
• reached the semifinals of the ITA Texas Regional Championship, where she fell to teammate Aeriel Ellis (4-6, 6-0, 6-2)
• defeated Baylor's 23rd-ranked Lenka Broosova (6-1, 6-4) in the quarterfinals of the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• defeated North Texas' Paula Dinuta (6-4, 6-3), Texas A&M's Lauren Santacroce (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) and Texas A&M's Elze Potgieter (2-6, 7-5, 6-3) at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• opened the fall with victories over Missouri's Jamie Mera (6-3, 6-2) and Mallory Weber (6-1, 6-0) at the UNLV Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
• totaled a 16-17 overall singles record, including a 12-13 mark in dual-match play
• posted a 19-15 overall doubles record, including a 13-12 mark in dual-match play
• helped UT to a 4-0 win over Pepperdine in the opening round of the NCAA Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 win at first singles over the Waves' Anamika Bhargava
• helped UT to a 4-0 win over Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Championships with a 6-0, 6-4 win over the Red Raiders' Kelsey Garland at second singles
• helped UT to a weekend road sweep of Colorado and Missouri with wins over CU's Abbie Probert (6-2, 6-4) and MU's Mallory Weber (6-3, 6-4) at third singles
• posted a weekend sweep of Oklahoma's Kristina Radan (6-3, 6-4) at No. 3 singles and Oklahoma State's Nataliya Shatkovskaya (6-1, 6-1) at No. 2 singles
• knocked off Texas A&M's Christi Liles (6-1, 6-3) at No. 3 singles in the Horns' 5-2 win over the Aggies
• opened the regular season with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Rice's Ana Guzman at second singles
• defeated Stephen F. Austin's Alina Shazhko (6-4, 6-0) in the opening round of the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
• added consolation round wins over Lamar's Mariaryeni Gutierrez and Texas A&M's Elze Potgieter at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked as high as No. 6 in the USTA Girls' 16 rankings and as high as No. 1 in the USTA 12 and 14 rankings
• Won the 2004 U.S. Super National Hardcourt Championships (singles and doubles)
• Won four gold balls and one silver balls at U.S. Super National events
• Played in the girls' singles draw at the U.S. Open and played in the girls' qualifying draws at the Australian Open and Wimbledon
• Finished in the top 10 in the girls' 18 division at the 2008 Supernational Hardcourt Championships
• Won three ITF Grade 1 doubles tournaments
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ermie and Lisa Damico ... brother, Kellen (21), is a senior on the Texas men's tennis team ... a liberal arts major.
