| Fani Chifchieva |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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| High School:
Professional High School of Agriculture
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| Height:
5-8
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| Experience:
1L
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| Major:
Nutrition
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2007 Fall (Sophomore):
Finished fall with 6-1 singles, 3-1 doubles record... Ranked as the No. 11 singles player by ITA preseason poll...Half of the ITA preseason No. 47 doubles team along with partner Whitney Chappell...Roberta Alison Fall Classic Crimson Bracket Singles Champion ...Strung together six consecutive wins, going undefeated until her final match...Won three-of-four singles matches with partner Chappell at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic.
2007 Spring (Freshman):
Named 2007 ITA All-American, the first in Auburn's history...Honored as the ITA South Region Freshman of the Year...Named First Team All-SEC...Named SEC Athlete of the Week, March 20...Finished spring with a 17-7 singles record in the one spot...After starting the season unranked, became the No. 16 singles player in the nation by the end of the regular season...Strung together nine consecutive singles victories from Feb. 23 to March 25 defeating four ranked singles players including two higher ranked opponents...Went 9-5 in the SEC at the one singles spot...Defeated Kim Coventry of Kentucky 6-2, 6-3 for first SEC victory...Defeated Amanda Fish of Vanderbilt 6-3, 6-1...Upset No. 30 Martina Banikova of MSU 6-2, 2-6, 6-4...Defeated Ilona Somers of Ole Miss 6-3, 1-6, 6-4...Defeated No. 18 Shadisha Robinson of South Florida 6-1, 7-5 to move from 39 to 30 in the ITA rankings...Defeated No. 36 Monika Dancevic of Georgia 3-6, 7-5, 4-2...Defeated No. 31 Blakely Griffith of Tennessee 6-3, 3-6, 6-1...Defeated No. 37 Elna Kaluder of Arkansas 6-3, 6-3...Defeated Mari Muller of Alabama 6-1, 6-2...Defeated Daria Petrovoc of NC State 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the NCAA South Regional Tournament...Went 3-2 in doubles with partner Jil Hastenrath...Went 6-6 with doubles partner Whitney Chappell, with three SEC wins...Split two matches when paired with Alex Haney in the one doubles spot.
2006 Fall (Sophomore):
Finished with an 8-6 singles record... Won six of her first seven matches, including five in-a-row... Advanced to the round of 32 of the ITA Women's All-American qualifier, defeating Sara Anundsen of North Carolina in the opener... Made it to the semifinals of her bracket at the SEC Coaches Classic... Went 8-4 in doubles with Haney... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the pre-qualifier of the ITA All-American on the doubles side... The duo won three of their last four with a 3-1 record at the SEC Coaches Classic.
Prior to Auburn
Redshirted during the 2006 spring season.
Personal
Born August 27, 1987 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria... Daughter of Timka and Angel Chifchieva... Majoring in nutrition... Graduated from the Professional High School of Agriculture.
