Alexandra Luc
Alexandra Luc

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Paris, France

High School:
Lycee Notre Dame de Boulogne

Height:
5-8

Major:
Language & International Trade

Spring 2009
Singles
• Had a 13-7 record as one of the team's most consistent players in the bottom half of the line-up
• Won nine of her 11 matches at flight six but finished the season at the fifth position
• Earned the first national singles ranking of her career at #117 in the preseason poll
• Opened the season with a straight set win against the College of Charleston on Jan. 23 but didn't record her next victory until Feb. 5 versus Furman
• Won all three matches at flight six at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in mid-February, defeating players from perennial national powerhouses Cal, Fresno State and Southern Cal
• Posted her fourth straight win on Feb. 22, dropping just two games against Ashley Miller of South Carolina
• After back-to-back losses to Georgia Tech and Kentucky, playing at flights five and four, respectively, returned to the sixth position and won six straight matches
• All six wins were against conference opponents
• Started streak with a three-set (3-6, 7-6, 7-5) battle against Jessica Sucipira of Florida State but won the final five in straight sets
• Fell in a touch three setter to Jessi Robinson of Duke on Apr. 10 in her final regular season match; did not play against North Carolina on Apr. 11
• Scored one of Clemson's two points against the Tar Heels in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, defeating Jelena Durisic at the fifth position (6-3, 6-4)
• Did not record a decision in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament but was in the Tiger line-up at number five
• Suffered a loss in Clemson's NCAA round of 16 match-up with Notre Dame on May 15 to end her career.

Doubles
• Played nearly every match of the spring with Estefania Balda as the team was reliable at the third flight with a 15-4 record
• With Balda sidelined due to an injury at the end of the season, paired with Laurianne Henry (2-0) and Federica Van Adrichem (1-1)
• Also partnered with Ani Mijacika for a victory to post a 19-5 individual doubles record for her final dual season
• With Balda, 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 championships 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
• Paired with Laurianne Henry in April for three matches, but the team had just two decisions in the matches
• Defeated Boston College's number-three duo by an 8-1 margin on Apr. 5
• The following weekend, eked out an 8-6 victory over North Carolina's Reichert and Fanjoy to help the Tigers close out the regular season with a victory
• Rematch with the Tar Heel team ended in a no-decision at the ACC Tournament on Apr. 17.
• Partnered with fellow senior Federica Van Adrichem, who returned from a lengthy illness for the post-season, for the NCAA Tournament
• Duo did not record a decision in Clemson's opening-round win over Winthrop but posted an 8-4 victory against North Carolina's number-three team in the regional final
• Fell in their flight three match-up to Notre Dame in the NCAA round of 16 on May 15 to end the season.

Fall 2008
Singles
• Compiled a 6-6 record but played arguably her best fall season in 2008
• Opened the season by reaching the finals of her flight at the MCC Collegiate Invitational, going 2-1 in the tournament with the loss coming to teammate Ina Hadziselimovic
• Posted an upset of 56th-ranked Courtney Ulery of Vanderbilt in her first match of September's Furman Fall Classic
• Went on to finish second in the tournament
• Also won her opening-round match in the main draw of the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October, but fell in the second round and in the consolation bracket
• Ended the season with a 1-2 record at the Duals in the Desert in November.

Doubles
• Paired with three different players during the fall to post a 8-4 record
• Went 2-1 with Josipa Bek in September's MCC Collegiate Invitational
• Was also 2-1 at the Furman Fall Classic in late September with Ina Hadziselimovic
• Reached the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October, partnering with Estefania Balda
• Also went 2-1 with Balda at November's Duals in the Desert for a 4-2 record for the fall with her.

Spring 2008
Singles
• Went 13-10 in her junior campaign, playing at the no. 5 and no. 6 positions
• Opened the season with three straight wins, defeating players from Troy, Furman and Purdue
• Posted two victories at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships at no. 6, winning over players from Fresno State and UCLA
• Recorded six wins over ACC opponents, defeating players from Florida State, Duke, Wake Forest, NC State, Virginia and Boston College
• Also defeated Jelena Rajic (6-3, 6-1) to help Clemson sweep in-state rival South Carolina
• Won three straight matches to conclude the month of March
• Finished the regular season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alina Sullivan of Boston College at no. 5
• Posted a win over Paula Pereira of Winthrop in the opening round of the NCAA regionals; won 6-3, 6-1 at the sixth position to help the Tigers win, 4-0.

