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Fall 1999: (Singles) Had an overall record of 10-7 for the fall season... Took second place at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic, and third place at the UH Fall Tennis Classic at the No. 1 position... Was the 8th seed at ITA Southwest Regional and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing a heartbreaking 7-5, 6-4 to the No. 4 seed, Jahnavi Parekh of Baylor... (Doubles) Ended the fall campaign with a 7-2 mark with partner, Mette Sigmundstad... As a tandem they are No. 8 in the Southwest Region... Captured the Flight #1 Doubles Championship at the UH Fall Tennis Classic... As the No. 1 seed at the Roberta Allison Classic, advanced to the quarterfinal round... Finished in the top 16 in a field of 64 at the ITA Southwest Regional... 1998-99: Named C-USA First Team All-Conference.... Went 15-7 against players from the Southwest Region on her way to a 25-13 season... Placed No. 9 in the Southwest Region and tied for No. 94 overall in the ITA Fall Rankings... Compiled a 26-6 record with partner Sarah Borwell, including a stellar 2-0 record against C-USA players and an 18-2 record against players from the Southest region... Together they were tied for No. 2 in the Southwest region and No. 25 in the country in the ITA Fall Rankings... 1997-98: Missed nine matches after breaking her left wrist in the spring season opener... Despite her injury, she was 20-8 in singles, including 10-2 at home... A C-USA second team All-Conference choice... Won 12 of her first 13 matches... Came in first place in both the UH Fall Tennis Classic and the Washington Invitational in Seattle, Wash... Victorious in her lone match in the No. 1 position, defeating Julie Colin of Texas-San Antonio, 6-3, 6-3... Perfect in matches versus opponents from C-USA schools, going 3-0... Won eight of nine matches in doubles competition with teammate Luciane Kelbert... Notched nine wins in 12 attempts with partner Susanne Andersson... Won six straight matches during one span with Andersson... For the year, tallied a 17-4 record in doubles play... 9-1 against teams from the Southwest Region. Personal: Born Galina Seliounina on July 2, 1979, in Belarus, Minsk... Daughter of Evgenij and Maria Seliounina...Majoring in sociology... The national champion of Belarus in 1994 and 1996 in the 18 & under competition... Transferred to UH after competing one season at Republic Olympic College. Ask Galina: My hobbies are traveling, listening to music and socializing... When I'm having a snack attack, the first thing I reach for is fruit... You are sure to find Tina Turner in my music collection... My dream car is a Jeep Cherokee... If I were to start my own company, it would be a small cafe... My favorite sport besides tennis is basketball... The best advice anyone ever gave me was to be patient. Seliounina's Career Stats Singles Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 1997-98 1-0 3-2 4-4 8-6 12-2 20-8 .714 1998-99 10-5 5-2 15-7 10-6 25-13 .658 1999 (Fall only) 10-7 10-7 .588 Totals 11-5 5-2 3-2 4-4 23-13 32-15 55-28 .663 |
