Catalina Cruz

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bogota, Colombia
Prev School:
Ouachita Baptist Univ.

North Texas 2008-09
Served as a captain ... Registered a 12-11 record from positions two through five in the spring ... Defeated No. 32 Tulsa's Marta Marcinkowska (0-6, 7-5, 6-2) ... Had a four-match winning streak versus opponents from Stephen F. Austin, Midwestern State, UTSA, and Texas State ... Led the team in double's victories (12) with partner Narine Kazarova at the No. 2 and 3 positions ... Beat nationally-ranked Mississippi State's duo of Radka Ferencova and Daniela Juscova 9-7 ... Defeated Rice's pair of Jessica Jackson and Rebecca Lin in a 9-8 tiebreaker ... Finished the fall with an 8-9 record in singles ... Upset No. 1 seeded Samantha VanderDrift of Texas Tech at the Mean Green Invitational ...Won her draw at the Rice Classic defeating Kristen Reid of Southern Methodist in the finals ... Recorded a solid victory at the North Texas Classic over Texas A&M's Stephanie Davidson ... Beat Danielle Tomasma of Pepperdine at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational ... Played on three doubles teams earning an overall record of 10-6 ... Won her flight going 4-0 with teammate Shannon MacKenzie at the Mean Green Invitational ... Picked up five wins with partner Narine Kazarova including victories over Rice, Louisiana State, and Texas-El Paso ... She and Kazarova also went 3-0 at the North Texas Classic.

2007-08
Named team MVP ...Posted an 11-10 record in the `08 spring ... Went 4-3 against Sun Belt foes ...Played at the No. 2 and 3 spots the majority of the spring ... Picked up five wins in each spot ... Went 1-2 in the No. 1 slot ... Recorded four straight wins over opponents from TCU, Arkansas-Little Rock, New Mexico State, and UTEP ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament after defeating Claudia Kecht of FAU ... Went 7-5 with Madura Ranganathan at the No. 1 spot going 3-2 versus Sun Belt opponents ... Posted a 6-4 record with Rachel Wilhelm from the No. 2 slot going 1-1 against the Sun Belt ... Participated in five tournaments during the fall and recorded a 7-6 record in singles ... Entered the ITA Regional Championships as a No. 6 seed ... Notched an opening round win at the Baylor Invitational over fifth-seeded Iryna Tkachenko of Oklahoma State ... Finished first place in her singles flight with a 3-0 record during the North Texas Classic ... Finished third place in doubles flight with partner Wilhelm during the North Texas Classic.

Ouachita Baptist
Earned Gulf South Conference Western Division Freshman and Player of the Year honors in 2007 ... Went undefeated in Gulf Conference play at Ouachita Baptist ... Went 15-1 in the top singles spot and 14-7 in doubles ... Named to the the Academic All-Gulf South Conference.

High School
From 1997-2004, was ranked among the top 10 players nationally in her home country of Columbia each year, earning the top spot in the country in 2002-03, and ranked in the top 400 in the world according to the Junior ITF.

Personal
Daughter of Gladys Gomez Carrera and Jorge Luis Cruz Vega ... Born on May 18, 1986 ...Has six siblings, Jorge Luis, Adriana, Andres, Juliana, and Juan Esteban.