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  Leja Sirola

Leja Sirola

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ljubljana, Slovenia

High School:
Gimnazija Ljubjana Siska School

Height:
5-10

Birthdate:
09/14/1983

Experience:
2L

Fall 2005: Posted a 4-5 singles record and was 3-3 in doubles play during the fall season .

Junior Season: Played all year at No. 1 and went 7-10 for the year, including 5-5 in Southland Conference play ... won four straight SLC matches at one point in March ... played with three different doubles partners and combined to go 6-10 ... was 6-7, including a 3-6 mark in SLC play with Margaret Potyrala at No. 2 doubles.

Fall 2004: Registered back-to-back singles wins at the Red Raider Shootout in the first tournament of the fall season ... was 3-8 in singles play during the fall while participating in all four fall tournaments ... teamed with Margaret Potyrala for 7-5 season in the fall ... doubles team captured flight championship at the Red Raider Shootout with three consecutive wins.

Sophomore Season: Posted a 10-7 record at No. 2 singles as a sophomore ... also played one match at No. 1 singles ... was 10-9 overall during the spring, including a 5-4 mark in Southland Conference play.

Fall 2003: Played in all three of Texas State's fall tournaments, going 8-7 in the fall ... reached the finals in Flight E singles of the Cougar Fall Classic ... finished in fourth place in Flight D doubles in the Houston tournament, teaming with Margaret Potyrala ... went 4-2 and made the finals of both Flight 2 singles and Flight 2 doubles at the UTSA tournament ... also competed at the ITA Southwest Regionals, winning her opening-round match.

Freshman Season: Had a very successful rookie campaign for Texas State, finishing above .500 in both singles and doubles, the only returning player to do so ... primarily played at No. 3 in singles ... spent some time at No. 4 as well ... was 11-9 overall in singles play and finished with a 6-4 record in Southland Conference singles play ... teamed with Margaret Potyrala at No. 2 doubles and finished with an 11-8 record ... was 7-3 in SLC doubles play ... along with doubles partner Potyrala, was named second-team all-conference in doubles play ... 20 singles and doubles matches both tied for a team high in 2003.

Fall 2002: Did not join the team until the semester break thus not participating in fall matches.

Gimnazija Ljubjana Siska School: Prepped in her hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia ... was ranked as high as seventh nationally in Slovenia in her age group.

Personal: Marketing major ... daughter of Bojan and Jagoda Sirola ... has a younger sister, Ana (17).