Daniela Alvarez
Daniela Alvarez

Player Profile
Position:
Student Assistant Coach

Highlights: Finished career with a 75-45 overall singles record for a .625 winning percentage ...owns an 85-35 mark in doubles matches ...her 85 doubles wins rank seventh in Clemson women's tennis history ...is also listed 10th all-time with a .708 doubles winning percentage ...was 57-32 in dual matches over her four years and went 17-16 against ACC competition.

Spring 2006: Singles: Won her final three matches of the year to finish the dual season at 11-11 ...two of those three wins came against ranked opponents and all were during post-season action ...defeated Caitlin Collins at the flight two position (6-2, 6-1) in the Tigers' quarterfinal victory over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament...then won a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Lyndsay Shosho of Georgia Tech for Clemson's lone point against the Yellow Jackets in an ACC semifinal match-up ...in the first round of the NCAA regionals, defeated Siena's Taylor Barvoets (6-0, 6-1) ...opened season with win at the top singles position against Maxine Capewell of College of Charleston ...also posted wins over non-conference opponents Eva Wang from Harvard (6-1, 7-5), Daisy Ames from Brown (6-1, 6-1) and Rawia Elsisi from Troy (6-2, 6-3) at flight one ...defeated in-state rival South Carolina, winning 6-4, 6-4 over the Gamecock's Danielle Wiggins ...upset 45th-ranked Shadisha Robinson of Georgia, 6-3, 6-3 in Tigers victory over the Bulldogs ...recorded ACC victories over Douglas Wink of Virginia (7-5, 6-2) and Anit Rynarzewska of Florida State (6-2, 6-1) ...had a 2-8 overall record in ACC matches.

Doubles: Posted a 24-10 overall record for the year in doubles play ...had a 16-8 mark in dual matches with two partners ...started off season paired with Federica van Adrichem, winning one match against Albertz and Ellington of College of Charleston (8-4) ...then played the remaining 23 matches with Alexandra Luc, posting a 15-7 overall record and an 8-3 mark in ACC action ...teamed with Luc, played 18 matches at the flight two position, winning 11 of them ...ranked as high as #40 in the Fila/ITA poll with Luc and listed 19th with van Adrichem in the preseason poll ...recorded non-conference victories over Fristz-Krockow and Zidek of William & Mary (8-3); Eckert and Manojlovic of Furman (8-4); Wang and Schnitter of Harvard (8-3); Ames and Zeder of Brown (8-5); and Elsisi and Jones of Troy (8-2) ...with Luc, upset Georgia Tech's 55th-ranked team of Anderson and McCray, 8-6 ...also posted a victory with Luc over in-state rival South Carolina's team of Wiggins and Lucas, 8-5 ...with Luc, had ACC wins over Virginia Tech's Beerman and Walker (8-3); Boston College's Nash and Svoboda (8-0); Maryland's Amir and Dent (8-1); Florida State's Eber and Slater at number one (9-8); Miami's Banada and Dancevic (8-6); NC State's Roch and Guerra (8-4); and Wake Forest's Tara and Simpson (8-3) ...went 1-2 in post-season play with Luc ...blanked Siena's team of Hluchova and Davis in the first round of the NCAA regionals.

In Fall 2005: Singles: Posted a 7-4 record in singles play ...won her four matches in A2 bracket of the USTA Women's College Tennis Invitational with a 6-7(3), 6-2, 1-0(4) defeat of Harvard's 104th-ranked Eva Wang ...also upset #107 Laura Ganzer of South Carolina at the USTA Invitational ...advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships before falling to #108 Jenna Long of North Carolina, 6-2, 6-1 ...defeated Bryce Marable of Tennessee (5-7, 7-6, 6-2), Jenna Loeb of Wake Forest (6-3, 6-2) and Tanja Markovic of North Carolina (6-4, 6-1) during the run.

Doubles: Had an 8-2 record in fall doubles action with partner Federica van Adrichem ...placed third at flight one in the Furman Fall Classic with a victory over Abraham/Shular of Penn State in the consolation final ...upset 38th-ranked team of Smith and Fanjoy of North Carolina in the first round (8-6) ...won the A1 draw of the USTA Women's College Tennis Invitational after winning four straight matches ...defeated Texas A&M's team of Jordan and Mechem in the championship match by a score of 8-2 ...reached the quarterfinals of Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships before falling to #11 Bercek and Robinson of Duke, 8-5 ...posted an upset of Wake Forest's 32nd-ranked team of Davis and Hirsch in the round of 16 (8-5).

