Prang Pantusart

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Distance Education Institute
Hometown:
Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand

as a Sophomore (Spring 2011): All-Mid-American Conference Second-Team selection ... Academic All-MAC choice ... closed out the season with a 20-3 dual-match singles record (8-0 MAC) and a 19-4 dual-match mark in doubles play (7-1 MAC) ... won a three-set match at No. 3 singles in the MAC tournament title contest versus top-seeded Miami (Ohio), which made the team score 3-all and led to Akron's first-ever MAC tournament championship … MAC All-Tournament Team selection ... ended the season on a 13-match singles win streak ... joined forces with Angelika Jogasuria to advance to the finals of flight 2 doubles at the FGCU Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Invitational ... Dean's List.

as a Sophomore (Fall 2010): Teamed with Angelika Jogasuria to advance to the doubles main draw round of 16 at the Midwest Regional ... Dean's List.

as a Freshman (Spring 2010): Named recipient of 2009-10 Coach’s Award for her overall commitment and contribution to team … 57 combined singles and doubles wins is sixth most in a single season in team history … 31 singles wins is fourth most in team history … Dean’s List.

as a Freshman (Fall 2009): “C” singles champion at University of Houston’s Alonti Cougar Fall Draw … partnered with Angelika Jogasuria to win “B” doubles championship at Alonti Cougar Fall Draw … advanced to second round of main draw of ITA Midwest Regional, competing through two qualifying draw wins and a first round victory … won first collegiate singles championship at Bowling Green Invitational at No. 4 singles … combined with Jeremie Benjamin to win No. 3 doubles championship at BGSU Invitational … Dean’s List.

Prior to Akron: Held a career-high International Tennis Federation (ITF) ranking of No. 173 in April 2009 … compiled a career ITF junior singles record of 31-22 and a career ITF junior doubles record of 35-20 … top wins include a June 2009 victory over Ting-Fei Juan (career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 75), an October 2008 victory over Kyra Shroff (career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 89) and an August 2009 victory over Chun-Yan He (career-high Women’s Tennis Association rank of No. 619).

Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1991 … daughter of Aree Pantusart and Santi Pantusart … mother was a cancer researcher for 25 years and father is a policeman … favorite book is The BFG by Roald Dahl … favorite movies are The Lord of the Rings trilogy … tennis hero is Kim Clijsters … non-sport hero is recording artist Mariah Carey … favorite food is anything vegetarian … favorite quotation: “Where there is a will, there is a way" ... considering a major in business.