| Cierra Gaytan-Leach |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Corona del Mar, Calif.
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| High School:
Corona del Mar
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| Height:
5-10
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| Experience:
1L
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• 2012 Big 12 Champion - No. 4 Singles
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 16, 2012)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
• tallied a 12-6 overall singles record, including a 9-3 mark in dual matches and a perfect 6-0 record in conference play
• teamed up with Amanda Craddock to record a 19-8 overall doubles record, including a 16-6 mark in dual matches
• posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over South Florida's Kate Parker in the Horns' 4-0 win over the Bulls in the opening round of the NCAA Championships
• won eight consecutive conference matches, culminating with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Oklahoma's Tara Eckel in Texas' 4-2 victory over the Sooners in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships
• notched a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kansas State's Carmen Borau Ramos in UT's 4-0 win over the Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships
• finished off the regular season with a pair of weekend wins over Iowa State's Marie-Christine Chartier (7-6 [1], 6-4) and Nebraska's Maike Zeppernick (6-2, 6-2)
• defeated Oklahoma's Maria Kalashnikova by a 6-0, 6-3 count in UT's 5-2 regular-season win over Oklahoma in Austin
• posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Oklahoma State's Sarah Meghoufel in the Horns' 6-1 win over the Cowgirls in Austin
• defeated Baylor's Taylor Ormond (7-6 (3), 6-3 at sixth singles in the Longhorns' 5-2 defeat to the Bears
• posted her first career dual-match victory when he knocked off Rice's Alex Rash (6-3, 7-6 [1]) in the Horns' 7-0 season-opening win over Rice
• defeated Stanford's Amelia Herring (6-2, 6-3) at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic
• posted a 7-5, 6-2 win over Baylor's Cristina Danaila in the opening round of the ITA Texas Regional Championships
• defeated Northern Arizona's Nicole Perez (6-3, 6-1) and teammate Maya Zein-El-Abdin (6-2, 6-2) at the UNLV Invitational
