Player Bio: Darija Klaic - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Women's Tennis
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WASHINGTON:
2002 Doubles All-American and three-year letterwinner… Ranked 42nd in the 2002-03 ITA preseason ratings of NCAA singles competitors … Listed third in the preseason doubles rankings along with Claire Carter.
2002-02 (Junior):
Paired with Claire Carter to earn All-America honors in doubles…The pair advanced further than any previous UW doubles team in the NCAA Championships…They advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, falling to the No. 1 seed Lauren Kalvaria and Gabriela Lastra of Stanford, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2…Team advanced by defeating No. 30 Ziva Grasic and Vladka Uhlirova (Texas) and upsetting No. 6 Tiffany Brymer and Jewel Peterson (USC)…also competed in NCAA singles, but fell in the first round to No. 34 Julie Rotondi (North Carolina), 6-3, 7-5…Compiled 13-13 singles record, 5-5 in dual matches…Was 5-1 at No. 1 and 0-3 at No. 2…Recorded 21-14 doubles record with Claire Carter, including a 12-9 mark at the No. 1 position…All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection…Pac-10 All-Academic second-team honoree.
2000-01 (Sophomore):
Ranked No. 94 in the final NCAA ratings...Posted an 8-8 singles record playing in the Nos. 2 and 3 positions...Did not compete in singles during March and April due to injures but returned for the NCAA Tournament…Played No. 5 singles during the NCAA Tournament ... Had a 23-13 doubles record, teaming with Kristina Kraszewski ... Those two finished the season ranked No. 11 in the ITA ratings ... Earned an NCAA Tournament doubles invitation, competing with Kraszewski … They fell 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to the Kentucky team of Carolina Mayorga and Sarah Witten … An honorable mention All-Pac-10 Academic Team selection...Voted the team's Most Inspirational Player.
1999-2000 (Freshman):
Plagued by injury most of the season ... Gained valuable experience as a true freshman playing in the No. 3 and 4 positions ... Had an overall singles record of 13-9 ... Posted a 2-1 record during the Rolex Regional ... Recorded a win over a ranked opponent, downing No. 59 Amanda Basica of UCLA in dual-match competition ... Teamed with Kristina Kraszewski to compile a 14-11 doubles mark and a ranking as high as 43rd.
Juniors/High School:
Is the No. 1 under-18 player out of Croatia and won the national clay court championship ... Also won the 1998 European Team Championship and was ninth at the 1997 World Team Championship.
Personal:
Parents are Marijana and Pero Klaic ... Father played soccer on the Croatian national team ... Mother was a member of the national handball team.
KLAIC'S CAREER RECORD Year Singles (dual/overall) Doubles (dual/overall) 1999-2000 8-5/13-9 7-8/14-11 2000-2001 3-5 / 8-8 17-9 / 23-13 2001-2002 5-5/13-13 12-9/21-24 Career 16-15/34-30 36-26/58-48
