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2010 woMen’s tennis roster
Name
Nicole Bartnik Natalia Christenson Sydney Clark
Caroline Constable Carolyn Costa Chelsea Davis Carling Donovan Krupa Harishankar Katarina Kovacevic Lucy Leopold Natasha Makarova Eliza Matache Diana Shapoval Nicole Stanziola Yr. School
Hometown/High School
Fr. CC Bradenton, Fla./Pendleton School
Jr. BC Summit, N.J./Newark Academy
So. CC Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
So. CC Bryn Mawr, Pa./Episcopal Academy
So. CC New York, N.Y./The Chapin School
Fr. CC San Francisco, Calif./Laurel Springs
Sr. CC San Diego, Calif./Point Loma
Fr. CC Blacklick, Ohio/Gahanna
Fr. BC Forest Hills, N.Y./The Dwight School
Fr. BC Concord, Mass./Cambridge School of Weston
Jr. CC San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch
So. CC Bucharest, Romania/German College Goethe
Fr. CC Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional
So. CC David, Panama/American Heritage
CC - Columbia College BC - Barnard College
Head Coach: Ilene Weintraub (Columbia ‘02), Third season
Assistant Coach: Sara Schiffman (Penn ‘06), First seaon
Captains: Natalia Christenson, Carling Donovan, Natasha Makarova
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Carling donovan
Senior • CC • Captain
San Diego, Calif.
Point Loma
Coach Weintraub on Carling: Carling is a team player and brings a witty, smart sense of humor to our squad. She
is a great athlete and competitor. She has excellent volleys and overheads and tremendous court sense in doubles.
She is also very reliable in pressure situations. Carling’s commitment to Columbia tennis, along with her hard work
and effort set a great example for the team.
Spring 2009: Had three wins in the No. 4 singles spot … had a win against C. Aboubakare of Brown in the No. 4 singles spot … beat
Brandy Andrews of Cal State-Fullerton at No. 4, 6-2, 6-3 … beat Long Island’s H-Ann Johnson at No. 4 singles, 7-5, 6-3.
Spring 2008: Had team-high six victories at singles, including 4-2 mark at No. 4 spot ... went 2-1 against Ivy League competition at No.
4 position ... added five wins in doubles, including 5-5 record at No. 3 doubles with Natalia Christenson.
2007: Went 4-6 with doubles partner Milena Kachar, three times at No. 1 and once at No. 2 ... defeated Lindsay Winningham of Dartmouth
7-5, 6-1 at No. 3 spot ... Won the A flight doubles consolation draw at the Cornell Invitational with teammate Nina Suda ... also won the B
flight singles consolation ... was solid at the six spot in the lineup.
At Point Loma: Four year all-academic team ... Division II Player of the Year in 2005...Point Loma was Eastern League Champion 20022005 ... ranked #111 in 16’s...World Team Tennis National Champions in 2004.
Personal: Parents are Barbara and Casey ... mother played basketball at Kean College in New Jersey ... father played football at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... birthdate 10/9/87 ... english major ... hobbies include creative writing, New York City
museums and exploring the streets of New York City.
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Natalia christenson
Junior • BC • Captain
Summit, N.J.
Newark Academy
Coach Weintraub on Natalia: Natalia is a hard worker and good leader. She has an excellent first serve and good
volleys. Natalia’s leadership ability, positive attitude, work ethic and self-discipline add an invaluable component to
our team dynamic.
Fall 2009: Appointed to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, as the Ivy League representative.
Spring 2009: Had a win at No. 3 doubles against LIU, with partner Carling Donovan, beating the Blackbirds 8-7 (11-9).
Spring 2008: Earned five wins with Carling Donovan in doubles, including a pair of wins in Ivy League play ... defeated Harvard’s Vilsa
Curto in third-set tiebreak at No. 6 singles.
At Newark Academy: Earned three varsity letters in tennis at Newark Academy ... captained the team as a junior ... team won the New
Jersey State Championship in her first season ... won the sportsmanship award at 16 Zone Team Championships ... trained for a year in
Austin, Texas with Christo van Rensburg, former ATP Tour #1 doubles player, before coming to Columbia.
Personal: Parents are Mirka and Michael ... major is economics, with a minior in slavic literature ... birthdate 9/14/88.
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natasha makarova
Junior • CC • Captain
San Diego, Calif.
Scripps Ranch
Coach Weintraub on Natasha: Natasha is extremely mentally tough and focused. She works hard in practice and
during our conditioning sessions. She has very strong ground strokes and excellent footwork and agility. Natasha has
stepped up this year and become one of the most integral members of our squad.
Fall 2009: Advanced to the semifinals of the Cissie Leary tournament with doubles partner Nicole Bartnik … had a first round win at the
Northeast Regional Indoor Championships ... participated in the 2009 ITA/Riviera All-American Tournament.
