Player Bio: Kerry Giardino

Arizona State: A sensational sophomore season including two Pac-10 Championship titles was followed up by a junior year which she earned a No. 63 ranking in singles… career singles record of 69-36, including an outstanding dual match record of 41-13… her fall play was hindered by sickness, competing in only the ITA Southern California Regionals where she earned a round of 16 berth.

1998-99: Finished the season ranked 90th in the ITA singles poll… earned Pac-10 Academic Honorable Mention… 12-4 dual match record in the No. 4 position… a perfect 3-0 in the No. 5 slot for a dual match record of 15-4, best on the team… upset eighth-ranked player in the country at the ITA West Regional tournament on her way to a quarterfinals appearance… reached the flight two finals of the Pac-10 Indoors in Seattle, Washington… upset 45th-ranked player in the country in the second round of the ASU Fall Classic Tournament.

1997-98: Won the Pac-10 Invitational Singles Championship as well as the doubles championship with partner Faye DeVera... was a quarterfinalist at the Rolex Regional tourney... recorded 19 singles victories including a dual match record of 10-6.

1996-97: A remarkable freshman season recording the best record on the team… Compiled a singles dual match record of 16-3... against Pac-10 opponents in dual action went 8-1... teamed with Reka Cseresnyes the second half of the season and recorded a 7-3 mark in dual match play.

High School/Juniors: A 1996 graduate of tennis powerhouse Peninsula H.S. in Palos Verdes, Calif....four-year letterwinner in tennis and the captain of her team in the senior year... was the Most Valuable Player in the 1996 Bay League... team had a winning streak of 125 and won the Division I state title five straight years... beat the 19th-ranked player in the world at the 1996 Easter Bowl... winner of the National Southern Open in 1994 in Jackson, Miss.

Personal: Born September 3, 1978… Parents are Michael and Mary Lou... has an older brother, Michael.

Kerry Giardino Class: Senior Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif. High School: Peninsula Height: 5-9 Experience: 3V