| Caroline Larsson |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Södertälje, Sweden
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| High School:
De La Gardie Gymnasiel
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| Height:
5-9
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| Experience:
2L
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
•totaled a 13-19 overall singles record, including a 10-13 mark in dual-match play
•registered a 20-11 overall doubles record, including a 17-6 mark in dual-match play
•clinched UT's Big 12 semifinal win over Texas A&M with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win over the Aggies' Christi Liles at third singles
•finished the regular season with a road sweep of Kansas' Yuliana Svistun (6-4, 6-4) and Kansas State's Nina Sertic (7-6 [5], 6-4)
•helped Texas to a weekend sweep of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State by defeating OU's Maria Kalashnikova (6-1, 4-6, 7-6) at No. 2 singles and OSU's Jo-Anne Karaitiana (6-1, 6-2) at No. 1 singles
•helped the Longhorns to a weekend sweep of Florida International and South Florida with victories over FIU's Mariana Muci (7-5, 6-2) and USF's Jessica Zok (6-3, 6-3) at No. 2 singles
•posted a 7-6, 6-4 win over DePaul's Sandra Zmak in the Horns' win over the Blue Demons
•opened the season with wins over Rice's Rebecca Lin (6-4, 6-4) and William and Mary's Katie Kargl (6-0, 6-3) at No. 4 singles
•defeated Houston's Joanna Kacprzyk (7-5, 6-0) in the opening round of the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
•Posted a 24-13 overall singles record, including a 15-8 mark in dual-match play
•Totaled a 20-15 overall doubles record and a 13-9 dual-match doubles record with Stephanie Davison
•Defeated Florida State's Jessica Wente in three sets to help UT to a 5-2 victory over the Seminoles in the round of 32 at the NCAA Championship
•Knocked off Texas A&M's Tiffany Clifford by a 6-3, 6-3 count in UT's 5-2 win over the Aggies in College Station
•Defeated Fresno State's 114th-ranked Tinesta Rowe in straight sets in UT's 4-3 win over the Bulldogs
•Opened the dual-match season with consecutive victories over UTSA's Tanya Hasking, Arizona State's Jessica Leitch, TCU's Katariina Tuohimaa, Rice's Rebecca Lin and William & Mary's Klaudyna Kasztelaniec
•Posted victories over Texas A&M's Anna Blagodarova, Texas Tech's Simone Templeton and Rice's Christine Dao at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
•With teammate Stephanie Davison, defeated Georgia Tech's Noelle Hickey and Whitney McCray by an 8-6 count at No. 2 doubles to clinch the doubles point against the Yellow Jackets at the NCAA Championship
•With Davison, defeated Florida State's Carolin Walter and Federica Suess by a 9-8 count to help UT clinch the doubles point in the Horns' 5-2 win over the Seminoles at the NCAA Championship
BEFORE TEXAS
• Ranked as high as No. 851 in doubles and No. 1006 in singles in the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) world rankings
• Ranked No. 12 in the Swedish women's tennis rankings
• Ranked in the top three in the Swedish junior tennis rankings from age 13 to 18
• Reached the quarterfinals of a WTA event in Israel in 2006
• 2004 and 2005 Swedish Indoor champion
• Finalist at the 2005 Swedish Outdoor Championship
• Claimed Swedish national doubles titles in 2004 and 2005
• Represented Sweden at the 2004 European Championships
PERSONAL
Daughter of Alf and Britt-Inger Larsson ... majoring in economics ... born March 23, 1987 in Sodertalje, Sweden ... has one brother, Andreas, 24.
