Charlotte Bellis

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Prev School:
St. Margaret's College

Junior (Fall 2006): Finished the fall with a 7-6 record in singles action ... Started off the season by defeating Saint Louis' Rachel McCullagh in straight sets at the Billiken Fall Classic ... Went 1-1 against Big 12 competition, defeating Iowa State's Eve Soriano in the Mizzou Mock Duals before falling to Nebraska's Maria Ring at the Minnesota Gopher Invitational ... Paired up with Chrissy Svetlic in five matches to finish 3-2 in doubles action ... The duo opened the fall by defeating Illinois State's Jeanelle Stines and Carolyne Parent in the first round of the Billiken Fall Classic ... Also defeated Iowa State's Soriano and Danielle Uscinski in the Mizzou Mock Duals.

Sophomore (Spring 2006): Enjoyed a 4-7 singles record including a 3-3 mark in the spring ... Earned playing time at No. 6 singles ... Played the last five matches of the season at No. 6 singles, going 2-3 in those matches ... Earned victories over Saint Louis' Jo Becker and Memphis' Flavia Russo at No. 6 ... Earned a victory over Northern Illinois' Chrissy Nagel at No. 5 singles... In doubles action, she finished the season with a 6-9 record ... Teamed up with Lubica Nadasska to win three matches in the spring.

Sophomore (Fall 2005): Finished 7th in doubles competition with Stephanie Johns in the Mizzou Three-Way, defeating St. Louis University's team 8-4 ... In singles play, she defeated Katlin Bokulic of St. Louis University 6-1, 6-1 ... Partnered with Johns once again to defeat Kansas State's doubles team 8-5.

Freshman (2004-05): Went 16-6 in singles competition and 19-7 in doubles play during her rookie campaign ...Teamed with Hana Kraftova for an 8-2 win to help the Tigers upset No. 46 Colorado 4-3 ... The duo also earned Big 12 doubles victories over No. 52 Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas State and Kansas and another ranked win against No. 66 Ohio State ... Earned a singles victory over Cheen Alkhatib of Drake (6-4, 6-0) to start a run of three consecutive singles victories, which concluded with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Elizabeth Hurley of Creighton in a 7-0 Tiger victory ... Enjoyed a dominating 6-0, 6-1 win over Tami McQueen of Murray State ... Enjoyed a second run of three consecutive singles wins over Miclynn Crail (6-3, 6-4) of Air Force, Jill Wirtz (6-1, 6-0) of Eastern Illinois and Mara Frisch of George Washington at No. 5 singles ... Saw Big 12 Conference singles competition vs. No. 15 Baylor, Nebraska and Kansas ... Bellis burst onto the collegiate scene winning two singles matches in the Mizzou 4-Way ... Claimed the Flight B singles title at the Indiana Invitational ... Teamed with Erika Josbena to advance to the Flight A doubles finals of the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational before falling to teammates Katka Sevcikova and Hana Kraftova ... Also finished second in the Stokstad Flight C singles bracket ... Concluded fall play with a singles record of 8-3 and a doubles record of 5-3.

Freshman (2004): Charlotte Bellis leapt onto the collegiate scene winning two singles matches in the Mizzou-4-Way ... claimed a singles title at the Indiana Invitational ... teamed up with Erika Josbena to make it to the finals of the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational before falling to teammates Katk Sevcikova and Hana Kraftova ... concluded fall play with a singles record of 8-3 and a doubles record of 5-2

Prep: Captioned the St. Margaret College tennis team to three regional titles, three South Island titles and a third-place national ranking twice ... two-time doubles winner at the New Zealand National Championships ... was a doubles winner in the Australian National Hard Court Championships ... semifinalist at the New Zealand 18- and- under National Championships ... member of the Canterbury women's tennis team that won the 2004 National Team event

Personal: Personal: Charlotte is the daughter of Bruce and Barbara Bellis ... Sister of Jane Bellis ... Born May 5, 1986 ... Is majoring in pre-journalism with interests in pursing a career in television broadcasting ... Chose Mizzou over Maryland, Michigan State and New Mexico.