Feriel Esseghir

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
UCLA
Hometown:
Sarasota, Fla.

Fall 2005: Went 3-3 overall in singles ... Won three-consecutive matches from Nov. 4 through Nov. 6 at the Western Michigan Super Challenge ... Posted a 2-4 doubles record.

2004-05: 5-9 overall, 1-5 dual, 1-1 Big Ten in singles ... Came on strong towards the end of the season in doubles competition, teaming with Valerie Vladea to post a 12-0 dual mark and 5-0 Big Ten record ... One of eight 'Cats to go undefeated in doubles competition in the Big Ten, helping Northwestern to a perfect conference mark of 30-0 ... Also notched first-career Big Ten singles victory in season finale at Ohio State in the No. 6 slot ... Went 3-0 in doubles alongside Vladea at the Big Ten Tournament, helping NU to its seventh-straight title.

Fall 2004: Compiled 4-4 singles record ... Went 2-1 at Milwaukee Tennis Classic before falling to teammate Valerie Vladea in semifinals ... Also posted 2-1 record at Wildcat Invitational ... Posted 3-2 doubles record.

2003-04 (at UCLA): Compiled a 15-16 overall singles record ... Went 11-16 in Dual Matches ... Played with three different doubles partners, compiling an overall record of 17-11 with a 16-9 mark in dual matches.

2002-03 (at UCLA): Sat out most of the season due to injury ... Played in her first dual match on April 5 against Stanford ... Posted a 4-3 overall singles record ... Went 2-0 in NCAA Tournament matches ... Defeated No. 35 Erin Burdette of Stanford, 6-4, 2-6, (11-9) in a dual match on April 18 ... Teamed with Jackie Carleton to go 6-3 in doubles action.

High School: Attended Saddlebrook Prep for three years ... Enrolled at the Brickhouse Academy in Sarasota, Fla. for her senior year ... Ranked No. 1 in singles and doubles in Algeria ... Ranked top-40 in singles and top-20 in doubles in the ITF Junior Rankings ... Reached the round of 16 at the French Open in 2001 ... Also competed in the Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships ... Represented Algeria at the Connolly Continental Cup in 2001 ... Doubles finalist at the Asuncion Bowl in 2001-02: Has also competed in a number of tournaments on the WTA Tour ... Advanced through qualifying and into the main draw finals at the Midlothian USTA Challenger in 2001 ... Represented her country at the African Championships in 2000, reaching the singles final ... Also participated on the Algerian Fed Cup Team in 2000 ... Ranked as high as No. 380 in singles on the WTA Tour.

Personal: Born Feriel Esseghir on Oct. 29, 1983 in Algiers, Algeria ... Daughter of Aicha and Belaid Esseghir ... Has one brother, Mohamed, and two sisters, Faiza and Mounira ... Majoring in psychology.

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