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2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster
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Elena Najera-Salas
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
At Utah
2013-14 - Redshirt
2012-13 - Earned a win at both the No. 5 singles positions and the No. 4 singles spot ... teamed up with Natasha Smith for five wins in No. 2 doubles play ... the pair defeated three Pac-12 opponents and earned their first conference victory over Arizona's Inge Hendrix and Shayne Austin ... upset 28th ranked Courtney Dolehide and Pamela Montez of UCLA, 8-5.
2011-12 (at Denver): Played at the No. 2 singles position at the University of Denver for two years before transferring to Utah ... reached the round of 16 at the Mountain Regional Championships in 2011 ... posted a 14-14 overall record and went 7-11 in dual matches ... went 6-11 from the No. 2 singles position ... tallied a 15-10 individual doubles dual-match record ... named to the All-Academic team in the Sun Belt Conference.
Prior: Ranked No. 15 in California and in the Southwest Section ... ranked No. 67 nationally ... earned All-American honors at La Jolla Country Day High School ... also four-year letter winner at La Jolla Country Day and was a three-time team MVP.
Personal: Born Nov. 13, 1991 in San Diego, Calif. ... daughter of John Najera and Maria Salas ... mother swam for San Diego State, father is a former professional racquetball player ... has one younger sister, Sophia ... enjoys surfing, exercising, and shopping ... also a member of Student Diversity Leadership Club ... graduated from La Jolla Country Day High School in 2010 ... majoring in biology.
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