Christian Tara

Class:
Junior
High School:
Lake Forest Academy
Hometown:
Lake Bluff, Ill.

2008 Fall Tournament Season (Senior)
Defeated TCU[apos]s No. 95 Anna Sydorska 6-2, 6-1 in Georgia[apos]s Bulldog Invitational ... Took Vanderbilt[apos]s No. 40 Catherine Newman to three sets in ITA Regionals Round of 32.

2007-08 (Junior)
Finished the year with a record of 10-17 ... Won five singles matches in straight sets with victories over #16 Tennessee and #15 Notre Dame ... Notched wins in 8 of 20 doubles matches during the spring with teammates Aileen Davis and Ana Jerman ... Shut out Kristen Rafael/Kali Krisik of #15 Notre Dame in their No. 2 doubles match on Feb. 22nd ... Fall Tournament season: Posted a winning record of 3-2 during fall play.

2006-07 (Sophomore)
Missed most of the 2007 season due to illness ... Had wins over opponents from South Alabama (Jan 27), Minnesota (Jan 28), Syracuse (Feb 2), Kansas (Feb 4), No. 10 North Carolina (March 1) and Pennsylvania (May 11) ... Opened the season with a four-match win streak ... Swept Deacon Classic singles flight in fall play ... Opened dual match doubles with four-match win streak with partners Ana Jerman and Ashlee Davis ... defeated No. 10 North Carolina[apos]s Laura Reichert/Katrina Tsang 8-5 (March 1) ... Opened the 2006 fall season with a 5-match win-streak with partner Sasha Kulikova.

2005-06 (Freshman)
Led the squad with a .714 winning percentage going 25-10 in singles at the No. 4 spot ... Went 11-2 in singles in the months of February and March ... Had a five-match winning streak in March ... Finished the season with a 9-2 ACC record ... Earned postseason victories against Florida State in the ACC Tournament and South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament ... Earned ACC dual match victories against Duke, NC State, Miami, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Maryland and Clemson ... Lost only to Virginia and Georgia Tech ... Also earned dual match wins against Purdue, Charlotte, Tennessee, Illinois, Texas A&M, Indiana and William & Mary ... Went 21-13 in doubles, including a 6-5 mark in ACC play ... Teamed with fellow freshman Ana Jerman to beat the No. 60 nationally ranked doubles team of Virginia Tech, 8-5 ... recorded a postseason victory with Christine Simpson against South Carolina ... Earned ACC dual match victories with Ana Jerman against NC State and Virginia Tech ... Picked up ACC wins with Simpson against Virginia, Boston College, Maryland and Georgia Tech.

Prior to Wake Forest
Finished in third place at the 2004 and 2005 Midwest Closed Indoor Championship ... Was a doubles finalist at the 2005 Evansville, Ind. 10K Circuit Event ... A 2005 USTA Spring National Championship semifinalist in doubles (Girls 18) ... Also finished as a semifinalist at the 2005 February National Open in doubles ... Finished in the finals of the 2004 National open in doubles ... Earned two varsity letters in tennis at Lake Forest Academy and two at Lake Forest ... The No. 1 Independent School League (ISL) singles flight champion in 2003 and 2004 ... Finished in second place in IHSA doubles in 2002 and 2001 ... High school team won the ISL in 2004.

Personal
Majoring in mathematics ... Born Jan. 8, 1987 ... The daughter of Chris and Mary Beth Tara ... Full name is Christian Elizabeth Tara ... Chose Wake Forest over Northwestern, William and Mary and Vanderbilt.

Tara[apos]s Career Statistics
Through December 2008

Singles

Year	Dual Matches	ACC	Tourn	Total
2005-06	18-5	9-2	7-4	25-9
2006-07	6-5	1-2	9-4	15-9
2007-08	7-15	3-8	3-2	10-17
2008-09	--	--	1-2	1-2
Totals	31-25	13-14	21-13	52-48

Doubles

Year	Dual Matches	ACC	Tourn	Total
2005-06	12-1	6-5	8-3	20-13
2006-07	6-2	2-2	12-4	18-6
2007-08	7-15	4-7	3-8	10-7
2008-09	--	--	2-3	2-3
Totals	35-18	12-14	25-18	48-26