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2009-10 Women's Tennis Roster

Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom

Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Katrinelunds Gymnasiet
  • Hometown:
    Gothenburg, Sweden

Summary

Biography

2009-10: One of seven Titans in double figures in singles wins with 11…Also captured another 14 victories in doubles action…Was 4-0 at No. 3 and 4-2 in conference play…Part of an undefeated doubles tandem teaming with senior Svetlana Flankova to go 9-0 at No. 2 and 6-0 in HL matches…Recovered from a mid-season injury to win six of her last seven singles matches…Was 2-0 at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles in the HL Championships…Earned Titan AD and HL Fall Academic Honor Roll status.

2008-09: One of the top newcomers in the Horizon League... Finished season as team leader with 42 combined wins... Tied for team lead with 23 singles victories… Those 23 singles victories are second most for a freshman in school history, as well as tied for third in Titan annals with teammate Erin Weldon for a single season… Went 15-2 at the No. 5 slot, where she was also 6-2 in the conference… Defeated Cleveland State’s Myra Pepino 6-3, 6-3 at the Detroit Titan Fall Invite for first collegiate win… That win was part of back-to-back tallies in that tournament to take home the No. 5 flight title… Put together a winning streak of five or more, twice, with her longest an eight-match winning streak during dual play… Helped Detroit upset third-seeded Butler, 4-3, in the Horizon League semi-finals with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Cam Thompson at No. 5… Teamed with Svetlana Flankova to go 3-0 and winning the No. 2 doubles flight at the IPFW Fall Invite… Same duo went on to post a 17-8 record, including a 5-3 mark, mostly from the No. 2 position… In the conference tournament, the tandem earned a pair of 8-5 victories over Milwaukee in the quarter-finals and Butler in the semi-finals… Member of the AD honor roll.

Prior to Detroit: Came to UDM as the 67th-ranked player in Sweden, and No. 2 in her region… Was also No. 28 (U-16) in her last year on the European Junior Tour… Ranked in the Top 10 of her age group for five straight years… Won the Memorial Cup and the state championship (singles and team) in 2008, as well as national junior tournaments during her career… Put together a total of 60 tournament wins in Regional and National singles during her career, as well as 31 tournament victories… Out of 13 tennis players in her high school graduating class, 10 of them went on to college tennis… Received the Student-Athlete of the Year Award senior season.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas Sundstrom and Anneli Sjoberg-Schold... Born in Umea, Sweden... Her mother was considered one of Sweden’s most talented swimmers during her competitive days... Her youngest brother is on the Swedish National Hockey team (boys born in 1992) and is ranked as one of the best centers in Sweden… Her cousin, Carl Lumsden, played collegiate tennis at Georgia State and UC Irvine… Admires NFL player Ray Lewis... Majoring in economics.

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  • 2008-2009Freshman

  • 2009-10Sophomore