2008 All-Atlantic Sun Conference (1st Team)
2007 All-Atlantic Sun Conference (2nd Team)
2007 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman
As a sophomore, 2007-08: Was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference first team ... defeated two nationally-ranked singles opponents ... took down No. 92 Egle Petrauskaite of FIU in three sets (9/23) ... defeated ETSU's 92nd-ranked Yevgeniya Stupak in straight sets (3/29) ... had a six-match winning streak that included wins over Hofstra, UCF, College of Charleston, Lipscomb, Belmont and Gardner-Webb ... posted an 8-3 singles record against the A-Sun ... finished 18-11 overall and 12-8 in duals ... won the Flight A singles title at the College of Charleston Invitational (9/14-16).
As a freshman, 2006-07: Earned second-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors and was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman squad after enjoying a solid first season with the Lady Ospreys … posted an 18-13 overall record in singles, including a 13-6 mark in spring dual play … was 7-2 in A-Sun singles matches … played primarily at the No. 4 spot, posting a 9-2 record … was also 1-0 at the No. 1 and 2-1 at the No. 3 positions … won 12 of her final 15 matches in the spring after a 1-3 start … played No. 1 singles in her first collegiate match against Lamar in El Paso on Jan. 26, rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 win over Kaltrina Halbouri … defeated Kyla Iwinski from 35th-ranked Denver at No. 4 singles on March 24 … posted a combined 18-13 doubles record, including an 11-8 mark in the spring – all with partner Catalina Castillo at the No. 1 position … duo defeated Annette Aksdal and Ute Schnoy from 35th-ranked Denver on March 24 … also knocked off Iva Jaresova and Emese Sulyos from eventual A-Sun champion Jacksonville … played in four fall tournaments ... posted a 2-7 singles mark and a 6-4 record in doubles competition ... teamed with Ina Durcakova to advance to the quarterfinals of their flight at the ITA Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Oct. 20-22, eventually falling to Florida State's Miranda Foley and Carolin Walker, 8-5 ... also had a solid doubles performance at the UNF Invitational in November, teaming with Catalina Castillo to advance to the finals of the A flight before falling 8-6.
High School: Moved to United States in 2000 ... attended two different high schools, including both Western High School, located in Weston, Fla., in ninth grade and Sagemont School for the remaining three years ... graduated from Sagemont in May 2006.
Juniors: Won Colombian U-10 and U-12 state championship each year from 1995-98 ... was U-12 Colombian national champion in 1998 and U-14 national champion in 2000 ... won the COSAT Circuit Bolivia title (G14) in 2000 also ... was ranked 12th in the South American rankings during her career and fourth on South American team tennis standings ... was ranked in the top 20 (U-16 and U-18) in Florida in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... participated in numerous prestigious tournaments during her career, including the COSAT Ecuador tournament, Peru tournament, Eddie Herr tournament and Orange Bowl event, in addition to the Miramar Challenger ... named athlete of the year in 1997 by the Cucuta (Colombia) Tennis Club ... began playing competitive tennis when she was nine years old.
Personal: Born on July 15, 1986, in Cucuta, Colombia ... daughter of Laura Hernandez and Alberto Sanchez ... has two younger brothers, Juan and Diego ... lists her parents as the people she most admires ... lists biggest sports thrill as winning three national titles back in her native Colombia ... majoring in anthropology.
