2007-08 Tennis Roster
Veera Nurmi
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lahti, Finland
- High School:
- Salpausseian Lukio
2008 Spring (senior): Capped her final spring season finishing tied for 10th all-time on CU’s all-time singles victories list (74) ... Second all-time in Big 12 Conference singles wins (29) on the school’s all-time list ... Co-Big 12 Conference Position Champion (No. 4 singles) with a 9-2 record ... Tied a team-high 15 victories in the spring excelling at No. 4 singles with a 12-4 record; also picked up a pair of wins at No. 6 and another at No. 5 ... Produced a pair of six-match winning streaks ... Clinched a team road win at Nebraska (Apr. 13) ... CU Athlete of the Week (Feb. 25-Mar. 2).
2007 Fall (senior): Began the fall season with a 2-2 singles mark at the New Mexico Invitational (Sept. 21-23) and had a 2-1 mark in doubles teaming with Christiane Pheil at the same fall tournament ... Begins her final season with 59 singles and 24 doubles victories.
2007 Spring (junior): 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 (37th) -- all team-bests in eight years (1999) ... One of six women on the team to win at least 15 or more singles matches for the year (16), nine of them in the spring ... Played all 18 dual matches at No. 3 singles (9-9 record) ... Finished with a Central Region No. 25 singles ranking (top-30 players) ... Clinched two of CU’s 16 victories (Mississippi State and No. 68 Missouri) ... Won four straight matches from Feb. 17-Mar. 2 and six of the seven ... Seven of nine dual wins were in straight sets ... Has 57 career singles victories in her three-year ranking No. 19th all-time at CU; also ranks seventh in school history with a 19-13 record in Big 12 Conference dual victories ... Played only one doubles match teaming with Martina Sedivec at No. 3 with 8-3 winner of Air Force (Jan. 23) ... Career doubles record is 22-27.
2006 Fall (junior): Opened fall play with a 6-2 record, including six straight wins ... One of four women to win at least six matches ... Won the Flight C singles championship at the USAFA Invitational (Oct. 6-7) with three straight victories ... Three of six wins occurred over University of Denver opponents ... All six triumphs were in straight sets ... In doubles, tallied a 5-2 mark ... Teamed with Allison Quinn with four straight victories at the USAFA Invitational Flight IV championship and recorded another doubles win with Tori Almagno at the Wilson/ITA Regional (Oct. 18-22) ... Wrapped up her career fall singles record to 22-11.
2006 Spring (sophomore): Won a team-best 22 singles matches, including a team-high 13 dual match victories ... Lone CU woman to record double-digit wins at a numbered position (11-4) at No. 4 singles ... Second on the team with six Big 12 wins ... Tied for 29th all-time in singles victories with 42 ... Her 42 wins are the most of any CU student-athlete returning for the 2006-07 season ... Finished the spring 10th all-time for most conference wins (14) ... One of three CU women to be nationally ranked in the ITA/Fila singles rankings at No. 84 nationally. During that span went 6-3 with all six wins, all in straight set ... From Feb. 18-March 18 won seven consecutive matches ... For her career, is an outstanding 23-10 (.697) when playing at the No.4 singles slot ... In two dual seasons has accumulated 26 singles wins (13 each spring)... In doubles, won four matches, a pair each with Franziska Jendrian and Ewa Losinski ... Overall, won 10 doubles matches for the year.
2005 Fall (sophomore): Was one of three players to win nine fall singles matches ... Tied for second for most victories on the team ... Shined at the Wilson/ITA Central Regional with four consecutive victories reaching the Round of 16 main draw ... Upset No. 49 Iva Gersic of New Mexico (7-5, 7-5) in the Round of 64 main draw ... Qualified for the Central Regional with a pair of victories ... In doubles was one of three CU women to win at least six matches ... Teamed with Franziska Jendrian for a perfect 4-0 mark at the USAFA Invitational garnering first place honors in Flight II ... Also went 2-1 with Allison Quinn at the New Mexico Invitational.
2005 Spring (freshman): Became the first CU freshman since Dominique Lemperle (1999-2000) to lead the team in singles victories (20) ... Clinched both of CU’s 2005 Big 12 Tournament victories over Kansas and Nebraska, respectively ... Also reached the winners’ circle the most times in the dual season winning 12 of 18 matches at the No. 4 slot; her 13 victories overall in the dual season, a team-best ... Won five straight from Jan. 29 through Feb. 14 ... Triumphed in eight of nine matches when the match went three sets, six of those rallying from a set down ... Went 8-5 against the Big 12 ... In doubles, won four times during the spring with three of those with Jessica Vanderdys at No. 2.
2004 Fall (freshman): Went 7-5 in singles playing in four tournaments ... Won five matches in a row at the Wilson/ITA Region V Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (Oct. 20-24) reaching the main draw Round of 16; two of those victories came in the qualifying rounds ... Teamed with Martina Sedivec for two wins in doubles play at the USAF Invitational (Oct. 8-10) with wins over Wyoming and Texas El Paso ... CU Athlete of the Week recipient (Oct. 18-24).
Tennis in Finland: Summer of 2005, was a member of Team Finland at the World University Games in Istanbul, Turkey ... Under-16 (2001) and under-18 (August, 2003) national singles champion ... Member of under-20 national doubles (August, 2003) ... 2002 national singles runner-up ... Member of three national team championship teams ... Has earned 13 national championship medals from Finnish Junior Nationals (nine singles, four doubles) ... Two-time member of Team Finland in European team championships ... National ranking was fifth.
Personal: Born Veera Maria Nurmi on September 4, 1985 in Lahti, Finland ... Daughter of Seppo and Kaarina Nurmi ... Older brother, Vili was a four-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection and a 2003 graduate of St. Bonaventure University ... Speaks four languages: Finnish, English, Swedish and German ... Was named 2007 Finland Female Player of the Year (Dec. 2007) ... Enjoys spending her free time rollerblading and playing various other sports ... Earned an 8.9 GPA from grades 4 through 10.
In the Classroom: May 2008 graduate with a degree in geography with a Scandinavian studies minor ... Earned the team’s Academic MVP award in 2005-06, also named to the Dean’s List (Spring 2006 semester) ... 2005-06 ITA scholar-athlete ... 2006-07 and 2007-08 All-Big 12 Academic first team ... Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Commissioners Honor Roll.