Spring 2009: Had four wins in the Nos. 1 and 1 singles spots … beat Shelly Injeikian of Cal State-Fullerton in the No. 1 singles spot …
defeated Elyse Steiner of Temple in the No. 1 singles spot, 4-6, 6-1, 14-12 … beat LIU’s Stephanie Elie, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 singles.
Spring 2008: Earned three wins in doubles and two more in singles play ... won only match at No. 3 singles against Amanda El-Togby
of Seton Hall, 6-3, 6-2 ... defeated Ashley Harper of St. John’s, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 5 spot ... teamed with Carling Donovan to defeat pair of
Seton Hall players at No. 3 doubles ... also had wins over duos from UMBC and UMass with Nina Suda.
At Scripps Ranch: Earned four letters at Scripps Ranch where she played No. 1 singles for four years ... San Diego junior player of the
year and most improved in 2006 ... San Diego junior player of the year in 2004 ... C.I.F. San Diego Section Champion in fall of 2006 ...
team most valuable player for four years ... Union Tribune Player of the Year 2006 ... ranked second in Southern California G16’s in 2005
and 12th nationally.
Personal: Parents are Luda Makarova and Mikhail Popkov ... birthdate 5/30/89 ... biological sciences major ... mother was a professional
tennis player that competed on the 1982 Federation Cup Team ... hobbies include languages, reading and reality television.
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sophomores
sydney clark
caroline constable
Sophomore • CC
Lancaster, Pa.
Hempfield
Sophomore • CC
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Episcopal Academy
At Hempfield: Earned nine varsity letters in tennis
Personal:
(4), track & field (3) and cross country (2) … two-
Constable.
time team captain of tennis team, also served as
team captain of both cross country and track &
field teams her senior year … named all-league in
tennis in 2005-06 … named Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country
Runner of the Year in 2006 … helped lead tennis team to three section
championships, four league championships, four district championships,
and the state finals in 2007 … won the district doubles championship in
2005, was district doubles runner up in 2006.
Personal: Born 4/12/90 … daughter of Ann and Jeff Clark … mother,
Ann, played tennis at Elizabethtown, while father, Jeff, played tennis at
Millersville.
carolyn costa
Sophomore • CC
New York, N.Y.
The Chapin School
At the Chapin School: Earned two varsity letters
in tennis.
Personal: Born 5/30/90 … daughter of Joan
Olaksen-Costa and Robert Costa ‘67CC … plans
to major in economics … father, Robert, fenced for Columbia … cousin,
James Marotta ‘92CC, played football for Columbia … cousin, Karl Wallach
‘45CC, ran track for Columbia.
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Daughter
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Winifred
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sophomores
Nicole stanziola
Eliza matache
Sophomore • CC
David, Panama
American Heritage
Sophomore • CC
Bucharest, Romania
German College Goethe
Coach Weintraub on Eliza: Eliza can accelerate
well on her forehand and is working hard on her
footwork and agility. She brings a great attitude and
commitment to the team and will be an integral part
of our future success as she continues to improve.
Fall 2009: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the USTA Collegiate Invitational
in the ‘C’ bracket.
Spring 2009: Led the team in singles wins with seven, coming in Nos. 3, 4
and 5 spots … had a win over Agnes Sibilski of Harvard in the No. 3 singles
spot, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (8) … had a win over Cal-State Northridge in the No. 3
singles spot …. Defeated Jerusha Cruz of Cal State-Fullerton, 6-3, 6-0 at
No. 3 … beat Loyola Marymount’s Jane Pringle at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 5-7,
10-4 … beat UMass’s Kaitlyn Carpenter, 6-1, 7-6(4) in the No. 3 singles
spot … beat Florida Atlantic’s Emma Rossiter, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 singles.
At German College Goethe: Was ranked in the top 20 for Romania Girls
18’s.
Personal: Birthdate is 9/17/89.
Coach Weintraub on Nicole: Nicole is extremely
talented with very good accuracy and timing on
her backhand. She is fun, tough, confident, and
assertive. She brings a lot of match play experience
to our squad having participated in ITF junior
tournaments all over the world.
Spring 2009: Had six singles wins for Columbia, including a 5-7 record at
No. 2 … beat Karina Akhmadova of Cal State-Fullerton, 6-2, 6-0 … had a
win at No. 2 singles against Loyola Marymount, beating Jasmin Heckel, 64, 4-6, 10-3 … had a win at No. 2 against Temple, beating Theresa Stangl,
6-4, 1-6, 10-7 … beat Magdelena Ploch of UMass in the No. 2 spot, 3-6,
6-2, 6-0 … had a win over LIU’s Ashley Harvey at No. 3 singles, 6-4 6-4 …
opened the season with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Florida Atlantic’s Dominique
Wimmer.
