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Fall 2007: Compiled a fall singles ledger of 3-5 while facing five nationally-ranked foes … fell in the<br />
first round of the Flight A main draw at the William & Mary Invitational and bounced back to reach<br />
the consolation finals … finished the fall with a 2-1 outing at ITA Southeast Regionals, falling in the<br />
round of 16 to the No. 27 player in the nation ... in doubles action, went 7-2 when combining with<br />
Amanda Granson, as the duo began the fall with a five-match win streak … that streak came at the<br />
ITA Southeast Regional Championships as the tandem won the doubles title to earn a berth to National<br />
Indoors, where the duo reached the title match of the consolation bracket … the pair notched wins<br />
over the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in the nation over the course of fall play, in addition to two<br />
victories over top-60 opponents, as the duo faced five ranked tandems … paired with Tory Zawacki<br />
for four matches, going 2-2 overall and winning two of three matches versus top-25 opponents …<br />
after falling in the first round of the Riviera/All-American Championships main draw, the tandem<br />
defeated the fifth-ranked and 23rd-ranked teams in the country to reach the consolation title match before<br />
falling to the nation’s No. 11 duo … also went 2-2 when combining with Reka Zsilinszka, with all<br />
matches coming at the William & Mary Invitational … along with Zawacki, received a doubles<br />
preseason national ranking of No. 22 and a singles ranking of No. 72 ... in the Southeast Region Dec.<br />
7 listings, ranked second in doubles with Granson. Summer 2007: Paired with Tory Zawacki to win<br />
the doubles championship at the ITA National Summer Championships to earn a wild card spot in<br />
the main draw of the Riviera/All-American Championships. 2006-07: Received All-ACC honors for<br />
the second consecutive year after posting an overall singles mark of 15-14, including a 3-8 mark<br />
versus conference opponents and a 2-5 fall ledger … went 4-5 versus nationally-ranked competition<br />
… garnered ACC Performer of the Week accolades on March 19 … was victorious in every match<br />
played in the month of February (4-0) and kept that win streak alive through five matches in March<br />
for nine straight wins … notched an overall doubles record of 21-8, pairing with three teammates …<br />
combined with Jessi Robinson to go 6-6 in doubles action, a record that included a quarterfinal<br />
appearance at ITA Regionals … the two ranked 46th in the preseason ITA doubles rankings …ended<br />
the year with a singles national ranking of No. 102 and combined with Daniela Bercek for a doubles<br />
listing of No. 15 … also received a regional ranking of No. 16 in singles and No. 4 in doubles with<br />
Bercek … teamed up with Bercek to post a mark of 14-6 at the No. 1 position and a 1-0 record at No.<br />
2, as the duo led the squad in doubles wins (15), dual doubles wins (15) and ACC doubles wins (seven)<br />
… the tandem went 6-4 versus ranked opponents for the year … ranked 55th in the ITA preseason<br />
singles rankings. 2005-06: Had a stellar freshman year, leading the Blue Devils in wins with 29 …<br />
posted a 29-10 overall record, including a 21-3 record in dual matches … played four different singles<br />
positions for <strong>Duke</strong>, enjoying success at the No. 2 (2-1), No. 3 (10-1), No. 4 (7-1) and No. 5 (2-0)<br />
slots … won eight of 10 matches against ACC opponents … advanced to the semifinals of the William<br />
& Mary Invitational in the fall … posted a 4-1 record against nationally ranked foes … finished the season<br />
at No. 71 in the ITA Rankings and is ranked No. 55 prior to the 2006-07 season … compiled a 25-<br />
14 doubles record with 19 wins in dual matches … played primarily with Jennifer Zika, recording<br />
a 16-6 mark overall and an 11-4 record in dual play … reached the ITA Southeast Regional doubles<br />
semifinals with Zika before falling to teammates Daniela Bercek and Jessi Robinson… achieved a<br />
ranking of No. 41 as a doubles team with Zika … ranks No. 46 in the 2006-07 preseason rankings<br />
with Jessi Robinson as her partner. Prep: Placed fourth at the USTA National Spring Championships<br />
in 2005 ... singles finalist at the K-Swiss Junior Tennis Championships and Bullfrog USTA Southern<br />
Designated Tournament ... collected doubles titles in Sept. of 2003, Nov. of 2003 and July of 2004<br />
at the Chanda Rubin American, Chanda Rubin Event and the National Open, respectively ... singles<br />
champion at the Chanda Rubin in Sept. of 2002 and finalist in Sept. of 2004 ... semifinalist at the Peach<br />
State Classic in May of 2004 ... SS Supercircuit in March of 2002 ... listed as the No. 1 player in<br />
the USTA Girls 16s in both singles and doubles in 2002 ... has played in $10,000 and $25,000<br />
tournaments ... led Mount Carmel High Academy to three 5A state championships in 2003, ’04 and<br />
‘05 while claiming the state singles title all three years ... two-time MVP on Mount Carmel’s tennis<br />
team. Personal: Born Melissa Alice Mang on<br />
Dec. 11, 1986 in Chicago, Ill. ... daughter of<br />
Fabien and Peggy Mang ... has one older sister,<br />
Amanda ... enjoys running, swimming, shopping<br />
and spending time with friends.<br />
CAREER STATISTICS<br />
Singles<br />
Doubles<br />
Year Dual ACC Overall Dual ACC Overall<br />
2005-06 21-3 8-2 29-10 19-7 2-1 25-14<br />
2006-07 11-9 3-8 15-14 15-8 7-6 21-8<br />
CAREER 32-12 11-10 44-24 34-15 9-7 46-22<br />
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