Estefania Balda Class: Graduated Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Height: 5-3 Major: Management Graduated: 2010

Spring 2010

Singles

• Was 14-15 overall and 13-10 in dual match play in her senior season
• Was 10-7 at flight six and 3-3 at flight five
• Clinched Clemson's 4-3 comeback win over Ole Miss
• Won her match at flight six to help seal Clemson's win at #4 Georgia
• Had two five-match win streaks, one of which included four ACC opponents
• Played in two NCAA matches, but did not record a decision in either
• Closed career with 62 wins and a 21-18 ACC record

Doubles

• Was 15-11 in doubles play
• Had 69-38 (.645) career doubles record
• Played nine matches with Henry, posting a 6-3 record
• Also went 3-0 with Wong, all in ACC play

Spring 2009
Singles
• Had a 10-11 record in dual matches playing primarily at the second and third positions
• Played through much of the season with a shoulder injury that especially hindered and sidelined her in the post season
• After a fall ranking at #89, dropped out of the polls until March when she reentered at #76, which was her highest ranking of the season
• Defeated four ranked players during the spring, including an upset of top-10 ranked Amanda McDowell from Georgia Tech on Feb. 25
• Opened the season with a straight-set victory over Carolina Newman from the College of Charleston
• Scored a point for the Tigers at flight three in their 4-1 win over Boise State in the first round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 31
• Posted non-conference wins against Furman and Georgia at the fourth position in early February
• Playing at flight two, upset Ana Marija Zubori of South Carolina and then recorded the win against Georgia Tech
• Had three other wins in ACC play, defeating opponents from NC State, Wake Forest and Maryland in the latter part of the season
• Did not play in the ACC Tournament due to an injury
• Match against Winthrop was undecided after Clemson clinched the win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
• Did not play against North Carolina in the NCAA regional final nor in the Tigers' round of 16 match-up with Notre Dame.

Doubles
• Played all 19 of her dual matches with Alexandra Luc for a 15-4 record
• With Luc, defeated teams from the College of Charleston and Virginia Commonwealth to open the year
• Duo suffered a loss in the first match of the ITA Kick-Off weekend against Boise State but rebounded to defeat the team from Auburn in the championship match
• Then defeated Furman by an 8-0 margin on Feb. 5
• Following a loss to Georgia on Feb. 7, won seven straight matches, including all three at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in mid-February
• Stretch also included a pair of wins over ACC foes Miami and Georgia Tech
• Lost a conference match to Virginia Tech but then posted wins over Virginia, NC State, Wake Forest and Maryland
• In their final match of the season, Luc and Balda dropped a match at Duke.

Fall 2008
Singles
• Had a 5-6 record for the 2008 fall season
• Ranked 89th in the fall singles poll
• Reached the finals of the MCC Collegiate Invitational in September
• Earned an invitation to the Riviera/ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying rounds but lost her opening round match
• After falling in her first contest in October's Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championship Qualifier, posted a pair of wins in the consolation bracket
• Ended the season with a 1-2 record at the Duals in the Desert in November.

Doubles
• Posted a 5-3 record in fall doubles play
• With Laurianne Henry, won her opening-round match at the Riviera/ITA All-American Pre-Qualifier before falling in the second round
• Reached the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October, partnering with Alexandra Luc
• Also went 2-1 with Luc at November's Duals in the Desert for a 4-2 record for the fall.

Spring 2008
Singles
• Was 12-12 for the spring season, playing primarily at the no. 2 position, with three wins over ranked opponents
• Defeated #56 Ana Marija Zubori of South Carolina (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) on Feb. 23 to help the Tigers sweep the Gamecocks
• Also upset 14th-ranked Ellah Nze of Duke (5-7, 7-6(5), 10-8) in a 6-1 Clemson win
• Won 6-2, 6-1 against #120 Michal Amir of Maryland at the top singles position on Apr. 12
• Opened the season with four straight wins, defeating players from Troy, Furman, Purdue and Virginia Commonwealth
• Win over Purdue came at the no. 1 position
• Victory against Nze started a six-match winning streak, all against ACC foes
• Of her 12 losses during the season, nine were to players ranked in the top 60
• Sat out singles in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament due to a shoulder injury
• Then posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Whitney Taney of Michigan in the regional final to help the Tigers advance to the NCAA round of 16
• Did not record a decision against Stanford in the NCAA round of 16.

