April 11, 2009

The Gamecock women’s tennis team has Senior Day scheduled for Sunday when it hosts Alabama at 1 p.m. at Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center. It marks the final home match for seniors Suzanna Mansour, Gira Schofield and Natasa Vuckovic.

Suzanna Mansour

• Spent the first two years of her career playing for Florida State
• Had an 8-4 record at No. 5 singles and was 9-2 at positions two and three doubles her freshman year at FSU
• Came to South Carolina in fall 2007
• Amassed nearly 50 victories in singles during her career
• Owns over 40 victories in doubles for her career, giving her just under 100 combined victories
• In fall 2008, won her doubles flight with partner Ashley Miller at the Northwestern Wildcat Invitational
• Aided the Gamecocks in key wins against Ole Miss and Arkansas this year, both top-30 teams, by winning at the No. 6 singles spot
• Helped South Carolina win the doubles point against Mississippi State, Arkansas and Auburn this year, all Gamecock victories
• Majoring in sport and entertainment management, set to graduate this summer

Gira Schofield

• Named Co-SEC Freshman of the Year in 2006
• ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year and team MVP her freshman season
• All-SEC Second Team honoree in 2006 and 2008
• All-SEC First Team in 2007, just the second player in school history to earn first-team honors
• Looking to become first Gamecock in school history to make the All-SEC team four straight seasons
• Also hoping to become the first player in Gamecock history to make the NCAA Singles Championship field four times
• Played all but two matches in her career at No. 1 singles
• Owns over 80 career singles victories and over 70 in doubles
• Ranks fifth in school history for doubles wins and seventh in combined singles and doubles triumphs
• Has been among the national singles rankings virtually her entire career, peaking at No. 19 earlier this spring
• Set career bests this season with victories against two players ranked in the nation’s top-10 at the time of the meeting
• Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation in doubles during spring of her junior season with Ana Marija Zubori
• Is an exercise science major on pace to graduate this summer

Natasa Vuckovic

• An integral part of the Gamecocks’ success over the past four season
• Led the team in singles victories as a freshman with 26
• Has made the All-SEC Second Team the past three seasons
• Like Gira Schofield, looking to be the first Gamecock in school history to make the All-SEC Team four straight years
• Nearly untouchable in dual matches her sophomore and junior years
• Her 19-3 record in 2007 that included an impressive 9-1 mark in the SEC earned her team Co-MVP honors with Ana Marija Zubori
• Last season, went 15-6 and 8-2 in the SEC earn MVP honors
• One of just six players in school history with over 90 career singles victories and currently ranks fifth with 93
• Ranked fourth in school history for career doubles victories with 76
• Her 169 career combined victories ranks fourth on the school’s all-time list
• Ranked as high as No. 62 in the nation in singles during her career
• Set a career best with a No. 33 national ranking in doubles earlier this spring
• Will earn her degree in international relations and affairs this December