Cosmina Ciobanu Class: Sophomore Hometown: Brea, CA High School: Troy Height: 5-3 Birthdate: 07/13/1988

Entered college as the 18th ranked junior player in the country ... named 2005 Southern California Payer of the Year ... stepped into collegiate game and did not miss a beat ... led the Irish with 36 singles' victories and second on team with 33 wins in doubles ... athletic player with incredible ability to run the baseline ... great competitor who seems to raise her play as the pressure of the match increases ... spent most of last season at No. 5 singles, but could play in any of the top three spots this year ... latest in a long line of southern California products to play tennis for the Irish, a list that includes 1982 All-American Laura Lee (Agoura, Agoura High School) ... is the 12th California native ever to play for the Irish women's tennis team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 36-5 record, including a 26-1 mark in dual action ... was 1-0 at No. 1 singles, 5-0 at No. 4 singles and 20-1 at No. 5 singles ... led the Irish with seven match-clinching victories ... the 36 victories not only led the entire team, but also ranked tied for the fourth-most in single-season school history ... set a new school record for dual match victories in a single-season (26) ... her .878 (36-5) overall winning percentage ranked as the fourth highest in single-season school history ... established a new school record with a .963 (26-1) dual match winning percentage ... became just the second women's player in Notre Dame history to register 30 or more wins in both singles and doubles in the same season (Michelle Dasso, 2001) ... her 69 total combined victories ranked as the second most in single-season school history ... set a new single-season school record for combined dual match victories (49) ... dominated the Midwest Region (went 16-1 in singles and 15-1 in doubles) ... reached the finals of the ITA Midwest Regionals (lost to sophomore teammate Colleen Rielley in the final) ... opened the season with 10 victories over her first 11 matches ... suffered through a three-match losing streak, but promptly won her next 24 consecutive matches ... did not lose her first dual match until the BIG EAST final against South Florida ... went 4-4 against ranked opponents, including victories in her final three outings in those matches ... knocked off #73 Sanaz Marand of North Carolina (6-4, 7-6 [1]) ... defeated #102 Austin Smith of North Carolina (6-4, 6-3) in the round of 16 victory over the Tar Heels ... dominated #62 Christy Striplin of Georgia Tech (6-0, 6-1) in the quarterfinals loss to the Yellow Jackets ... 34 of her 36 wins came in straight sets ... also beat #81 Jenny Kuehn of Michigan (6-3, 6-2) in the second round of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ... went 33-6 overall in doubles, including 23-5 in dual action ... second on the squad in overall doubles victories ... at No. 2 doubles, was 1-0 with fellow sophomore Kali Krisik and 1-0 with fellow sophomore Colleen Rielley ... at No. 3 doubles, 16-5 with Krisik, 2-0 with Rielley and 3-0 with junior Katie Potts ... totaled 10 clinching victories in doubles action (team-high) ... climbed as high as 31st in the ITA national singles rankings and closed the season ranked 66th.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner at Troy H.S. ... attended same high school has former men's tennis player Patrick Buchanan ... captured four Freeway Conference championships ... helped Troy H.S. to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championship in 2004 and 2005 ... reached the CIF State singles semifinal as a senior ... served as the team captain in 2005 ... named MVP as a freshman and sophomore (2002 and 2003) ... earned National High School All-American in 2004 ... captured the Southern California Sectional singles championship in 2005 and also has reached the singles final of a USTA National Open in 2006 ... ranked as high as 15th nationally in singles in 2005 ... entered college as the 18th ranked junior player in the country ... reached the finals of the singles draw at the 61st Annual Fullerton Tournament and California Bowl ... named 2005 Southern California Payer of the Year ... reached the final of the doubles draw at the 2004 Winter Super Nationals ... latest in a long line of southern California products to play tennis for the Irish, a list that includes 1982 All-American Laura Lee (Agoura, Agoura High School) ... is the 12th California native ever to play for the Irish women's tennis team ... National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America were among her extra-curricular activities ... comes from athletic family, in which her mother (Camelia) was a professional tennis player ... daughter of Calin and Camelia Ciobanu ... born July 13, 1988, in Brason, Romania ... enrolled in College of Science as a pre-professional studies and anthropology double major.