Bianca Svensson
9/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Alabama Highlights
Freshman Season (2006-07):
- Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Competed in 33 singles matches and 33 doubles matches
- Racked up 14 single match victories throughout the fall and spring, which included wins against No. 69 Furman, No. 31 Kentucky, No. 42 Washington State and No. 35 Michigan
- Paired with Shelley Godwin for a season high five consecutive doubles wins that began against two ranked opponents No. 44 University of Colorado and No. 69 Furman
- Paired with Alice Tunaru to defeat No. 64 Mississippi State and with Andrea Brenes to defeat No. 42 Washington State
- Paired again with Godwin to rack up four wins over ranked SEC opponents - No. 31 Kentucky, No. 39 LSU, No. 37 Auburn and top ranked Georgia, the pair was only one of two schools to defeat Georgia in doubles all year
Prep Highlights:
- Helped her team to the state title three consecutive years from 2003 to 2005, the last being Marist’s 11th consecutive championship, a state record
- Played in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions
- Was No. 84 in singles and No. 11 in doubles National Rankings Girls 16’s
- Represented the Southern Section of World Team Tennis that won the national title in 2005 at San Diego, Calif.
- Was the co-captain of her team senior year
- Named MVP and earned All-America honors as a junior after going undefeated (19-0); Also named Most Consistent Player
- Won the Sportsmanship Award and Lisa Waring Coaches Award as a sophomore with a record of 16-1
- Made the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Area Team in 2004 and All-State Team in 2005
- Was a Dekalb Neighbor Newspaper Player of the Week in 2004
- Posted an 11-1 record as a freshman
- Played AAU basketball prior to high school
- Was the German National Honor Society secretary
- A member and secretary of FCA
- Participated in Habitat for Humanity “All Women” Build in 2004 and 2005
Personal Information:
- Full name: Bianca Alexandra Svensson
- Parents are Otto and Dolores Svensson
- Sister: Alexa
- Major is undecided
- Born: August 12, 1988
Players Mentioned
Jenny Mainz Retirement Press Conference
Thursday, April 13
Women's Tennis vs. Georgia Recap
Friday, April 15
Women's Tennis Season Preview with Head Coach Jenny Mainz
Monday, August 16
Women's Tennis Senior Day Ceremony
Saturday, April 03