Player Bio: Lauren Kalvaria

  Lauren Kalvaria
Lauren Kalvaria
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Indialantic, FL
High School:
Boca Raton Prep
Height:
5-4

2001-02 (Senior): Ranked No. 2 in the preseason, Kalvaria was tabbed at No. 4 in the ITA Fall Rankings ... Posted a 5-2 overall mark in the fall season ... Advanced to the singles final of the Omni Hotels ITA Indoor Championships before falling to Wake Forest's Bea Bielik in the championship, garnering four victories along the way ... Tallied a 1-1 finish at the Riviera ITA All-American Championships ... Ranked No. 7 in the preseason with Gabriela Lastra in doubles, and finished with a 6-1 doubles mark ... The duo claimed the doubles championship at the Omni Hotels ITA Indoor Championships, going 4-0 ... Reached the doubles semifinals of the Riviera ITA All-American Championships earlier in the semester.

Kalvaria02_preseasonG.jpg2000-01 (Junior): Finished 39-4 overall and 27-0 in dual match play ... Advanced to the NCAA singles championship, but fell to teammate Laura Granville 7-6, 6-3 in the final ... Finished with a final singles ranking of No. 4 nationally ... ITA Singles All-American ... First Team All Pac-10 selection ... Her 27-0 dual match mark ranks third on the all-time list for dual wins in a season ... Won 29 of her final 30 matches, finishing as the national singles runner-up ... Selected as one of the top-12 American women's collegiate players to compete in the 2001 USA Tennis Collegiate Team by the USTA and the ITA ... Despite playing only four matches during the season with Gabriela Lastra, the duo went 4-0 and won the ITA All-American Doubles title ... Kalvaria and Lauren Barnikow, ranked No. 2 in the final rankings in doubles, went 41-5 overall and 28-3 in dual matches as Stanford's top team ... Won doubles titles at the ITA Regional Championships, Pac-10 Indoor Championships and ITA Indoor Championships with Barnikow ... The duo was also named the Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year.

1999-00 (Sophomore): Had a solid sophomore season, which saw her post a record of 41-10 overall and 24-3 in duals ... She won 20 of her last 24 matches to close out the season and played from the No. 2-4 spots in the lineup ... A Second Team All Pac-10 selection, Kalvaria reached the singles and doubles final of the Northwest Regional Championships, and for the first time, she took part in the ITA National Indoor Championships, where she reached the semifinals ... Began the spring ranked No. 36 in singles and No. 14 in doubles with Gabriela Lastra ... The duo reached the finals of the Northwest Regional Championships as the top seed ... Lost in the finals to Laura Granville and Keiko Tokuda, 7-5, 6-1 ... Qualified for the main draw of the Riviera All-American Championships ... Reached the main draw third round, falling to No. 18 Amy Jensen of Cal, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 ... Reached the finals of the Northwest Regionals, defeating No. 20 Anita Kurimay of Cal, 6-1, 6-1, before falling to teammate Laura Granville 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the finals ... An Honorable Mention All-Academic selection.

1998-99 (Freshman): Concluded the season with a 27-7 overall singles record and ranked No. 51 in the ITA singles poll ... Compiled a 24-5 record in dual matches, with 18 wins at No. 4 ... Went 6-0 in the NCAA team championship ... Had Top 25 victories over No. 17 Anita Kurimay of California and No. 22 Stephanie Hazlett of Florida in the NCAA Championship tournament ... Won 16 straight matches to conclude the year ... Went 6-2 versus ranked opponents and 2-2 versus Top 25 opponents ... Advanced to the fourth round of her first collegiate tournament, the ITA Regional... Defeated Melissa Pine of Washington State 6-0, 6-4 and Laura Botts of Washington 6-3, 7-5 before falling to fourth seed Kristina Kraszewski of Washington 6-2, 6-2... In doubles competition at the ITA Regional, seeded fourth with Gabriela Lastra, but lost in the second round to La'O/Mayes of California 8-4... Completed the fall season with a 2-1 record.

Prior to Stanford: Runner up in the 1998 Easter Bowl to future teammate Marissa Irvin... Seeded second at the Girls 18-&-Under Nationals during the summer of 1998... Ranked second in the country in the 16-&-Under division in 1997... As a junior, teamed with future teammate Gabriela Lastra to be the No. 2-ranked team in the country in 1997 doubles competition... Was valedictorian of her high school class.

Personal: Enjoys drawing.

Coach Lele Forood says: "Lauren established herself as a top collegiate player last year and fulfilled her considerable talent. She is a two-year captain who will lead the Cardinal in this year's campaign."

Career Statistics (Singles)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Overall
2001-2002 (Fall Season) - - - - - - - 5-2
2000-011-026-0 - - - - 27-039-4
1999-2000 - 2-010-212-1 - - 24-341-10
1998-1999 - 1-04-118-41-0 - 24-527-7
Career1-029-014-330-51-0 - 75-8112-23