Justyna Switala Bio
May 25, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Sophomore * 5-5 * Opole, Poland (Wroclaw University)
Fought through injuries during the fall season... Continually challenges herself to raise her level of play.
Fall 2001
Recorded a 4-8 fall season... Took third in her first collegiate tournament, the St. Mary's Health System Classic, defeating Purdue's Catie McLevish 6-2, 6-4 and Tennessee's Erin Cohn 7-6, 6-3... Teamed with Yumi Ueda in doubles action... Won her first collegiate doubles match, knocking off N.C. State's Jennifer Jassawalla and Kristen Nicholls 9-8 (5)... Won two of her last three doubles outings with Ueda, including a victory over Florencia Basile and Sabrina Peppl of Mississippi.
Pre-MSU
A top-10 junior player in Poland... Competed in the Poland Junior National Championships in both singles and doubles... Also played in the Polish Regional Championships and the Poland National Team Championships.
Personal
Justyna Switala was born September 26, 1980... The daughter of Jerzy and Irena Switala... Majoring in Political Science.
