2009-10 Women's Tennis Roster

Diana Nakic

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Turistic School
  • Hometown Velenje, Slovenia

Biography

Spring 2010: Named CAA Co-Player of the Year, becoming the first GSU women's tennis player to win the award in back-to-back years...Also was selected for the NCAA Singles Championship for the second straight season, but was unable to compete...Posted a 17-0 overall singles mark tying the school record for wins in a season with Lisa Teer, who set the mark back in 1989...equally as impressive was that she never lost a single set all season long and earned All-CAA first team honors in singles and second-team All-CAA accolades in doubles with partner Linda Hricistova...Collected wins over three ranked opponents, No. 84 Monica Arguello (Furman), region No. 5 Courtney McLane (Alabama), and No. 19 Nadine Fahoum (ODU)...In two seasons has compiled an overall record of 29-2 while playing at No. 1 singles for the Panthers...Was 9-5 overall in doubles while teamming with Kir Kemp and Lindsay Hearn...Named CAA Co-Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Mar. 30) and CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 14)... Ranked as high as No. 22 (Mar. 30) in ITA polls becoming the highest ranked player in GSU history and finished the year at No. 30 ...Named to the Dean's List ...

Fall 2009: Posted a 3-1 singles mark during the fall season with wins over Florida Gulf Coast's Pricilla Villemond, Florida State's Jessica Sucupira, and upset #1 seed Florida's Lauren Embree, at the ITA South Regionals. Only loss came in the semi-finals at the ITA South Regionals against Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist.

Spring 2009:  Named CAA Rookie of the Year and CAA Player of the year, becoming the first Georgia State women’s tennis player to earn CAA Player of the Year honors and the second player in CAA history to earn both honors in the same season...Helped Georgia State win its first CAA title and reach the NCAA Championships for the first time ...  Also selected for the NCAA Singles Championship, the first Panther female to earn entry, but did not compete due to injury ... Immediately stepped in at No. 1 singles and posted a 12-2 mark in dual-match play ... Her only singles losses were to Top 20 players Fani Chifchieva of Auburn and Sanaz Marand of North Carolina (in NCAA regional) ... Dropped only one set in her 12 victories ... Earned first-team All-CAA honors in singles and second-team All-CAA accolades in doubles with partner Linda Hricistova ...Was 9-4 overall in doubles...Named CAA Co-Women’s Tennis Player of the Week (Mar. 15) and CAA Player of the Week (Apr. 3)... Collected wins over No. 83 Tiffany Welcher (UNCW) and No. 58 Katie Rybakova (FSU)...Ranked as high as No. 65 (Mar. 3) in ITA polls and finished the year at No. 87 ...Named to the Dean's List ... Following freshman season, she returned home to win the Slovenian National Championship.

Fall 2008: Posted a 3-2 singles mark during the fall campaign with wins over Princeton’s Sarah Hoffman at the Georgia Tech Invitational and Georgia Tech’s Viet Ha Nago (No. 25) and Mississippi State’s Olesva at the ITA South Regionals.

Prep: Attended the Turistic School in Velenje, Slovenia...A 10-time Slovenian champion...Competed internationally and was ranked as high as No. 103 in the ITF and 483 in the WTA with wins in two ITF events in Dubrovnik and Brcko.

Personal: Born May 7, 1988 to Brahko and Milena Nakic...Has two sisters, Milka and Branka...Career goal is to become a professional tennis player...Favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal...Major is economics.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'7"