Michaela Oldani Class: Junior Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. High School: Desert Mountain High School Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 08/14/1991 Experience: 2L

SPOTLIGHT ON MICHAELA

MICHAELA'S ACTION SHOTS

2010-2011: Sophomore Season

Oldani played mostly at number six in singles and played at the number two position in doubles for the last four matches of the season. She won a three-set match against Drake University's Amanda Aragon winning with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 clinching the team win. Along with Nikolina Grbac in doubles, the duo won two out of the last four matches of the season. She was named Mountain West Scholar Athlete. She is also a two-year member of the SAC (Student Athletic Committee).

2009-2010: Freshman Season

She gained valuable experience with six wins in singles, and four wins in doubles. She was a UNM Scholar Athlete.

Prior to UNM

She was a 2009 graduate from Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. She placed 4^th at state her freshman year and went on to place second at state for her sophomore year. She then took her junior and senior year off from playing for her high school to play in the United States Tennis Association Junior tournaments. She was ranked as high as 48 in the Southwest region and 181 nationally.

Personal

She is the daughter of Cheryl and Thomas Oldani and has one younger sister Desiree. A rare fact about her is that she is a dual citizen of Switzerland and the United States. Her father is originally from Switzerland. She is majoring in International Business Management.

Head Coach Roy Canada on Oldani:

"Michaela is a very intense competitor. She started playing competitive tennis later than most of her peer group and has steadily gained ground on them. Michaela has a huge forehand that can go through anybody in the country! She had a chance last year to win some big singles matches against SDSU and Arizona that have made a mark in her career and sent a message to those teams that overlooked her in the recruiting process."

Assistant Coach Michelle Heidbrink on Oldani:

"Michaela has great energy on the court; she plays with a lot of enthusiasm and has a way of getting her team fired up when she is competing. She loves to hit the ball and uses her power as one of her biggest strengths. She has learned a lot and is playing smarter now as a junior. It's fun seeing the improvement."

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