Alexandra Hirsch

Class:
Senior
High School:
Atlanta International School
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

JUNIOR SEASON
Singles: 2007-08 preseason rank of 44... finished with 4-5 conference mark at No. 1, including wins over opponents from Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Maryland (ACC Tournament)... defeated UNC[apos]s #4 Jenna Long 6-4, 3-6, 6-4... 2007 preseason rank of 32, peaked at 29th on January 9, finished ranked 64th ... posted straight set wins over opponents from UM-Twin Cities, Syracuse, #67 Kansas, #27 Florida State, Furman, Duke... defeated Duke[apos]s #59 Daniel Bercek 6-1, 6-1 and #98 Nicola Slater (FSU) 6-1, 6-1... battled Georgia Tech[apos]s fifth-ranked Kristi Miller through three sets (2-6, 6-4, 3-6)... missed several contests in May due to injuries.
Doubles: Defeated #5 Duke duo Melissa Mang/Daniela Bereck 8-6 with doubles partner Ashlee Davis... also #40 GT duo Amanda Craddock/Alison Silverio 9-7... 5-3 in dual match doubles with Sierra Poske and 7-5 in dual match doubles with Ashlee Davis... 39th in doubles with Christian Tara.

SOPHOMORE SEASON
Was the preseason No. 92 ranked player in the country and was ranked as high as 37th, which was the best on the team... ended the season ranked No. 44 in the nation... partnered with Ashlee Davis on the preseason No. 32 doubles team... finished the season with a singles record of 25-11... began the spring season with a five-match winning streak, including two wins against players in the top-25... went 7-6 against nationally ranked opponents... defeated No. 24 Hala Sufi of Purdue 6-1, 6-1 to start the spring season... lost against No. 1 Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech, 7-5, 6-4, No. 2 Daniela Bereck of Duke, 6-4, 7-5, and No. 3 Audra Cohen of Miami, 6-2, 6-1... finished with a singles record of 5-6 in the ACC... garnered preseason ranking of 32 in doubles with teammate Ashlee Davis and they reached their highest ranking at No. 20... Went 15-20 overall in doubles and 6-8 in the No. 1 doubles spot with Davis.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Ranked as the No. 74 preseason singles player... played with Karin Coetzee in doubles for the majority of the spring season and was ranked as high as No. 15... also played six matches with Jenna Loeb and compiled a 3-3 record... finished the season as the No. 28 doubles pair... split time between the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions... finished the year with a 13-7 overall singles record and a 15-6 doubles mark... played with Coetzee in the NCAA tournament and fell to Ana Cetnik and Story Tweedie-Yates, 6-1, 6-2... did not participate in the fall season. FRESHMAN SEASON
Compiled a solid record in the fall season her freshman year, however, was unable to play in the spring season due to a serious elbow injury... in the fall recorded a dominant 7-1 record, and remained ranked throughout much of the season... only loss came to teammate Karin Coetzee... recorded impressive wins over Ginger Lowdermilk (Va. Tech) 7-6 (6), 6-3, Danielle Moita (Winthrop), 6-1, 6-4, Lauren Bruch (UVA) 6-2, 6-4, Christyn Lucas (South Carolina) 6-4, 6-1, Sarah Anundsun (UNC-CH) 6-4, 6-3, Danela Alvarez (Clemson) 6-3, 6-2, and Manan Kruse (MTSU), 6-1, 6-3... Closed out the season ranked at 90 nationally despite not playing in the spring... reached as high as 38 in January and 40 in February... compiled a 4-4 overall record, and played most consistently with Danielle Schwartz in doubles action with victories over the team of Williams/Ruzimosky of OSU, Morris/Borndt-Davis (Furman), Moita/Novares of Winthrop and Nzudie/Sukner of Marshall... looks to rebound from her injury last season to make a strong contribution to the Demon Deacon squad in 2004-05. PRIOR TO WAKE FOREST
Top-ranked player in both the state of Georgia and the Southern Section... listed 23rd in the nation and ranked 138th in the International Tennis Federation[apos]s world junior singles rankings... captured singles championships at the 2002 STA Closed, 2002 Bullfrog, 2001 Atlanta Chanda Rubin Classic, 2001 Junior Spring Fling and was the doubles champion at the 2001 Atlanta Chanda Rubin Classic... also a singles finalist at the 2002 Van Der Meer Chanda Rubin, 2001 USTA Supernational Winter Championships, 2001 STA GA Closed and was the backdraw finalist at the 2001 USTA Super National Easter Bowl... a singles semifinalist at the 2001 South Carolina Chanda Rubin American ITF Circuit, 2001 USTA Supernational Clay Courts, 2001 Franklin Winter and took third place in doubles at the 2002 USTA Supernational Hard Court Championships. PERSONAL
Won the Wellesley Book Award in 2002... owns a black belt in karate... chose Wake Forest over William & Mary, Harvard, Vanderbilt and North Carolina... parents are Bill & Tricia Hirsch... only girl in family with two brothers, Jeremy and Derek... major is business.

Career Stats

Year	Dual	ACC	Tournament	Total
2004-05	13-6	6-3	7-1	20-7
2005-06	15-8	5-6	10-2	13-5
2006-07	8-10	4-5	13-5	21-15
Career	36-24	15-14	30-8	66-32