Hala Sufi

Class: Senior Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. High School: Catalina Foothills

Height: 5-4 Birthdate: 08/09/1985

Sufi in 2004-05: Records -- Singles: 18-16 (6-4 Big Ten); Doubles: 18-16 (7-3 Big Ten) ... All-Big Ten ... named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 7 ... achieved high ITA national singles ranking of 71st on Jan. 11; finished at No. 103 (No. 10 regional) on June 3 ... played exclusively at No. 1 singles ... played 14 matches against top 100-ranked players, winning five times ... began spring season with 6-1, 6-0 upset of No. 50 Sabita Maharaj of Tennessee ... after starting spring 3-8, finished by winning eight of last 11 matches ... won six straight singles matches from March 27 to April 10.

Sufi in 2003-2004: Records -- Singles: 22-16 (4-6 Big Ten); Doubles: 18-13 (7-3 Big Ten) ... ranked 18th in final ITA Midwest regional poll ... ITA Midwest Regionals singles quarterfinalist ... named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 11 and March 29 ... began spring season at No. 3 singles, winning first six matches ... played at No. 1 in final 10 matches ... competed against top 100 ranked players 12 times, going 3-9 ... upset No. 19 Alicia Salas 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 in 4-3 dual-match upset of 27th-ranked Notre Dame ... beat Duke's 43rd-ranked Saras Arasu at the Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational ... played with six different doubles partners, mainly Shawna Zuccarini ... Sufi and Zuccarini went 13-8 at No. 2, including 7-3 against Big Ten competition.

Sufi at Catalina Foothills High School: First girl ever to win four Arizona Class 4A state championships ... second player in Arizona history to win four titles in any class ... four-time regional champion ... ranked No. 1 in Southwest Region and 54th nationally in 18-and-under ... 2003 Tucson Citizen girls tennis player of the year.

Sufi's Vitals: Given name is Hala I. Sufi ... born Aug. 9, 1985 ... parents are Joanne and Nabeel Sufi ... has two younger brothers, Faisal and Sameer ... has two younger sisters, Nooria and Zaina ... majoring in organziational leadership and supervision.

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