2008-09 Women's Tennis Roster

#33 Kali Krisik 2007-08 Women's Tennis Roster


Height 5'9''
Class Junior
Hometown Arkansas City, KS
High School Arkansas City
Kali Krisik - Women's Tennis - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR: Finished the season with a 22-4 singles record, including an 18-3 mark in dual action … ended the season at No. 5 singles, but saw time at No. 4 and 6 over the course of the season as well … went 8-1 at No. 4 singles, 8-1 at No. 5 singles, and 2-1 at No. 6 singles … recorded a 33-2 record overall in doubles, while going 26-0 in dual season with her teammate, Kristy Frilling … the duo ended the season ranked second in the nation … defeated Tennessee[apos]s No. 1 ranked duo of Caitlin Whoriskey and Natalie Pluskota(8-6), as well as Stanford[apos]s No. 2 ranked team of Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette (8-6) during the teams run to their second straight NCAA semifinal appearances … advanced to the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals match with partner Kristy Frilling, defeating Sophie Grabinski and Sanaz Marand of North Carolina (6-3, 6-2) and Kayla Duncan and Katariina Tuohimaa of TCU (2-6, 6-1, 6-1) before falling to Georgia[apos]s duo of Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson (2-6, 1-6) … selected as a 2010 ITA All-American in doubles … named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the first time … also named to the NCAA Championships All- Tournament team… named to the all-BIG EAST team … became a four-year selection to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team … winner of the 2010 Byron V. Kanaley Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished the season with a 29-10 overall singles record while compiling a 19-9 dual-season mark … was a consistent force at Nos. 5 and 6 singles after opening the season at Nos. 3 and 4 … went 2-4 at No.3, 3-2 at No. 4, 6-2 at No. 5 and 8-1 at No. 6 singles … won seven straight singles matches to open the tournament season, including a 6-2, 6-2 win over Northwestern[apos]s 36th-ranked Lauren Lui … topped South Carolina[apos]s Natasa Vuckovic, 6-1, 6-4, to win the Wildcat Fall Invitational singles title … lost just one match during tournament play for a 10-1 singles record … opened the doubles tournament season with wins over 23rd-ranked Yvette Hindman and Chelsea Gullickson of Georgia and 20th-ranked Ragini Acharya and Katarina Corovic of William and Mary … compiled a 13-4 doubles tournament record … ranked 25th in the preseason ITA poll with partner Kelcy Tefft before peaking at No. 3 on March 6 … opened the dual-match season with a win over Ohio State[apos]s Cami Hubbs … put together a 12-match win streak from March 20 to May 15 … went 2-0 in BIG EAST singles action and 1-2 in the NCAA tournament … went 2-0 at the BIG EAST tournament in doubles action with Cosmina Ciobanu … earned all-BIG EAST honors … recorded a 3-1 doubles mark in the NCAA tournament, including wins over Clemson[apos]s 34th-ranked Josipa Bek and Ina Hadziselimovic and California[apos]s 35th-ranked Marina Cossuo and Claire Ilcinkas … named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a 32-6 mark, including 23-4 in dual action … was 11-1 at No. 6 singles, 11-3 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 4 singles … after third loss of the season, went on to win 10 straight matches to improve her overall record to 21-3 … went 27-12 overall in doubles, going 5-0 with Kelcy Tefft, 9-6 with Kristin Rafael, and 7-3 with Colleen Rielley … went 7-9 at No. 2 doubles, 2-0 at No. 1 , and 6-1 at No. 3 doubles … went 1-2 against ranked doubles teams … with Rielley, defeated Indiana State[apos]s #60 Jennifer Migan and Joanne Schickerling (8-5) … the pair also lost to 30th-ranked Yvette Hyndman and Naoko Ueshima of Georgia (5-8) … paired with Rafael, they fell to #50 Jana Bielikova and Karolina Fillipiak from Baylor (4-8) … doubles match with Rafael was halted with the match even at two in the first round of the NCAA tournament … teamed with Rafael to defeat Miami[apos]s Michaela Kissell and Jenna Osborne, 8-1, in their second- round matchup.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 16-5 record, including a 9-1 mark in dual clinching wins as a team … teamed with Ciobanu to go 23-6 overall and 17-5 in dual action, including 1-0 at No. 2 and 16-5 at No. 3 … played alongside Kelcy Tefft, going 7-0 in dual action, including 1-0 at No. 1 and 6-0 at No. 2 … went 3-1 with Colleen Rielley (all in open action) … went 3-0 with Katie Potts (all in open action) … also played one match with cousin Bailey Louderback at No. 3 doubles (won) … in singles, recorded five and seven-match winning streaks … went undefeated in three matches at the Hoosier Classic … reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 ITA Midwest Regional Championship (with Cosmina Ciobanu).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four- year letterwinner at Arkansas City … captured the Kansas class 5A state singles championship in both 2002 and 2003 … three-time region and conference champion … has to her credit a doubles title in a USTA National Open and was ranked as high as 75th nationally in singles … entered college as the 65th ranked junior player in the country … also stood 62nd in doubles … went 85-1 in high school career and did not lose a match over freshman and sophomore seasons … named Kansas Female Player of the Year … given Missouri Valley Sportsmanship Award … niece of head coach Jay Louderback … part of the first mother-daughter combination ever to play for the longtime Irish mentor … Krisik[apos]s mother, Jan, is Louderback[apos]s sister and was his first recruit when he began his head coaching career at Wichita State in 1980 … father, Joe, played baseball at Wichita State … brother, Kyle, played football at Southwestern Oklahoma State … uncle, Brad, played tennis at Oklahoma State … National Honor Society, Work Ethics Program, S.A.G.E. (gifted program), A.C. Players (theatre) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes were among her extracurriculars … daughter of Joe and Jan Krisik … born Feb. 11, 1988, in Arkansas City, Kansas … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a sociology and computer applications double major.