Ornischa Maier-Knapp

Height:
5-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hausach, Germany
High School:
Robert-Gerwig Gymnasium

Fall 2005: Finished sixth in flight 'A' at the Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational after going 2-1 in the tournament ... was fourth in flight 'A' doubles with partner Gulsah Esen ... placed sixth in flight 1 singles at the Seminole Classic ... partnered with Esen for a fourth-place finish in flight 1 doubles at the Seminole Classic. Spring 2005: Posted a 13-6 overall mark during the season, including a 7-2 record at the No. 2 position for UAB ... had a six-match win streak from 2/27-3/20 ... was also 5-3 in the No. 3 slot for the Blazers ... tallied a 3-2 record in conference action ... teamed with Esen for an impressive 12-6 record in doubles ... with tandem was 8-1 in the No. 2 position and started the season with a six-match win streak ... also, the duo was 3-2 in Conference USA action. Fall 2004: Finished the singles season with a team best 11-3 overall record ... had a four-match winning streak from September 24-26 ... had exciting wins over Grace Krammerer of Southern Mississippi, 7-6, 7-5, 7-4, and Sonja Nikolic of Alabama, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6, at the ITA Regional Tournament ... won eight of the last 10 singles matches of the season ... was 2-2 with two different partners in doubles ... she and Annemieke Elsholz beat Conyer/Rhodes of Belmont, 8-5, at the UTC Baras Fall Classic ... teamed with Jana Wild to beat Williams/Szabo of Middle Tennessee, 8-3, at the MTSU Invitational. Spring 2004: Did not compete due to injury. Fall 2003: Concluded the season with a 4-6 singles record ... earned a crucial straight-set victory over Ole Miss[apos] Audra Adams, 6-4, 6-3, at the prestigious ITA Regional tournament ... teamed with Femke de Boer in doubles play and picked up a key victory over Mississippi State[apos]s combination of Kugakolova/Rekasi at the 2003 Roberta Alison Fall Classic. Spring 2003: Finished the season with a team-best 10-2 overall singles record ... registered a perfect 3-0 mark while playing at the No. 3 singles position ... earned an impressive 7-2 record in the No. 4 singles spot ... notched vital Conference USA victories over Memphis[apos] Marlene Dirnstorfer, 6-2, 6-0, and Marquette[apos]s Genevieve Charron, 6-4, 7-6(4) ... also earned a crucial straight-set win against Auburn[apos]s Sarah Suitor, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) ... competed in the bottom portion of the Blazers[apos] doubles lineup and accumulated a 2-1 dual record with Nadia Dellarciprete. Pre-UAB: Won several regional junior tournaments ... honored by high school as an outstanding women[apos]s tennis player ... has played club tennis since 1993 and is currently playing in the third-highest level. Personal: Daughter of Hubert and Jiraporn Maier-Knapp ... born on March 10, 1983, in Chiang Mai, Thailand ... nickname is Nischa ... major is biology.