Ina Hadziselimovic
Ina Hadziselimovic

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Sarajevo, Bosnia

High School:
Gimnasium

Height:
5-7

Major:
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management

Graduated:
2010

Spring 2010

Singles

  • Earned 2010 All-ACC Honors
  • Recorded a career-best 26 singles wins, including 21-8 in dual matches and 9-2 in the ACC
  • Played primarily at #3 singles, going 19-8
  • Closed her career with 88 wins, ranking 10thin Clemson history
  • Had a career 33-11 (.750) record in ACC dual matches
  • Had a 6-0 mark in three-set matches
  • Ranks 9thin Clemson history with 189 sets won
  • Won eight straight matches from Mar. 5 - Apr. 10
  • Finished the season ranked #110 nationally

Doubles

  • Won 35 doubles matches in 2010, a Clemson single-season record
  • Won 105 doubles matches in her career, another school record
  • 2010 NCAA Doubles Championships national seed (5-8)
  • With Bek, ended the season ranked 8thnationally
  • 2010 NCAA Doubles All-American (second career honor)
  • Started the season playing with Wong, going 10-2, and finished ranked #32
  • Moved to play with Bek, going 25-9
  • Had a 12-match winning streak, which included eight top-65 opponents
  • Defeated #11 Marand and Grabinski (UNC), 8-2 after falling twice in fall season
  • Duo was 9-1 in ACC play and 14-3 in dual-match play

Fall 2009

Singles

  • Opened fall with #99 ranking in the ITA Preseason Poll
  • Posted 5-3 mark in the fall
  • Advanced to quarterfinals of 2009 Wilson/ITA Carolina Regional, upsetting #19 Ellah Nze in the round of 16, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

Doubles

  • With Bek, entered fall season ranked #14 in the ITA Preseason Poll
  • Went 10-5 during fall slate, all with Bek
  • Advanced to finals of 2009 Wilson/ITA Carolina Regional
  • Won three qualifying matches to earn spot in Main Draw of ITA All-American Championships
  • Defeated #6 team from Georgia in consolation Main Draw rounds
  • All five losses were to top-17 ranked duos

Spring 2009
Highlights
• Earned All-America status in doubles after she and partner Josipa Bek reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA Doubles Championships
• Had her best season yet in terms of wins in both singles and doubles with a career high 23 in singles and 30 in doubles
• Was ranked in singles for the first time in her career, spending six weeks in the polls Singles
• Posted a 16-9 record in dual matches with an 8-3 mark against conference opponents
• Played at least one match at every flight except the top one but ended the season at number three in the line-up
• Opened the season with a win over the College of Charleston at flight five
• Won her match at number six against Auburn as Clemson narrowly won the match (4-3) to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• Defeated opponent from Furman in 12 straight games in early February at flight six
• Won her number five match-up to help the Tigers defeat Fresno State at the Team Indoors
• Upset 38th-ranked Christy Striplin of Georgia Tech at flight three to help Clemson defeat the Yellow Jackets by a 4-3 margin on Feb. 25
• Followed with another win over a ranked player, defeating Megan Broderick of Kentucky at flight two
• Make her debut in the polls at #117 on March 3
• Suffered a loss to Miami on Mar. 8 before winning five straight matches at the fourth position including four in league play
• Fell in a three-set battle to Christian Tara of W ake Forest on Mar. 29 but rebounded to post wins against Maryland and Boston College
• Took the first set off of Duke's 40th-ranked Reka Zsilinszka but eventually lost in a third-set tiebreak
• Outlasted North Carolina's Austin Smith the following day for a win at flight three
• Fell to Smith in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament but won the third match-up between the two players in the NCAA regional final on May 9 (6-3, 6-2)
• Also won in straight sets at flight two in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Winthrop
• Was leading in her match versus Notre Dame in the NCAA round of 16 before play was called.

Doubles
• Won 20 doubles matches (against eight losses) during the 2009 spring season
• Teamed with Josipa Bek for a 17-8 overall record and an 8-2 mark against conference opponents, primarily at the flight two position
• Also won a trio of matches with Keri Wong in the beginning of the season
• Won her first three matches of the season with Wong, defeating teams from the College of Charleston, Virginia Commonwealth and Boise State at the second position
• Also partnered with Wong against Auburn in the championship match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend but did not record a decision
• With Bek, reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships to earn All-America status
• Duo partnered for the fifth match of the season and remained a team for the rest of the year
• Won their first two contests, dropping just one game, against Furman and Georgia
• Suffered a loss to Cal's team in the first match at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship but rebounded for wins in Clemson's remaining two matches at the tournament, including an upset over the then-ranked #23 team from Fresno State
• Lost their first match at the top doubles spot on Feb. 22 against South Carolina
• Then posted an 8-6 upset over Georgia Tech's team of Falconi and McDowell at flight one on Feb. 25
• Following back-to-back losses to Kentucky and Miami, won their next seven matches, including six against ACC foes
• Debuted in the rankings at #27 on Mar. 3 and stayed in the polls for the rest of the season
• After a narrow defeat to Duke, won against North Carolina to wrap up the regular season
• Fell to the same Tar Heel tandem in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament but won the third battle in the regional finals, helping Clemson advance to the NCAA round of 16
• Also downed Winthrop's number-two tandem by an 8-1 margin in the opening round of the NCAA tournament
• Fell to Notre Dame in the round of 16 after their match was broken up by an hour-long power outage
• Duo rebounded for the individual championships, upsetting Georgia's seeded team in the first round and then posting a win over the team from TCU in the round of 16
• Fell to eventual runners-up Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whorisky in the quarterfinals to end their season.