At American Heritage: Team captain as a senior ... earned four letters
in varsity tennis ... rated a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ...
won FHSAA Division III State Championship in singles and Division
II championship in doubles in 2007 ... earned No. 1 national ranking in
Panama ... also ranked 190 in ITF International Ranking ... was a member
of Panama’s Federation Cup team at the Americas Group II, earning a
victory over Alyssa Fuentes of Barbados ... member of the National Honor
Society and English Honor Society.
Personal: Plans to major in political science, with a concentration in
International Affairs ... birthdate 5/1/90 ... parents are Katia Zebede and
Rafael Stanziola.
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first-years
nicole bartnik
chelsea davis
Fall 2009: Won the 2009 USTA Collegiate
Fall 2009: Had a first round win at the USTA
Invitational at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center …
Collegiate Invitational, beating an opponent from
advanced to the finals of the event without dropping
Seton Hall, 6-2, 6-1.
First-year • CC
San Francisco, Calif.
Laurel Springs School
First-year • CC
Bradenton, Fla.
Pendleton School
a set, beating players from Fairleigh Dickinson,
Harvard and Rutgers … beat Sandhya Nagaraj
from N.C. State in the finals, 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 … advanced to the finals of the
Cissie Leary tournament, beating opponents from Yale, Purdue and Penn,
before falling to the top seed … advanced to the semifinals of the doubles
draw with partner Natasha Makarova.
At Laurel Springs: Has held ranking as high as No. 2 in the USTA Northern
California region … trained at Rick Macci Tennis Academy and the Solomon
International Tennis Institute … held national USTA ranking of No. 46, No.
6 in the Northern California region … played in the USTA National Team
Championships … placed third in the Level 2 National Open.
At Pendleton School: Competed in junior Wimbledon and the US Open
in 2008 … has a career-high ranking of No. 86 in the world in the ITF …
Personal: Born 5/14/90 … daughter of Chris and Ross Davis … father,
has competed internationally, playing tennis in over 18 countries … named
Ross, played tennis at Montgomery Junior College.
2009 Student of the Year at IMG Academies.
Personal: Born 10/31/91 … daughter of Zofia and Chris Bartnik … sister,
Katherine, played tennis at Florida Atlantic … father, Chris, was an amateur
weightlifter in Poland.
krupa Harishankar
First-year • CC
Blacklick, Ohio
Gahanna
At Gahanna: Earned five varsity letters in tennis (4)
and cross country (1) … helped lead her team to a
stat championship in 2008, and a runner-up finish
in 2007 ... team earned four Ohio Mid State League
championships … named to the league secondteam as a freshman, and earned honorable mention league honors as a
sophomore … 2008 USTA Midwest championship qualifier, 18 & under
intermediate … 2009 regional qualifier, 18 & under advanced.
Personal: Born 1/12/91 … daughter of Prema and Ray Harishankar …
plans to major in English and Biology and go into medicine.
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first-years
lucy leopold
katarina kovacevic
First-year • CC
Concord, Mass.
Cambridge School of Weston
First-year • CC
Forest Hills, N.Y.
The Dwight School
At The Dwight School: Earned two varsity letters
At Cambridge School of Weston: Played tennis for
in tennis … team captain her senior year … named
four years in high school … served as team captain
team MVP her junior and senior years … given the
her junior and senior year … went undefeated at
Sportsmanship Award by the NYJTL … played in the
No.1 singles in 2006.
New York City Mayor’s Cup finals as a sophomore
… helped lead St. Francis Prep to two New York Championships her
Personal: Born 12/18/90 … daughter of Deirdre and Donald Leopold …
freshman and sophomore seasons.
mother, Deirdre, graduated from Barnard.
Personal: Born 10/20/90 in Belgrade, Serbia … daughter of Savka and
Radomir Kovacevic … father, Radomir, competed in three Olympic Games
in judo, taking bronze at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow … National Honor
Society member … plans to major in sociology and become a teacher.
diana shapoval
First-year • CC
Warren, N.J.
Watchung Hills Regional
At Watchung Hills: Earned four varsity letters
in tennis … two-time team captain … county and
conference champion in 2008 … named Courier
News Tennis Player of the Year in 2008 … has
earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors
… advanced to the New Jersey state quarterfinals in 2008 … county
finalist in 2007 … helped lead team to conference championship in 2008
… member of a two-time zone championship team.
Personal: Born 10/16/91 … daughter of Marina and Sergey Shapoval …
was born in the Ukraine … brother, Aleksey, played tennis at Emory …
plans to major in biology and go into medicine.
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