Holy Cross Athletics

Team Captain

2011-2012: Named to the Academic All-PatriotLeague team and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll …Went 2-0 overall in singles and 13-7 in doubles play … Her13 doubles wins were second-highest on the team … Registereda 2-0 record at No. 6 singles … Went 3-2 in doublestournament play … Earned a straight-set victory at No. 6singles against Anna Maria (Sept. 12) … Earned astraight-set win over Clark at No. 6 singles (April 18) … Teamed with with Emma Rudnik to go 2-1 at No. 2 doublesand 9-5 at No. 3 doubles … Defeated Regis (Sept. 21), AnnaMaria, Connecticut College (Sept. 27), Merrimack (Sept. 30),Assumption (Oct. 5), Manhattan (Oct. 16), Hartford (Oct. 18), Smith(March 11), Wheaton (April 10) and Clark in dual doubles actionwith Rudnik.

2010-2011: Selected to the Academic All-PatriotLeague team and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll …Went 1-6 overall in singles and 6-10 in doubles play …Registered an 0-1 record at No. 5 singles and a 1-5 mark at No. 6singles … Went 2-4 in doubles tournament play …Earned a straight-set victory at No. 6 singles against Springfield(April 11) … Won two straight No. 3 doubles matches withEmma Rudnik against Springfield (April 11) and Hartford (April 7)… Went 3-3 with Rudnik at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles …Went 0-1 with Emily Marr at No. 2 doubles … Went 1-2 withJen Daffron at No. 3 doubles … Went 2-4 with Daffron indoubles tournament play, making it to the semifinal round of theEastern Championship.

2009-2010: Named to the 2010 Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll ... Did not compete in any matches.

Before Holy Cross: Played four years of varsitytennis at Lincoln H.S. … Named captain of the team and wasthe No. 1 singles player as a senior … Earned the RhodeIsland Tennis Coaches Association Sportsmanship Award in 2007 and2008 … Named Rhode Island Tennis Coaches Association firstteam All-Division in doubles (2006) and singles (2008) …Team reached the Division II state semifinalis in 2006 and 2007… Graduated fourth in her class with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal: Daughter of Louis and Lori DeSimone… Has one sister (Jillian) … Majoring in Biology.