Sara Vrabec
Sara Vrabec
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Menasha, WI
High School: St. Mary Central
Major: Pre-Medicine
Parents: Michael & Stephanie Vrabec

Senior (2009-10):

Vrabec recorded her best season as a singles player for Emory, going 20-3 with a 19-2 record during the team's dual matches.  In doubles matches, the team's co-captain recorded an overall record of 13-5 during the season, including an 8-3 mark when teamed with Lindsay Reidenbach.  At the UAA Championships, Vrabec earned all-UAA first team honors as the team's sixth-singles player, and second team honors as Emory's third doubles pairing.  In the fall, Vrabec advanced to the finals of the Wilson/ ITA Fall South Region Doubles Championships with Reidenbach, and reached the round of 32 of the singles bracket.  Vrabec finished her three-year career with a singles record of 46-11, and her career .807 winning percentage is the seventh-best mark in school history.

Junior (2008-09):

Vrabec went 14-3 in singles play and 17-9 in doubles play during the 2008-09 season.  In the fall, she advanced to the finals of the Wilson/ ITA Atlantic South Regional Championship with Lindsay Reidenbach before losing to teammates Lorne McManigle and Sabra Rogers.  The junior was 12-2 in singles matches during Emory's dual contests, including a 7-1 record as the Eagles' fifth-singles player.

Sophomore (2007-08):

Vrabec earned all-America honors during her first year on the team by winning the Fall ITA Regional doubles tournament with Sabra Rogers, and finishing eighth overall at the ITA Small College Nationals.  She was also one of just two players on the team to earn all-University Athletic Association (UAA) first team honors in both singles and doubles play, after her performance as the Eagles' fifth-singles and third-doubles player.  Vrabec finished the season with a record of 12-5 record in singles play, including a mark of 8-3 as the Eagles' sixth-singles player.  In doubles play, she recorded an 18-13 record, including a 12-5 mark while teamed with Lorne McManigle.  Vrabec earned the team's Most Improved Player for her performance during the season.

Honors:

2007-08 All-America Doubles
All-UAA Fifth Singles First Team
Third Doubles First Team
Fall ITA National Participant Doubles 8th Place
Fall ITA Regional Champion Doubles
2009-10 All-UAA Sixth Singles First Team
Third Doubles Second Team

Prior to Emory:

Played for three seasons on the St. Mary Central High School team... Was the No. 2 singles player all three seasons, compiling a career record of 65-8... Finished in third place in the state during her sophomore year, and in fifth place during her junior year... Helped her team qualify for states in 2004... Won the Women's Sports Advocates of Wisconsin Award for Outstanding Athletic & Academic Achievement... Was coached by Barb Weber... Also played soccer for four seasons and ran cross-country during her senior year.

Personal:

Born November 7, 1987

Quote:

"I chose Emory because I knew it would offer an exceptional academic experience and I was impressed with Emory's reputation as a great teaching and research institution."