Doubles
• Compiled a 21-7 doubles record in 2008, with a 21-5 mark when partnered with Ina Hadziselimovic
• With Hadziselimovic, posted five straight wins to open the season
• One of the wins came against seventh-ranked California at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in early February
• Duo then fell to teams from Fresno State and UCLA at the same tournament
• Paired with Kathryn Gerber for Kentucky and Georgia matches due to an injury to Hadziselimovic, falling in both contests
• Teamed back with Hadziselimovic against South Carolina on Feb. 23, winning 8-3
• Then eked out a victory in the tie-break over Hickey and Striplin from Georgia Tech
• Rebounded from three defeats with an 8-6 win at Duke to start a 12-match winning streak
• Stretch included seven more ACC wins for an 8-3 league record for the duo
• In the last four regular season matches, dropped just six total games
• With Hadziselimovic, recorded three wins in the ACC Championships at no. 3, helping the Tigers to post the doubles point in each match and go on to claim the title
• Duo won 8-5 over Jurewitz and Reichert of North Carolina in the second round; 8-6 against Georgia Tech's Striplin and Flower in the semifinals; and 8-5 over Nze and Zsilinszka of Duke in the finals
• Then posted an 8-2 victory against Winthrop at no. 3 in the first round of the NCAA regionals helping Clemson to sweep the Eagles
• Twelfth straight win came in the regional final over Michigan, 8-5
• Season ended with an 8-3 loss to team from Stanford in the NCAA round of 16 in Tulsa, OK.

Fall 2007
Singles
• Posted a 5-2 record during the fall
• Finished third at flight five in the Furman Fall Classic with a 2-1 record
• Fell in her opening round match at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October
• Was then 3-0 at flight five in November's Duals In The Desert.

Doubles
• Had a 4-3 record for the fall, all with Ina Hadziselimovic
• Ranked #14 in the regional poll released in December with Hadziselimovic
• 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.

Spring 2007
Singles
• Played just six singles matches during the 2007 spring season
• Went 4-2 in those contests, however, winning all four in straight sets
• Defeated Amanda Becker of the College of Charleston at flight six in season opener, 6-1, 7-5
• Won two matches against ACC opponents.

Doubles
• Partnered with Maria Brito for 15 of the first 16 matches of the spring season, going 11-4
• Won an 8-3 decision with Brito in the first match of the dual season over the College of Charleston's Borza and Capewell
• Then posted six straight wins with Brito
• Defeated teams from Notre Dame, Brigham Young and UCLA at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February
• With Brito, won ACC matches against Georgia Tech (9-7) and Maryland (8-6).

Fall 2006
Singles
• Compiled a 4-5 record during the fall season
• Won two matches before falling in the Thomasville Invitational in September
• Suffered losses in both matches at the flight two position at the Furman Fall Classic
• Fell to #17 Amanda Fish at the Southeast Regional by a 6-0, 6-2 margin
• Won two of three matches at the Miami Invitational in November.

Doubles
• Totaled a 4-3 overall record in doubles action during the fall season
• Compiled a 3-2 record with Maria Brito
• Reached the round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional in October
• Went 1-1 with Brito at the Miami Invitational in November
• Had a 1-1 record with Samantha Eppelshiemer at the Thomasville.

Spring 2006
Singles
• Finished the season with a 16-7 record and went 9-2 against ACC opponents
• Won six straight matches in the middle of the season, beginning with a come-from-behind victory over Whitney McCray of Georgia Tech (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) at #5 on Mar. 1
• Defeated in-state rival South Carolina's Miranda Gutierrez at flight six in a three-set battle by a score of 7-5, 2-6, 10-7
• Won her flight five match in Clemson's 4-3 victory over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Doubles
• Also went 16-7 in doubles matches for the 2006 spring season
• Played with Maria Brito in the first match of the season against the College of Charleston
• Then teamed with Daniela Alvarez for the remaining 23 matches, posting a 15-7 record
• With Alvarez, ranked as high as #40 in the Fila/ITA poll
• Also with Alvarez, upset Georgia Tech's 55th-ranked team of Anderson and McCray, 8-6
• Posted a victory with Alvarez over in-state rival South Carolina, 8-5
• Went 1-2 in post-season play with Alvarez
• Blanked Siena's team of Hluchova and Davis in the first round of the NCAA regionals.

Before Clemson
• Was a 10-time regional champion at the Hauteseine tournament in France
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the France national championship in 1999 and 2003
• Practiced for the two years with the French federation
• Born May 22, 1986
• Majoring in language and international trade.

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