This Year: Very raw with tremendous athleticism in her game . . . is a big hitter who can also mix up play and dictate from the baseline . . . powerful serve and heavy groundstrokes keeps pressure on her opponents . . . with two years of successful junior-college experience, she is expected to contribute at a high level and lead the team.

AT UH
JUNIOR (2003-04): On the season was 10-12 in singles play at the No. 3-6 spots ... was 6-6 in singles matches at the No. 3 spot ... paired with teammate Karine Urbin at the No. 2 doubles position, going 7-13 on the year and 1-0 with Kami Miller ... in conference matches went a combined 5-4 ... was 2-4 in her first C-USA Tournament with a 1-1 record in the singles pairings and a 1-3 mark in the doubles

BEFORE UH
Played her freshman and sophomore years at Lee College ... received four All-American citations with two singles and two doubles citations ... became the first player in Lee College history to participate in the National Small College Championships ... helped her team win Nationals and the Southwest Junior College Championship as a freshman ... reached an NJCAA ranking of No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles while at Lee ... was the No. 2 ranked player in Venezuela where she reached an ITF ranking of 155 ... played at the Fed Cup for Venezuela

PERSONAL
Majoring in advertising ... born on October 21, 1982, in Valencia, Venezuela ... daughter of Carlos and Elizabeth Martin ... nickname is "D" ... attended Francisco de Mirando High School ... favorite tennis players are Steffi Graf and Roy Emerson ... scholastically, was a Class-Act recipient for two semesters at Lee College