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Daysi Espinal Season 2003-04

Height
5'7
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
High School
Colegio Purisima Concepcion

Updated 6/20/06

SENIOR SEASON (2005-06)
Named to the All-Louisiana second team for her senior year performance … Was a pivotal part of the Lady Tigers’ late-season success, recording wins in four of her last five matches to conclude the regular season … Tied for most wins on the team with 17 … Also recorded three straight doubles wins to end the season with partner Lauren Seaman … Finished with 12 doubles wins for the season … Had an excellent fall, tying for the lead in wins with eight while only losing two matches … Won a singles title in the Maryland Invitational to open the season … Advanced all the way from the qualifying draw of the ITA Southwest Regionals to the main draw’s round of 64, where she lost a tough three-set match to a Texas opponent … In fact, her only two losses of the fall were in three-set fashion … Earned fourth varsity letter.

JUNIOR SEASON (2004-05)
Took home a singles title in the UNLV Invitation to begin the fall season … Finished with an 11-9 overall singles record for the year … Went 6-7 in doubles, including 4-5 with Camila Caliari … Earned third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2003-04)
Contributed throughout the bottom of the doubles and singles lineup … Finished the season with a 17-10 doubles record, including a 6-2 record with Amanda Mang … Won the consolation finals of the C bracket in the Indiana Hoosier Invitational … Earned second varsity leter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2002-03)
Had the second-most singles wins on the team with a 17-14 record … Spent much of the season at the No. 5 position, where she was 7-3 … Had a big doubles season with Camila Caliari. The two were 11-8 and 4-4 in the SEC … Earned first varsity letter. 

PRIOR TO LSU
Finished her high school career as the No. 1 ranked singles player in the Dominican Republic … Led her team Colegio Cardenal Sancha to the team championship … Guided her team to a third-place finish at the CentroAmerican Games … Competed for the Dominican Republic national team under the tutelage of Humberto Camaroty … Also competed for the varsity volleyball team … Earned academic honors during her senior year of high school. 

PERSONAL
Born on May 25, 1982 … Full name is Daysi Eunice Espinal Acevedo … Parents are Elvis and Daysi Acevedo Espinal … Has an older sister, Diana, who played tennis for nearby UL-Monroe … Majoring in civil engineering.

Singles

Overall
vs. Top 100
SEC Dual

Year

W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.

2002-03

17
14
.548
0
1
.000
3
8
.273

2003-04

12
14
.462
0
1
.000
3
6
.333

2004-05

11
9
.550
0
1
.000
1
1
.500

2005-06

17
12
.586
0
1
.000
3
6
.333

Totals

57
49
.538
0
4
.000
10
21
.323

Doubles

Overall
vs. Top 50
SEC Dual

Year

W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.

2002-03

14
17
.452
0
1
.000
4
6
.400

2003-04

17
10
.630
5
5
.500

2004-05

6
7
.462
1
4
.200

2005-06

12
7
.632
3
6
.333

Totals

49
41
.544
0
1
.000
13
21
.382

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