Martina Sedivec

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
High School:
Royal West Academy

2007 Spring (senior): Helped CU earn its first NCAA Tournament appearance in four years; most team victories (16) and Big 12 Conference triumphs (9), and highest team ranking (37^th) -- all team-bests in eight years (1999) ... Excelled on the doubles court with freshman teammate Melisa Esposito posting a perfect 9-0 record against the Big 12 Conference at No. 3 doubles and named position champions during the regular season ... Overall recorded a 16-4 spring record, 15 of those at No. 3, all with Esposito ... A team-best 23-5 doubles mark for the year ... Overall, won 54 doubles victories tying for seventh on the Colorado all-time list; also finished tied for fifth in Big 12 Conference dual triumphs with 18 (18 losses) ... Nationally ranked with Esposito at No. 55 in late March by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ... Was one of three CU doubles teams in 15 years (1992) to win at least 10 matches in dual play ... Clinched a total of seven doubles matches leading to CU wins, six of them with Melisa Esposito; the another with Franziska Jendrian ... Sedivec/Esposito secured the decisive doubles point at No. 3 in defeating William & Mary helping CU to the upset over the previously unbeaten and No. 12 ranked Tribe, 4-3 on Mar. 14 ... In singles, won 42 career matches tying for 32nd in school history.

2006 Fall (senior): Started senior season with a 5-5 singles record ... Won three straight matches at the Wilson/ITA Central Regional (Oct. 18-22), two in the qualifying round another in the opening singles match in the Round of 64 main draw ... All three wins came in straight sets ... In doubles, was equally impressive winning seven of eight matches with three teammates ... Won five matches with teammate Camila Belassi, four of them to win the Flight III title at the USAFA Invitational (Oct. 6-7) ... Picked up another win with Melisa Esposito at the CU Invite (Sept. 24) and Gleisy Torres Torres at the Wilson/ITA Central Regional Round of 64.

2006 Spring (junior): Won four spring singles matches, two at No. 6, one each at No. 4 and No. 5 ... Won three consecutive matches with straight-set victories over Gonzaga (Feb. 5), Portland (Feb. 19) and Oklahoma (April 7) ... Won a key singles point at No. 6 singles in CU’s defeat of the Sooners ... Teamed with Gleisy Torres Torres at No. 2 for an 8-5 win over Air Force (Jan. 18).

2005 Fall (junior): Went 4-5 in singles play winning three consecutive matches at the USAFA Invitational (Oct. 8-9) ... Teamed with Gleisy Torres Torres for two wins at the USAFA Invitational for a second place finish in Flight I ... Also teamed with Monica Milewski defeating an Alabama tandem at the New Mexico Invitational (Sept. 24).

2005 Spring (sophomore): Earned the team’s most improved award ... Was one of four student-athletes to win 12 or more matches ... Ten of 12 victories came at the No. 5 slot with a pair of victories coming at No. 4 ... Her 10 wins were the second most in the dual season ... Achieved a 5-3 record at No. 5 against the Big 12 ... Went 3-0 in matches that went three sets (Wisconsin, New Mexico, Texas) ... In doubles, teamed with three partners to win nine matches: four each with recent CU graduate Kendra Strandemo (at No. 1 doubles), Lynzee Kever (at No. 2), and once with Veera Nurmi (No. 3) ... CU Athlete of the Week recipient (April 11-17).

2004 Fall (sophomore): Engineered four wins in seven attempts, including three straight at the USAF Invitational (Oct. 8-10) ... Played in four singles tournaments ... Three wins in four matches in doubles with a pair of triumphs with Veera Nurmi and one with Allison Quinn.

2004 Spring (freshman): Wrapped up the spring with five of six victories ... Finished with eight wins at the No. 4 position ... Five of her 10 spring wins came against the Big 12 Conference ... Also claimed wins at No. 3 and No. 6 in her lone appearance at that slot ... Ranked third overall for the 2003-04 season with 13 victories ... Also reached double-digits in doubles wins with 10 ... Played with four different tennis partners tallying five wins with Jenny Hanson; two with Kristy Randono, and one with 2004 graduate Morgan Sall ... Recorded the other three wins with Jessica Vanderdys at No. 2, all during the last week of April.

2003 Fall (freshman): Won three of eight matches during her initial season ... Her three wins came at each fall tournament CU participated in ... Singles wins came against Denver, UNC Greensboro, and New Mexico ... Paired with former teammate Kristy Randono for a 4-4 mark on the doubles court ... During that span, won three consecutive matches, two of those at the Wake Forest Deacon Classic.

Royal West Academy: Was a four-year GMAA Regional winner.

Personal: Born Martina Anne Sedivec on June 21, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ... Daughter of Barbara McLean and the late Borek Sedivec ... Older sister, Jana, played tennis and graduated from the University of Tulsa ... Member of the intercity soccer team in Montreal that won the league championship ... In 2002, ranked seventh/eighth in Canadian Nationals ... Selected CU after having the best feeling while visiting and meeting the people here.

In the Classroom: College major is international affairs ... 2004-05 and 2006-07 Big 12 Conference second team all-academic selection ... Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 Commissioners Honor Roll ... Also named a 2006-07 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete.