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AT ILLINOIS...
2002-03:
• Led the Illini with 26 singles victories and earned team MVP honors
• Ranked as high as No. 88 nationally
• Put together a nine-match singles winning streak, the longest on the team that season
• All-Big Ten pick
• Top singles win was over No. 46 Catherine Gunn of Georgia Tech
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten distinction
• Won the Midwest Blast Tournament (main draw singles) hosted by Illinois
2001-02:
• Competed at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 singles where she posted an 18-17 overall record (5-6 in the Big Ten)
• Broke into the national rankings for the first time in her career and was ranked as high as No. 109
• Posted a 7-5, 6-2 upset win against 14th ranked Julie DeRoo of Duke
• Playing with various partners, she finished with a 9-13 overall doubles record (3-5 in the Big Ten)
• Voted team's Most Improved Player by her teammates
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten distinction
2000-01:
• Played Nos. 2, 3 and 4 singles and No. 3 doubles for the Fighting Illini her freshman season
• Started out her college career with a bang, posting a 10-3 singles record through the months of September and October, but later in the year, she was slowed by nagging back problems
• Season record was 21-15 in singles (3-5 in the Big Ten), and 9-4 in doubles (1-1 in the Big Ten)
• Biggest win was a 6-3, 6-3 singles decision over North Carolina's 82nd-ranked Kendrick Bunn
PREPS/JUNIORS:
• Was ranked No. 64 in Girls 18's
• Placed fourth at the Fiesta Bowl
• Was a fifth-place finisher at the Quicksilver/Roxy Tournament
• Rated No. 21 in her section as a junior (Southern California)
• Studied at the prestigious Weil Tennis Academy
PERSONAL:
• Born Sept. 9, 1982
• Daughter of Andy and Carol Eklov
• Has one brother, Andy (16)
• Favorite quote: "By asking for the impossible, we obtain the possible."
• Plans after graduation include playing the professional tennis circuit
EKLOV'S CAREER STATS:
Singles:Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 21-15 3-5 2001-02 18-17 5-6 2002-03 26-10 10-1 Totals 65-42 18-12
Doubles:
Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 9-4 1-1 2001-02 9-13 3-5 2002-03 16-17 9-3 Totals 34-34 13-9
