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Katarina Kovacevic
Year: Senior
Hometown: Forest Hills, N.Y.
High School: The Dwight School
College: CC
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Fall 2012: Won the doubles flight 'B' draw at the Columbia Invitational (9/14-16/12) ... Reached the quarterfinals of singles flight 'F' at the NTC BJK Women's Collegiate Invitational (10/6-8/12).

Spring 2012: Earned a 14-8 record in spring competition, playing in the No. 4 and 5 slots ... Notched wins over two Army opponents, Maya Parker and Alyssa Hanson, at the Cornell Winter Invitational (1/27-29/12) ... Shutout Hofstra's Bianca Derrick, 6-0, 6-0, in Columbia's 7-0 win (2/3/12) ... Downed Binghamton's Katherine Medianik in straight sets (2/10/12) ... Recorded wins over Cornell's Gabby Sullivan and Dartmouth's Shelley Carpeni at the ECAC Team Tournament (2/17-19/12) ... Defeated Alex Bradley from Southern Miss, 7-5, 6-2 (3/15/12) ... Rallied to win a pair of three-set matches over William & Mary's Katie Kargl (3/23/12) and Old Dominion's Nika Khmolovska (3/24/12) ... Won first Ivy League match over Lauren Frazier from Cornell (3/31/12) ... Beat Brown's Niktia Uberoi, 6-4, 6-4 (4/15/12) ... Won her season finale over Penn's Daniela DePaoli, 6-3, 6-4 (4/22/12) ... Partnered with Crystal Leung for 10 doubles wins ... Posted doubles wins over Ivy League foes from Cornell, Brown and Penn.

Fall 2011: Qualified for the semifinals of the USTA National Tennis Center Invitational in the G singles bracket, beating athletes from Binghamton and Army … Had a win in the A singles draw at the Columbia Invitational, beating Joanna Zwirbulis of St. John’s … Had a win in the main draw at the Cissie Leary Invitational, beating Emma Brooke from Drexel … Also had two wins in the Consolation draw, over players from Delaware and Temple … Also took part in the William & Mary Invitational. 

Spring 2011: Went 10-10 overall in singles, including 2-5 in the Ivy League playing throughout the lineup … Had a 5-5 doubles record with partner Natasha Makarova, and a 2-5 record with Iani Alecsiu … Had non-league wins over Fairleigh Dickinson, Stony Brook, Eastern Tennessee State, Maryland, Temple, Colorado State, Cal State-Northridge and Long Island … had league wins over players from Dartmouth and Princeton. 

Fall 2010: Won in the first round of the William & Mary Invitational E singles bracket, beating Tori Ford from William & Mary … Had a first round doubles win at the Cissie Leary Invitational, beating a duo from Drexel … Participated in the USTA National Tennis Center Invitational, notching a first round win in the G singles bracket over a player from Fairleigh Dickinson. 

Spring 2010: Went 4-11 in singles playing mostly in the No. 4 spot … Went 3-3 in doubles with partner Nicole Bartnik … Had singles wins over opponents from NJIT, Florida Atlantic, Nova Southeastern and Fordham … Notched doubles wins over duos from George Washington, Florida Atlantic, Nova Southeastern, Fordham, Brown and Penn.

At The Dwight School: Earned two varsity letters in tennis … Team captain her senior year … Named team MVP her junior and senior years … Given the Sportsmanship Award by the NYJTL … Played in the New York City Mayor’s Cup finals as a sophomore … Helped lead St. Francis Prep to two New York Championships her freshman and sophomore seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Savka and Radomir Kovacevic … Father, Radomir, competed in three Olympic Games in judo, taking bronze at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow … National Honor Society member … Plans to major in sociology and become a teacher.

 

Getting to Know Katarina:  
What do you like best about Columbia? Roar-Ee the lion
Who's your favorite professional tennis player? Kim Clijsters
People would be surprised to know that I: Watch UFC
If I were to have a dinner party, I would invite: Josh Groban, Michael Buble and John Cena
Song you never get sick of: Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Favorite season and why: Spring, because of all the colors
Favorite Disney movie: Hercules
What is your favorite ice cream topping? Oreo!!
What TV show do you HAVE to watch each week? House
What song would you sing at karaoke? The Lion Sleeps Tonight
What is your dream vacation? A private island near Cyprus
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Greece
If you could stay one age for your entire life, how old would you chose to be?      5
Your most over-used word/phrase is: Touche
What's the best advice you've ever recieved? Don't sing outside the shower
If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be and why? World Cup