Fall 2008
Singles
• Recorded a 7-5 mark during the fall season
• Won her flight at the MCC Collegiate Invitational in September to open the season with three straight wins
• Fell in her first-round match in the Furman Fall Classic flight three bracket to Northwestern's 11th-ranked Georgia Rose
• Rebounded with a pair of wins in consolation play
• Also dropped her opening match at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October before winning her first consolation match
• Went 1-2 in the Duals in the Desert in November with both losses suffered to ranked opponents.

Doubles

• Posted a 10-3 individual doubles record with a trio of different partners during the fall
• Opened the season with Keri Wong and claimed the MCC Collegiate Invitational flight title with three wins
• Paired again with Wong in the southeast regional where the duo won three matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament
• Went 2-1 with Alexandra Luc at the Furman Fall Classic in late September
• Also had a 2-1 record with Federica Van Adrichem at November's Duals in the Desert.

Spring 2008
Singles
• Had a 17-7 record during the dual season with a 9-2 mark against ACC opponents
• Played mainly at the #4 position, but also won a match at #2 and was 3-1 at the #3
• Also had a 4-1 record at no. 5
• Opened the season with three straight wins over Troy, Furman and Purdue
• Had a three-match losing streak before posting a three-set victory over Ashley Joelson of UCLA at the 2008 USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February
• Missed the Kentucky and Georgia matches due to an injury
• Returned to the court on Feb. 27 against South Carolina to help the Tigers record a sweep of their in-state rival
• Suffered her only two conference losses to Georgia Tech and Miami
• Then won her next 11 matches to improve to 21-8 overall
• Streak included an upset of #124 Noelle Hickey at no. 4 in the semifinals of the ACC Championships, helping Clemson knock off the top-seeded Yellow Jackets
• Fell in a three-set battle in the conference finals to Melissa Mang of Duke
• Rebounded with a win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Winthrop, which the Tigers won, 4-0
• Did not record a decision in Clemson's second-round win over Michigan and then fell in her final match of the year against Stanford in the round of 16.

Doubles
• Had a 19-6 doubles record for the spring season, playing all 25 matches with Alexandra Luc primarily at the third position
• Duo opened the season with five straight wins before suffering back-to-back losses at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February
• Won matches against South Carolina and Georgia Tech at no. 3
• Then fell in three straight to Miami, Florida State and North Carolina
• Won 12 straight from Mar. 23 to May 10 with seven against ACC foes in regular season play
• Teamed with Luc to post three wins in the Tigers' ACC title run, helping Clemson clinch the doubles point in all three matches
• Also defeated team from Winthrop (8-2) in the first round of the NCAA regional and won 8-5 over Michigan's tandem, both at no. 3
• Ended season with an 8-3 loss to Stanford in the NCAA Round of 16.

Fall 2007
Singles
• Had a 5-3 record in the fall
• Won the flight two consolation final at the Furman Fall Classic in September with a 2-1 record
• Posted win in opening round of Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October before falling to #27 Catherine Newman of Vanderbilt in the round of 32
• Went 2-1 at the Duals In The Desert in November. Upset 119th-ranked player from Texas, while loss came against UCLA's #28 Yasmin Schnack.

Doubles
• Went 6-4 during the fall doubles season
• Ranked #14 in the regional poll released in December with Alexandra Luc
• With Luc, had a 4-3 record
• Duo reached the quarterfinals of the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships in October before falling to team from North Carolina
• Team was then 1-2 at the Duals In The Desert flight one bracket with both losses coming to ranked opponents
• Had a 2-1 record with Laurianne Henry at the Furman Fall Classic to finish second at flight three.

Spring 2007
Singles
• Totaled 15 wins against eight losses in her first spring season as a Tiger
• Also posted a 7-4 record against ACC opponents in 2007
• Recorded back-to-back victories in Clemson's first two matches of the spring, both at the number four position
• Won her first ACC match on Mar. 9 as she defeated Boston College's Lauren Cash at flight four, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
• After a conference loss at Maryland, recorded three straight ACC wins against top-20 teams, all at flight six
• Was one of two Tigers to record wins in both matches at the ACC Championships
• Scored the Tigers' second point against Coastal Carolina in NCAA first-round competition as she won easily over Coastal Carolina's Maria Camberos, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles
• Compiled a 12-8 doubles record for the spring with five different partners
• Partnered with Estefania Balda 14 times during the spring, including the last 10 matches
• 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
• Won two matches with Federica Van Adrichem at the flight two position
• Paired with Carol Salge at flight one in the first match of the season, recording an 8-3 victory over the College of Charleston's team of Albertz and Leskosky
• Also partnered with Maria Brito and Samantha Eppelsheimer for one match each.

Fall 2006
Singles
• Had a 2-4 record in her first season at Clemson
• Went 2-1 at the Furman Fall Classic in September
• Suffered a three-set loss to Chelsea Albertz of Charleston (1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)) in the opening match of the Southeast Regional qualifying round
• Was 0-2 at the Miami Invitational in November.

Doubles
• Compiled a 3-4 record in doubles action during the fall season
• Had a 2-1 record with Selma Babic at the Furman Fall Classic
• Played three matches with Federica van Adrichem at the Miami Invitational in November with a 1-2 record in the tournament
• Lost only match played with Kathryn Gerber in the round of 64 at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October.

Before Clemson
• Was the number-one ranked player in Bosnia in 2006
• Recognized as one of the top junior players in the world
• Born January 29, 1988
• Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism management .

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