Spring 2005: Singles: Compiled a 12-10 dual match record and a 4-3 mark in conference play ...won three matches at flights four and five in the Tigers' NCAA Tournament run, including victories over Jacqueline Eckert of Furman in the opening round (6-3, 6-1), Lingda Yang of William & Mary in the second round (6-0, 6-2) and Andrea Young of Northwestern in the round of 16 (6-1, 6-3) ...suffered an injury keeping her out of the lineup during the early season ...posted league wins against Florida State's Amber Tantee (6-1, 6-1) and North Carolina's Caitlin Collins (6-3, 6-2) and came from behind for victories over Jennifer Dent of Maryland (0-6, 6-3, 10-3) and Kristin Cargill of Duke (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) ...in the first round of the ACC tournament, claimed a 6-4, 6-1 decision over Wake Forest's Jenna Loeb ...also won notable matches against Alexis Martire of Harvard (6-2, 6-2) and South Carolina's Mirande Gutierrez (1-6, 7-5, 6-2).

Doubles: Recorded a 12-10 mark in dual doubles contests ...with Maria Brito, won eight doubles matches against nine losses ...Brito-Alvarez team won both matches in the NCAA regionals at flight two, including an 8-0 decision over Furman's Marti Morris and Lauren Osborne and a 8-5 victory against William & Mary's Kate Boomershine and Candice Fuchs ...paired with Brito, posted notable wins over Elizabeth Lumpkin and Laura Gordon of UCLA in the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships, 9-7, and claimed the Tigers' only doubles victory against Georgia with an 8-4 decision over Kelley Hyndman and Evgenia Subbotina ...won ACC regular season matches at flight two, with Brito, over Miami's Melissa Applebaum and Staci Stevens (8-3), Florida State's Roxanne Clarke and Amber Tantee (8-5) and Duke's Clelia Deltour and Tory Zawacki (8-6) ...with Romy Farah, defeated 42nd-ranked Felice Lam and J.J. Larson of Virginia Tech in the first match of the season ...also won matches with Alix Lacelarie and Ioana Paun.

Fall 2004: Singles: Posted a 3-5 overall record in singles ...ranked 50th in the preseason ITA singles poll ...won her first round match in the Furman Fall classic over Laura Ganzer of South Carolina before losing matches to #113 Kendell Cline of North Carolina and #118 Caitlin Burke of Wisconsin to finish fourth at the flight two position ...lost in the first round of the qualifying round of the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament to #77 Suzanna Lingman of Harvard ...won two consolation matches over Florida's Lolita Frangulyan and Sacramento State's #28 Anna Erickson ...lost to Vicki Jones of Tennessee in the opening round of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships. Doubles: Team of Alvarez and Maria Brito recorded a 7-5 overall mark in doubles play ...team ranked 21st in the preseason ITA doubles poll ... advanced to the main draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, defeating Eva Dikes and Bianca Dulgheru of Pepperdine in the opening round of the qualifying tournament, 30th-ranked Oregon duo Dominika Dieskova and Daria Panova in the second round and Florida's 36th-ranked team of Boglarka Berecz and Nina Suvak in the finals ...lost in the first round of the main draw of the ITA event to the 12th-ranked team of Zerene Reyes and Jennifer Magley of Florida ...reached the semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships before losing to the third-ranked team of Sarah Foster and Aibika Kalsarieva from Kentucky ...team received a first-round bye, then defeated Alet Boonzaaier and Marina Tasheva of Tennessee Tech; Ashleigh Murray and Laura Swain of UNC-Charlotte; and #48 Karin Coetzee and Ashlee Davis of Wake Forest at the ITA SE Regional.

