Erika Josbena

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rose Valley, PA
High School:
Strath Haven

Senior (Fall 2006): Teamed with doubles partner Amanda Pratzel to win both the St. Louis Billiken Fall Classic and the Minnesota Gopher Invitational ... Perhaps their biggest doubles victory came in the quarterfinals of the Gopher Invitational where they defeated Iowa's No. 50-ranked pairing of Hillary Mintz and Jacqueline Lee, 8-2 ... Won their first-eight matches before falling in their first match at the Kansas State Invitational ... Pratzel and Josbena finished the fall with 10-7 overall mark in doubles play ... Josbena played saw a majority of her singles time in the top draws of tournaments or near the top of the lineup for the mock duals ... Started the season off on a high note, defeating Eastern Illinois' Natalie Martin in the A Draw of the Billiken Fall Classic.

Junior (Spring 2006):Went 13-16 overall as a junior, playing primarily in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions ... Won her first Big 12 Conference match of the season by defeating Texas Tech's Samantha van der Drift in two sets at the No. 5 position ... Earned No. 3 singles wins victories against Air Force's Christine Abayan, Wichita State's Anna Egorova, Iowa State's Danielle Uscinski and Saint Louis' Ana Renda ... Went 2-0 at the No. 2 spot, picking up wins against Memphis' Andrea Feichtinger and Northern Illinois' Jenny Edner ... Recorded 15 wins in doubles competition to move into 12th place all-time at Mizzou with a career mark of 44-49 ... Went 10-9 in the spring with partner Amanda Pratzel, playing primarily at the No. 2 position ... The duo started the spring season by winning eight of their first nine matches playing at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions ... Finished 3-7 as a doubles tandem with Pratzel in Big 12 matches.

Junior (Fall 2005):Erika Teamed up with Yelena Olshanskaya and finished third in doubles in the Mizzou Three Way, going 2-1 in the tournament...In singles action, Erika defeated St. Louis University's Tara Grant 6-1, 6-2, she also beat Nicole Schneider of Illinois State 6-1, 7-5...In the Mizzou Mock Duals Erika won a close match against Iowa State's Kara Hickey 7-5, 7-5 and joined Olshanskaya to defeat Simosa and Devalte of Kansas State 8-5... In the Wilson ITA Central Regional, Erika and Yelena Olshanskaya defeated Martina Sedevic and Geisy Torres of Colorado in the round of 64.

Sophomore (Spring 2005): Finished her sophomore season third on the club with 20 victories in singles competition and racked up a 15-19 mark in doubles play ... Teamed with Yelena Olshanskaya in doubles competition and grabbed wins over Iowa State and Colorado ...Earned her first Big 12 singles win vs. the Cyclones' Beth Chemel by a 6-3, 6-1 margin ... Also claimed Conference wins against Erin Hunter of Texas Tech (6-2, 6-1), Judith Diaz of Kansas State (6-1, 6-2) and Ashley Filberth of Kansas (6-0, 6-2) ... Secured a pair of huge wins in the come-from-behind win over Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship ... Topped the Cowgirl's Jessica Collins (6-3, 3-6, 6-1) in singles play and then teamed with Olshanskaya to earned an 8-2 win in doubles to seal the opening-round victory ... Also grabbed a win at No. 4 singles against No. 75 Louisville, defeating Suzanna Gracanin 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Sophomore (Fall 2004): Started the 2004 fall campaign winning a singles title at the Mizzou-4-Way ... participated in the Indiana Invitational winning two singles matches ... participated in the ITA Central Region Championships ... paired with teammate Charlotte Bellis to advance to the doubles finals of the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational ... concluded fall play with a 6-3 singles record and a 5-4 doubles record

Freshman (Spring 2004): Teamed with Yelena Olshanskaya to earn a doubles victory that helped the Tigers pick up their first conference win over #70 Oklahoma State...won both her singles and doubles matches over Texas Tech giving the Tigers their second conference win...playing at No. 6 singles Josbena picked up a win over Kansas State's Aveen Alkhatib...teamed with Yelena Olshanskaya for big doubles win over Kansas's team of Filberth and Haylock...ended the season with a singles record of 11-15 and a doubles record of 14-16

Freshman (Fall 2003): Josbena lept onto the collegiate scene winning a doubles match at the Mizzou 4-way ... won two singles and one doubles matches at the Indiana Invitational ... participant at the Central Region Championship ... compiled a 4-4 mark in singles play and a 4-4 record in doubles during the fall season.

Prep: Ranked #1 in singles all four years during high school ... placed in central, and district tournaments throughout high school ... participated in state competitions placing 3rd her Senior year ... was ranked #3 middle states section, #105 nationally in singles, and #12 in doubles.

Personal: Erika is the daughter of Michael and Donna Josbena ... Born in Philadelphia PA, and grew up in Rose Valley, PA ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies at Mizzou