| Caroline Larsson |
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Senior
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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:
3L
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•2010 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
•2009 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
Records
Career
Singles: 61-43
Doubles: 59-36
Dual-Match Singles: 40-25
2009-10 (JUNIOR)
Singles: 24-11
Doubles: 19-10
Dual-Match Singles: 15-4
2008-09 (SOPHOMORE)
Singles: 13-19
Doubles: 20-11
Dual-Match Singles: 10-13
2007-08 (FRESHMAN)
Singles: 24-13
Doubles: 20-15
Dual-Match Singles: 15-8
AS A JUNIOR (2009-10)
• registered a 24-11 overall singles record, including a 15-4 mark in dual matches at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles
• tallied a 19-10 overall doubles record, including a 16-9 dual-match record primarily with Sarah Lancaster at No. 3 doubles
• defeated Arkansas' Claudine Paulson (6-4, 6-1) in Texas' 4-0 win over the Razorbacks in the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships
• knocked off Wichita State's Lily Wakim (6-0, 6-0) in UT's 4-0 win over the Shockers in the opening round of the NCAA Championships
• defeated Oklahoma State's Alexandra Cristello (6-3, 6-1) in Texas' 4-1 win over the Cowgirls in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship
• closed out the regular season with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Colorado's Erin Sanders
• defeated Texas A&M's Christi Liles (6-2, 6-4) in Texas' 5-2 win over the Aggies in College Station
• knocked off Northwestern's Stacey Lee (6-3, 7-5) in the Longhorns' 6-1 victory over No. 5 Northwestern
• opened conference play with a pair of wins over Kansas State's Carmen Borau Ramos (6-7 [0], 6-2, 1-0 [10-3]) and Kansas' Erin Wilbert (6-3, 6-2)
• defeated SMU's Edyta Cieplucha (7-5, 6-0) in Texas' 4-3 win over the Mustangs
• defeated Georgia State's Linda Hricistova (6-3, 6-1) and Kansas State's Carmen Borau Ramos (6-1, 6-2) at the Georgia Invitational
• registered a 6-1, 6-2 win over UCLA's Maya Johansson at the Duals in the Desert
• opened the ITA Texas Regional Championships with a pair of victories over Rice's Alex Rasch (7-6, 6-3) and Texas Tech's Lorena Aviles (6-2, 6-4)
• defeated Cal Poly's Suzie Matzenauer (3-6, 7-6 [5], 6-2) in the qualifying round at the ITA All-American Championships
• opened the season with a pair of wins over New Mexico State's Aleksa Costa (6-3, 6-2) and Missouri's Kaitlyn Ritchie (6-2, 6-1) at the UNLV Invitational
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, 25.
