Iva Gersic
Iva Gersic
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Koprivnica, Croatia

High School:
Gimnazium Fran Galovic

Height:
5-9

Experience:
3L

Bio Coming Soon 2005-06 - Junior Season
Finished the season with an overall singles record of 23-10 and doubles record of 32-7...played at the No. 1 and 2 spots for both singles and doubles with an impressive 9-0 record at the No. 1 singles...had a spring record of 16-5 in singles and 18-4 in doubles...tied for "Most Wins" team award with Maja Kovacek at 55 season wins...made all-MWC team selections for the third year in a row in both singles and doubles...was an NCAA participant in the doubles portion with Kovacek for the second year in a row...made All-America Team after a No. 4 seeding in the NCAA Individuals doubles draw...finished the season with a No. 89 in national singles rankings, No. 4 in the nation for doubles...received a preseason national ranking of No. 45 in singles and No. 3 in doubles with partner Kovacek...recorded the highest national ranking a UNM women's tennis player has ever seen at No. 2 with doubles partner Kovacek...has the highest post-season ranking ever achieved by a UNM women's tennis player with Kovacek at No. 4 in doubles...competed in the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in both singles and doubles...advanced to the semifinal round in the doubles portion at the All-American Championships...earned automatic bid to the ITA National Individual Indoor Championships...made it to the semifinal round of the indoor championship...two-time recipient of the MWC Player of the Week (Feb. 24 and March 14)...tied at No. 6 for most career singles wins and is No. 2 in most career doubles wins...sits at No. 5 in most combined career wins at 171...and holds the record for highest career winning percentage with a record of 171-40 (.810)...acquired a 7-5 singles fall record and a 13-2 doubles record with Kovacek...ranked No. 1 in doubles and No. 3 in singles for the Central Region. 2004-05 - Sophomore Season
Finished the season with an overall singles record of 29-5 and a doubles record of 33-8...voted "Most Valuable Player" for having a .853 winning percentage in singles and a .805 winning percentage in doubles...was named MWC Co-Player of the Year with Maja Kovacek...made all-MWC team selections for singles and doubles...was an NCAA participant in the doubles portion with Kovacek for the first time in her collegiate career... finished the season No. 75 in the nation as a singles player, No. 12 in the nation for doubles, No. 5 in the Central Region for singles and No. 1 in the Central Region for doubles...was a 2005 academic all-MWC honoree...(Fall 2004): Received a preseason national ranking of No. 62 in singles and No. 11 in doubles with partner Maja Kovacek...advanced past three qualifying rounds to become the first UNM women's tennis player to make it to the main singles draw at the ColemanVision Championships in Albuquerque...was part of the first doubles team in UNM tennis history to be invited to compete in the main doubles draw at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships...played at the ITA National Individual Indoor Championships in doubles with Kovacek...made it to the singles semifinals at the Wilson/ITA Central Region Championships and the quarterfinals in doubles play...finished the fall season 11-2 in singles and 13-3 in doubles with Kovacek ...earned No. 1 ranking in doubles and No. 4 ranking in singles for the Central Region. 2003-04 - Freshman Season
Standout newcomer for UNM ...tied for first on the team for most singles wins ...finished season with an overall singles record of 28-8 ...competed mainly at the No. 2 singles spot ...compiled a doubles record of 33-4 at the No. 2 position with teammate Maria Ruiz-Fabrega ... broke the record for most combined wins in one year with 61 ...ended the season at No. 111 in the nation for singles ...ranked No. 7 in the Central Region for singles and No. 9 in the region for doubles with Ruiz-Fabrega ...was awarded MWC Player of the Week two times (January 29 and April 7) ...made the all-MWC team selection for singles and doubles ...earned all-MWC academic honors. HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Gimnazium Fran Galovic in Koprivnica, Croatia ... named Athlete of the Year in Koprivnica in 2001. PERSONAL
Born September 19, 1983 ... daughter of Ljiljana and Igor Gersic ... has one sister, Janja ... enjoys drawing, playing other sports and spending time with family and friends at home...favorite athlete is Goran Ivanisevic ... favorite foods are fruit, vegetables and milkshakes and has to always have cereal in the morning...major is General Business.