Player Bio: Karin Palme

1999-2000: Earned All-America honors in singles… Named an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection… Finished the season ranked 20th by the ITA… Reached the third round of the NCAA Singles Tournament… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Singles Championship before falling to eventual champion Sara Walker of UCLA… Finished the season with a 16-14 overall, 14-9 dual record at the No. 2 singles spot… Went 3-5 vs. ranked opponents at the No. 1 position, where she played for seven weeks in place of an injured teammate… With former Sun Devil Kerry Giardino, went undefeated in doubles competition this season, 11-0 in dual matches and 12-0 overall at the No. 3 spot… Won the 1999 Mexican National Championship.

1998-99: Preseason ranked 24th… Played the No. 2 and 3 singles positions recording a 15-17 overall mark, including 11-10 in dual matches… With partner Faye DeVera earned a 6-3 mark at the No. 3 doubles position… Quarterfinalist at the ASU Fall Classic Tournament… Represented Mexico at the 1999 Federation Cup.

1997-98: Finished the regular season ranked 29th and earned an invitation to the NCAA Singles Championship... Began the season with victories in her first seven matches and wins in 11 of 13... Earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention... Played the season in the No. 2 position recording a singles mark of 17-7... Added an impressive 17-2 doubles mark, 15-2 playing the No. 3 position with former Sun Devil Reka Cseresnyes... In her first tournament as a Sun Devil, won her flight at the Pac-10 Indoors… Participated at the 1998 Central American Games and represented Mexico at the 1998 Federation Cup.

High School/Junior: Earned Mexico's top women's honor by being ranked No. 1 twice in her junior career in the 16-and-under division and again in the 18-and-under division... Played in junior tournaments at Wimbledon, the French Open, and the U.S. Open... Has been ranked professionally as an amateur in both singles and doubles... Competed in the 1995 Pan American Games, the 1998 Central American Games… Represented Mexico at four Federation Cups, 1994-97.

Personal: Born December 27, 1977, in Guadalajara, Mexico…Majoring in business… Attended SEP Jalisco (high school) in Guadalajara… enjoys snowboarding … Parents are Alfredo, an entrepreneur, and Trudy Palme…Has a brother, Axel, who earned a degree in finance from a prominent Mexican University.

Karin Palme Class: Senior Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico High School: SEP Talisco Height: 5-8