Daniela Juskova

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School/Previous School:
Sport
Hometown:
Kosice, Slovakia

Enters the spring after sitting out the 2008 fall season due to injury.

2007-08 (Junior):
Finished the season with 12 singles wins, while posting a 10-10 doubles record...Playing at the three spot with teammate Valeriya Makarycheva, finished with a record of 6-2 in doubles, good for the best percentage on the team...Started the seaon on a six match winning streak in singles...During the fall season, ranked second on the team in singles wins with six (6-6) ... Third on the team in singles winning percentage with .500 (6-6) ... Won her first five single matches and claimed the White Draw at the Ole Miss Fall Classic ... Paired with fellow Lady Bulldog Ren?e Joseph, the tandem won four of their first six matches ... Posted three straight doubles wins with Joseph and took home the gold draw title at the Roberta Alison Fall Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala..Ended the season as a member of the ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07 (Sophomore):
Ranked third on the team with 10 doubles wins (10-7) ... Posted a team-high .588 doubles winning percentage (10-7) ... Played the majority of her sophomore campaign from the No. 3 singles spot ... Notched back-to-back solo singles victories at the Indiana-hosted Hoosier Classic as well as the Alabama-hosted ITA South Regional Championships ... Began the spring by claiming eight straight doubles matches with teammate Joseph ...The 55th-ranked tandem of Juskova and Joseph defeated Christine Johnston and Whitney Spencer from Kentucky ... Juskova and Joseph, who have continued their success into the 2007-08 season, finished the season with a .667 doubles winning percentage (10-5) ... A member of the ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2005-06 (Freshman):
Ranked fourth on the club with 11 singles victories (11-20 record) as a collegiate rookie for State ... Also registered a 9-17 composite doubles mark as a freshman ... Ended the spring season playing at No. 3 singles ... Had a three-match winning streak at No. 4 singles in February, claiming all three wins in three sets ... Compiled a teambest 7-1 singles record in three-set matches on the season ... Advanced to the round of 16 in Flight B singles at the ITA South Regional during the fall ... Capped the fall campaign by winning a pair of singles matches at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic, while also teaming with fellow freshman Tatiana Feit to claim a doubles win at the fall-ending league event ... Paired with Lady Bulldog rookie Martina Banikova to advance to the doubles semifinal of the Blue Draw at the Ole Miss Fall Classic in her collegiate debut ... Competed mostly with sophomore Renee Joseph at No. 3 doubles during the early portion of the spring season.

Pre-MSU:
A teammate of Martina Banikova at Sports High School in Kosice ... Competed together under head coach Milan Sokol ... Played in the Top 20 in Slovakian ranking in 2002 and 2003 ... In 2002, she won the East Slovakian championship and her team placed second in the national championship ... Played in ITF tournaments, including the Presov Qualifying Draw in 2004.

Personal:
Daniela Juskova was born October 1, 1986 in Kosice, Slovakia ... Daughter of Juraj Jusko and Jozefa Juskova ... Has one brother Jaroslav (25) ... Enjoys participating in karate ... Enrolled in the management program at MSU.