Natalie Laszkowski

Class:
Senior
High School:
Iroquois Ridge
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario

Fall 2006: Natalie went 5-5 in singles this fall. She won the Illini Classic with a win over Illinois' Kristina Minor. She beat three different Illini for the championship. Paired primarily with Maria Klokotzky, she went 6-9 in doubles.

Spring 2006: In singles play, Natalie became a three-time member of the 20-win club when she went 22-5 overall and 21-5. She played primarily at No. 5, went 13-5. She played at No. 3 doubles and went 17-4 with Suzanna Gracanin.

Fall of 2005: Natalie missed much of the fall season rehabbing from surgery. She played one match against Illinois at the Midwest Blast and won in three sets.

Spring 2005: Natalie had a singles record of 30-9. She was 17-2 at the No.4 spot. She had impressive wins over Cincinnati, West Virginia, and Ohio State. She had a doubles record of 28-6 most often paired with Kelly Taylor at No. 2.

Fall 2004: This past fall, Natalie posted the most singles wins on the team with an 8-3 record. Highlights included wins over Ohio State, Illinois, Middle Tennessee and Wisconsin. In doubles, she paired with Kelly Taylor and they had a 6-3 mark. They had wins over Purdue, Auburn and Illinois among their victories.

Spring 2004 Natalie led the team in singles wins with 26 and just six losses. She was 14-1 at No. 6 and 10-2 at No. 5. Wins against UAB and DePaul in the Conference Championship at Bass-Rudd helped the Cardinals to the semi-finals. She had three doubles partners for an overall doubles record of 19-19. She was most often paired wth Kelly Taylor and the two posted a 15-12 mark with a 13-8 mark at No. 2.

Fall 2003: Natalie posted a record of 2-3 in singles with wins over Kansas State and Murray State. She paired with Paige Eber and Julia Hierl in doubles and posted a collective record of 0-6.

In High School: Laszkowski was ranked among the top 15 in Canada during her junior career. She finished in the top 15 at the Canadian Nationals in singles and has been a semi-finalist in doubles. Natalie is an athletic player who is very consistent, and has the ability to finish points off at the net.

Personal: Daughter of Alicja and Greg Laszkowski. Birthdate is Feb. 18, 1985. Majoring in justice administration.

About Natalie• Favorite Class: Criminalistics• Favorite Food: home cooked meals and sushi• Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing and Zoolander• Favorite TV Shows: Law and Order SVU, Family Guy, and Seinfield• Favorite Musical Group: DHT and DJ Spinbad• Athlete you most admire: Andy Roddick• Biggest thrill in sports: coming to U of L• Why I chose U of L: great athletics, academics, and people• Words that best describe me: sarcastic, fun, easy going• What I like most about the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center: the courts• Tennis advice I would give to a young player: Never give up.• Most impressive person she's met: Jerome Williams of the Toronto Raptors• Primary inspiration in sports: Steffi Graf