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2017 Women's Tennis

Samantha Koelliker

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Major Marketing
  • Hometown Vielbringen, Switzerland

Biography

FMU:  3-year returning letterwinner....FMU Team MVP 2017....PBC Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2017)....4-time All-Conference selection....Career marks of 47-17 singles and 53-15 doubles (7th on both FMU career lists)....Ranked 13th in 2017 pre-season ITA regional singles rankings and 4th in regional doubles listings....ITA Scholar-Athlete 2016, 2017....PBC All-Academic Team 2017, 2016....As a junior, was 18-8 in singles play (at #1 and #2) and 23-4 in doubles (at #1)....2016 second-team All-Conference for doubles play....Part of squad that earned a 2016 ITA All-Academic Team award....2015 second-team All-Conference recognition for both singles and doubles....8-4 mark in 2015 conference play with 2 losses to nationally ranked foes.....Ranked 10th in singles in final 2015 ITA Southeast regional rankings and 6th in doubles....2015 pre-season All-PBC squad....Advanced to quarterfinals of the 2014 Fall USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships....Tremendous freshman campaign playing No.1 singles....2014 first-team All-Conference for singles play....11-2 PBC mark with only losses to second and third ranked (nationally) opponents....Joined the program in January 2014.....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2016-17.....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2014 (spring and fall), 2015 (spring, fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring)....D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award 2017.

PERSONAL: Born Samantha Koelliker in Brno, Czech Republic....A product of Gymnasium Neufeld....Played for coaches Jurgen Strehlau and Glenn Schaap.....Nicknames are Sam and Sami.

PERSONAL FAVORITES:  As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Astronaut....Favorite Athletes: Roger Federer, Jaromir Jagr, Kerri Walsh Jennings....Favorite Sports Teams: Beach Volleyball Teams Walsh Jennings/Ross and Slukova/Hermannova....Favorite Movie: Taken....Favorite TV Show: Prison Break....Favorite Food: Italian food....Favorite Vacation Spot: Dubai....Favorite Sports Other than Your Own: Ice Hockey and Beach Volleyball....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Instagram Account: samderi ....Favorite Thing About FMU: FMU Tennis Team....Goals for Upcoming Season: Play harder, better, faster, stronger....Hobbies: Watching ice hockey, music, friends, traveling.

CAREER TOTALS:

Year     Singles         Doubles   
201618-823-4
201512-616-3
201417-314-8
CAREER47-1753-15

 


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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2016Junior

    5'10"
  • 2017Senior

    5'10"