Michaela Gridling

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Prev school:
Sportgymnasium
Hometown:
Hard, Austria

2001-02 (Senior)
Fall: Had a singles record of 2-8 in the fall season ... First fall victory came against UNC Wilmington's Kimberly Barnett by a score of 6-2, 6-1 at the Doctor's Vision Center Tournament in the consolation round ... Also won against UAB's Nadia Dellarciprete in the consolation of the June Stewart Invitational, 6-3, 7-5 ... Teamed up with Verena Preiss to go 3-4 in doubles action in the fall season, with two wins coming against pairs from UNC Wilmington at the Doctor's Vision Center Tournament and the other coming against a pair from Furman at the Furman Invitational.
Spring: Was 10-7 in singles play in the dual match season, mostly playing in the middle of the lineup ... Opened up the season with a victory against Baylor's Daria Potopava, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ... Came back from a loss to win against Annie Goodrich from Rice, 6-2, 6-1 ... Won five straight singles matches from Feb. 3 to March 5 ... Earned straight set victories in the streak against opponents from Clemson and Murray State, while three sets were needed to defeat opponents from Louisville, Georgia State and Chattanooga ... Won three straight singles matches to close out the regular season against Morgan State, Niagra and UAB ... Played doubles mainly with Carien Venter, posting a record of 9-8 ... Bounced back from six straight losses to begin the season with a season-best four match win streak from Feb. 2 to Feb. 15, with wins coming against opponents from South Carolina, Clemson, Murray State and Georgia State ... Took a victory against Mississippi State and Chattanooga on consecutive matches at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... The pair's final three outings were convincing victories: 8-2 over North Texas, 8-0 over Morgan State and 8-1 over Niagra ... Won three times and lost twice with partner Emily Vest in the spring season ... First three matches together were wins against opponents from Louisville, UAB and Memphis ... Lost twice at the Sun Belt Championships at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, including a 9-7 loss against Flores/Poveda from UALR.