Doubles
• Had a 16-5 doubles record in the 2008 dual season
• Began the season with three straight wins with Ani Mijacika at no. 2 and teamed with Laurianne Henry for a victory against Virginia Commonwealth at the third position
• Then posted a win against Cassou and Ilcinkas of California (8-6) at no. 2 in the first round of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 7 with Mijacika
• Played with Federica Van Adrichem on Feb. 16 against Kentucky and the two remained partners for the remainder of the season, going 11-4 with a 9-4 record at the second position
• Duo won its first three matches and had seven wins over ACC opponents
• With Van Adrichem, defeated 30th-ranked team from Georgia (8-4) on Feb. 20 to help the Tigers claim the doubles point
• Also had a win over Boston College's #60 team of Cas and Cherkasov (8-3) on Apr. 13, playing at the top spot
• Did not record a decision at the 2008 ACC Championships
• Defeated Winthrop's team of Abutovic and Fadina, 8-4, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on May 9
• Match against Michigan in the regional final the next day was not finished
• Fell in the NCAA round of 16 to Stanford team with partner Federica Van Adrichem.

Fall 2007
Singles
• Ranked #24 in regional rankings
• Was 5-5 in the fall season
• Went 2-1 at MCC Collegiate Invitational Championships in September
• Fell in the opening round of the ITA All-American qualifying round
• Won her first round match at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional before suffering a three-set loss in the next match
• Had a 2-1 record at the Duals In The Desert In November with straight set wins over Fresno State and Baylor.

Doubles
• Partnered with three different teammates for a 5-7 record during the fall
• Ranked #32 in the preseason with Carol Salge and posted a 3-2 record with her
• Pair placed second in the flight two bracket at the Furman Fall Classic in late September
• With Salge, won opening round match in the qualifying rounds at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships before falling
• Was 2-4 with Laurianne Henry. Pair went 2-1 at the MCC Collegiate Invitational in mid-September and fell in the flight one finals.
• Duo teamed again at November's Duals In The Desert, but fell in all three matches in the number two bracket
• Fell in only match played with Samantha Eppelsheimer, a 6-8 defeat at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships in October.

Spring 2007
Singles
• Posted a 16-8 overall record with a 7-3 ledger against ACC competition in her first semester of action, playing primarily at flights two and three
• Won her first match as a Tiger, defeating Link Leskosky of the College of Charleston on Jan. 27 by a 7-6(5), 6-1 margin at flight two
• Won two matches at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the number-two position, including her first over a ranked opponent (#28)
• Earned her first collegiate ITA ranking after the four-match winning streak, entering the singles poll at #84
• After a loss to #62 Monika Dancevic of Georgia, rattled off six straight victories as the Tigers began ACC play
• Fell to Audrey Banada, 1-6, 2-6, in Clemson's ACC Championship semifinal loss to Miami
• Won both matches in regional play to help the Tigers advance to the NCAA Round of 16
• Fell in the final match of the season, suffering a 6-2, 6-1 loss to #22 Nina Henkel of California in the NCAA Round of 16.

Doubles
• Compiled a 13-8 record in doubles play with four different partners
• Paired with Ani Mijacika in the first match of the season, posting an 8-2 win over Evans and Dowse of the College of Charleston at flight two
• Teamed with Carol Salge for a 3-3 record during the spring
• Fell in only match played with Selma Babic, an 8-4 decision to Dancevic and Kelley Hyndman of Georgia
• Partnered with Ina Hadziselimovic 14 times during the spring, including the last 10 matches of the year
• Duo went 9-4 with an unfinished match in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament
• Win over North Carolina's Collins and Marand was Balda and Hadziselimovic's first victory over a ranked opponent as the Tar Heel tandem was listed 19th
• Entered doubles rankings in the following week at #41
• Remained in the polls for the rest of the season.

Before Clemson
• Won three career ITF women's circuit doubles titles and one singles crown
• Ranked #1 in South America for under 14's, under 16's and under 18's
• Listed as high 39th in the ITF rankings
• Won several tournaments as a junior player
• Born June 30, 1987
• Majoring in management.