Celine Merlini
So., Vevey, Switzerland (Cessev HS)

Celine Merlini2000-01 (Freshman):  Played number 1 singles last year finishing with an impressive 25-8 record...  Won her first collegiate match against Yvonne Bresler of McNeese State with a score of 1-6, 6-3 and 6-1...  Finished with a record of 9-2 in tournament play in doubles paired up with Maria Fernandez...  Finished the season on a hot streak winning her last 8 matches...  Thrice had winning streaks of 5 games or more.

Cessev High School:  Was ranked #23 in Switzerland... Finished runner-up in the Swiss National Championships in 1999... Finished second in the Swiss National Junior Championships in 1998... Played for the Club Veveyson de tennis in Switzerland... Defeated Daniela Casanova, currently ranked eighth in Switzerland and 120th in the ITF world juniors rankings and her sister Myriam Casanova, who is ranked 13th in Switzerland and 365th in the ITF world juniors rankings. 

Personal: Born on December 26, 1980... Parents are Manuela and Sandro... Plans to major in Marketing.

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