Spring 2004: Singles: Posted an 18-6 record in dual matches and a 6-2 mark in conference play...finished the season ranked 74th by the ITA in singles...at the NCAA Championships, clinched the Tigers' victory over Texas A&M with a three set (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) win over Helga Vieria at flight two...in regular season league play at number two doubles, defeated Duke's Tory Zawacki (6-4, 6-3), North Carolina's Lee Bairos (6-1, 4-6, 6-4), Virginia's Kristen James (6-3, 6-3), Maryland's 77th-ranked Emily Marker (6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)), Wake Forest's Ashlee Davis (6-2, 6-2) and N.C. State's Kristin Lam (6-2, 6-2)...in the first round of the ACC Tournament, won a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Maryland's Marianne Baker at flight two...also posted wins over Christyn Lucas of South Carolina (7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-3), Silvia Urickova of Virginia Commonwealth (0-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-5)), Sofia Holden of Brigham Young (6-1, 7-5) and Stephanie Balzert of Baylor (6-2, 6-1). Doubles: Tallied an 18-6 dual record and a 7-1 league record...ranked 43rd in the final ITA doubles poll with Alix Lacelarie and ranked 48th with Maria Brito...at the ACC Tournament with Brito at the flight one position, defeated But and Marker of Maryland (8-5) in the first round and won an 8-6 decision over 23rd-ranked Cline and Mojzis of North Carolina in the semi-finals...with Brito in regular season conference action, was victorious over Georgia Tech's Anderson and Grant (8-6) and Virginia's Fritz-Krockow and James (8-1) at flight one, and defeated North Carolina's Bairos and Bunn (8-3) and Florida State's Deason and Dumitrescu (8-2) at number two doubles...with Alix Lacelarie, recorded ACC victories over 47th-ranked Coetzee and Martzolf of Wake Forest (8-5) and Chandrasekar and Orlay of N.C. State (8-4) at number one doubles, and defeated Maryland's But and Dent (8-5) at flight two...with Brito, upset 28th-ranked Falk and Menees of Vanderbilt at flight two.

In Fall 2003: Singles: Posted a 7-3 overall record in singles...ranked #88 in the ITA's preseason singles poll...upset #31 Aniela Mojzis of North Carolina, #46 Jenny Kuhn of Tulane and #73 Susanna Lingman of Harvard during the qualifying rounds of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships...reached the final-16 at the ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championships, defeating Wofford's Ellen Rogers and Tennessee's Majen Immink...won the consolation bracket of the flight two singles draw at the Furman Fall Classic, defeating Lee Bairos of North Carolina and Christyn Lucas of South Carolina in the tournament. Doubles: Finished the season with a 3-1 overall record in doubles with teammate Alix Lacelarie...with Lacelarie, ranked 12th by the ITA in the preseason doubles poll...in the qualifying round of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, defeated #34 Bercik and Ramirez of Auburn, Falk and Menees of Vanderbilt and #30 Kruse and Venter of Middle Tennessee.

In Spring 2003: Named to the 2003 All-ACC Women's Tennis team... was named ACC Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 24...a member of Clemson's Honor Roll for the Spring 2003 semester. Singles: Has posted a 17-6 dual match record and a 5-3 conference record...defeated 49th-ranked Saras Arasu of Duke 6-3, 6-1 at flight three...won a 6-3, 6-0 decision over #123 Lori Grey of Georgia at flight four...defeated North Carolina's Lee Bairos, Florida State's Christina Denny, Wake Forest's Danielle Schwartz and Maryland's Marta Jedrzejak in regular season conference matches at flight three...defeated Wake Forest's Aimee Smith at flight three in the first round of the ACC Championships. Doubles: With teammate Alix Lacelarie, was named the ACC Flight Champion at number two doubles...with Lacelarie, ranked 28th in doubles in the ITA poll released Apr. 28...also with Lacelarie, 18-1 in matches at flight two...the pair's only loss at flight two was suffered in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to UNC's Bairos and Mejia by a score of 8-6...their only other loss this season was to Maryland's But and Jedrzejak at flight one...upset the sixth-ranked doubles team in the country, DeRoo and Johnson of Duke, 8-2...in the first round of the NCAA Championships, defeated Baylor's Mijic and Potapova (8-2)...in ACC tournament action at flight two, defeated Wake Forest's Martzolf and Schwartz and North Carolina's Bairos and Mejia...has a 21-3 overall record in doubles and a 7-1 record in the conference.

Before Clemson: Was ranked #1 Junior National in under-14, 16 and 18 divisions from 1997-2001 in Bolivia...was ranked third in 1997 and fifth in 1999 in South America...member of the Bolivian Junior National Team...in 2001, reached the quarterfinal round of the doubles competition in the Junior French Open...born December 28, 1983.

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