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  Ilinca Cristescu

Ilinca Cristescu

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bensenville, Ill.

High School:
Logos Christian Academy

2008 Horizon League Player of the Year
2008 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
2008 All-Horizon League First Team Selection
2009 All-Horizon League First Team

2008-09: Named to the All-Horizon League First Team...two-time Horizon League Player of the Week...18-5 in doubles play on the year, partnering mostly with Elena Antakova at No. 2...posted an 8-0 record in conference doubles play with Antakova...along with Antakova went on an 11-match winning streak...was 14-7 in singles, playing No. 1 or 2 for the Flames...was a perfect 8-0 in Horizon League singles matches...won doubles matchups against both No. 36 Illinois and No. 61 Western Michigan...posted both a singles and a doubles win against Detroit in the Horizon League championship match.

2007-08: First player in UIC history to earn both Horizon League Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year accolades in same season...went 21-11 overall and accrued a 15-7 singles record in dual matches, primarily from the No. 1 slot...ended pre-NCAA tournament season with a thirteen match winning streak, dating all the way back to March 9...defeated pre-season No. 70 Eastern Michigan's Vanessa Frankowski, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to kick start her singles win streak...undefeated in league singles and doubles matches, playing at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles...partnered up with Jenna Reisch for the majority of doubles matches, earning a 12-3 record...duo went on an eight match winning streak to cap league play...amassed a 6-4 fall record...including a 2-1 ledger at the ITA regional, where she defeated fourth-ranked Candy Graetz from Illinois (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) and Northwestern's Alexis Conill 6-4, 6-7 before falling to Miami University's Anastasia Dracheva in the qualifying round.

Prep/Personal: ranked 17th in the Midwest Section in Girls 18 singles in 2007...ranked number one in the Chicago section in 2006...played at the Five Seasons Country Club in Northbrook for three years...born March 6, 1989...daughter of Cãtãlin and Mihaela Cristescu...majoring in Spanish and international studies.

Singles Career Record

Year Horizon League Overall
2008-09 8-0 19-10
2007-08 10-0 21-11
Total 18-0 40-21

Doubles Career Record

Year Horizon League Overall
2008-09 8-0 23-9
2007-08 8-0 17-10
Total 16-0 40-19
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