Paula Dinuta

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Sportive Pitesti HS
Hometown:
Pitesti, Romania

2010-11
Finished the year with a winning 18-17 record, including a 5-4 record from the No. 3 position in singles ... Went three sets with the No. 33 ranked player in the country, Anouk Tigu of Arkansas, to open the season with a narrow 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 loss ... Took down the No. 1 player, Sarah Meghoufel, from ranked Oklahoma State in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 ... Collected a 2-3 record against conference opponents in singels, defeating the No. 3 players from Middle Tennessee and Troy ... Tallied an 8-7 record in doubles during the dual match season while teamed with Madura Ranganathan and Amy Joubert and an 18-11 overall record ... With Joubert, the duo took down the No. 3 team from ninth ranked California 8-6.

2009-10
Named the Most Improved Player by the North Texas coaching staff ... Recorded a team-best 17-6 singles record during the spring season ... Won eight matches in a row from March 6 until April 11th when she lost to No. 42 Rice's Ana Guzman ... Finished the year on another five match winning streak from the No. 3 singles position, including wins in the SBC Championship match (No. 49 FIU's Mariana Muci, 7-5, 6-1) and the NCAA Tournament match (No. 32 Tulsa's JoAnne Karaitiana, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5) ... Stepped up in doubles during her sopohmore season, playing in 14 matches and finishing with a 7-7 record ... Was the only player to record a victory in dual match at No. 29 Georiga Tech when she beat Elizabeth Kilborn 6-2, 6-2.

Spring 2009
Selected Sun Belt Women's Player of the Week as a freshman ... Recipient of North Texas' Player To Watch Award ... Played for North Texas during the spring ... Tied for second on the team in singles victories (14) ... One of two NT freshmen to reach 14 wins ... Went on a six-match winning streak taking each in straight sets and losing only eight games ... Beat Julia Bauregger of No. 34 Denver in the SBC semifinals (6-4, 6-3) ... Defeated Maria Pazo from No. 48 FIU (7-5, 6-2) ... Won against Rice's Jessica Jackson (6-2, 6-0) ... Tallied a 7-1 record from the No. 4 spot ... Played sparingly in doubles posting a 2-2 mark ... Teamed with Shannon MacKenzie for an 8-0 win versus Midwestern State's Collean Kinser and Mica Vinson ... Paired with Irina Paraschiv for an 8-6 victory against Annabelle Bares and Gabriella Veiga of Troy in the SBC quarterfinals.

High School/Club
Attended Sportive Pitesti high school in Romania ... Played for club "Progresul Bucuresti" ... Ranked in the top 20 for seniors in Romania in 2007-08 ... Placed third at the European Championships in France in 2007 ... Defeated WTA's No. 120 player, Shika Uberoi ... Ranked in the top 15 for juniors in 2005-06.

Personal
Daughter of Ghiorghe and Argentina Dinuta ... Has one brother, Octavian, who currently plays at Midwestern State ... Born on July 16, 1989.