Alyssa Carlson

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Rockford Lutheran HS
Hometown:
Rockford, Ill.

Year-By-Year Record
Year      Singles (MAC) Doubles(MAC)
2005-06   7-17 (0-6)     4-10(0-1)
2006-07   14-17 (0-8)    7-14 (0-7)
2007-08   9-24(0-8)     15-16 (2-6)
Totals    30-58 (0-22)   26-40(2-14)

Why Akron?
“I chose Akron because it was the perfect distance awayfrom home. The campus was beautiful and it reminded me of home.Also, it wasn’t a small college, yet the number of studentsand the campus weren’t overwhelming. It was the perfectsize.”

Co-captain for the 2008-09 season (along with junior KerryLangworthy)... Six singles or doubles wins away from reachingthe top 20 for career combined victories in program history.

as a Senior (Fall 2008): Teamed with junior KerryLangworthy to capture the No. 4 doubles flight championship atthe Fall Mid-American Conference Invitational, with wins over BallState, Buffalo and Northern Illinois � one of the six flighttitles won by UA during the fall season... Finalist of No. 4doubles flight at Bowling Green Invitational... Seven doubles winstied for third most on the team.

as a Junior (Spring 2008): Named ITAScholar-Athlete and UA Scholar Baller... Played primarily No. 5 andNo. 6 singles, and No. 2 doubles... One of six team members with 15or more doubles wins, a feat accomplished by only three previousteams and not since the 1998-99 season... Invited to become memberof Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honorsorganization... Most memorable moment was the team’s SpringBreak trip to California and getting to see The Hollywood Walk ofFame.

as a Junior (Fall 2007): Partnered with fellowjunior Tanyaradzwa Gombera to winthe championship at No. 3 doubles at the Rocket Invitational atUniversity of Toledo, while losing only five games in threematches... Reached semifinals in “B” doubles at MarthaThorn Invitational at West Virginia University.

as a Sophomore (Spring 2007): Earned ScholarBaller recognition... Posted a 4-4 record at No. 4 singles, and aperfect 2-0 record at No. 6 singles... Eight dual match singleswins equaled the second highest total on team... Fourteen singleswins for the year equaled the team high... Twenty-one combinedsingles and doubles wins for the year was one win short of doublingher win total from a year ago... Most memorable moment was teamtrip to Florida.

as a Sophomore (Fall 2006): Had highest winningpercentage (.667) in singles of any Zips’ player, with her6-3 record... Reached semifinals at both the Bowling GreenInvitational (No. 6 singles) and the IPFW Mastodon Invitational(No. 4 singles)... Posted a 4-3 record in doubles, and paired withjunior Laura Hemlepp to reach thesemifinals of the IPFW Mastodon Invitational at No. 2 doubles.

as a Freshman (Spring 2006): Finished 2-2 at #5singles and 1-2 at #6 singles... Finished 2-2 at No. 5 singles and1-2 at No. 6 singles... Teamed with fellow freshman TanyaradzwaGombera to go 1-1 at No. 1 doubles.

as a Freshman (Fall 2005): Paired with fellowfreshman Lindsey Berry to reach thefinals of the lone doubles draw at the Zips Invitational... Posteda 3-3 singles record and an identical 3-3 doubles record.

at Rockford Lutheran High School: In 2003, as a15- and 16-year-old, she ranked 115th in the Girl's 18 USTA Midwestsection, as well as being a USTA Midwest section finalist... In2004, she was invited to play for the Midwest Wightman Cup Team...As a sophomore on her high school squad, her No. 1 doubles team wasconference champion... Honor Roll member.

Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1987, in Richmond, Va.... Daughter of Creig and Beth Carlson... Father served in theUnited States Air Force and is now a pilot for United... Has oneyounger brother, Jeffrey... Majoring in television/radiocommunications... Minor is sociology... Dean’s List... Dreamvacation is scuba diving in Australia... Favorite book is TheDaVinci Code... Enjoys music and rollerblading... Studied thediscipline of Tae Kwon Do for six years, attaining the level of redbelt with black stripe... Favorite quotation: “He who laughslast didn’t get it.”