Neena Wanko
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Southern Pines, N.C. High School: Union Pines Height: 5-9

Fall 2011: Won two of eight overall matches in an abbreviated fall schedule, which included Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional competition ... Was 1-3 in singles play and teamed for a similar 1-3 ledger in doubles action.

2010-11: Turned in a competitive rookie spring season that resulted in 11-11 singles and 15-9 doubles records ... Played in four of six singles positions, but experienced the majority of action at the No. 5 spot (7-4) ... Also went 5-4 at No. 4, 2-0 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 1 ... Opened career winning five of the first six matches and enjoyed a season-best five-match mid-season victory streak (March 4 to March 23) ... Posted program's top individual regular season Conference USA record with a 3-1 ledger ... Topped Memphis' Kathleen Hawkins (6-2, 6-2), Southern Miss' Zoe Lee (6-2, 6-2) and UCF's Jenna Doerfler (6-7, 7-5, 6-4), but fell to Marshall's Kristina Koprcina (7-6, 6-4) ... Involved in seven three-set affairs (4-3) ... Was 0-1 in league tournament play, falling to SMU's Heather Steinbauer 6-0, 6-1 (after opening match vs. Southern Miss' Asa Bengtson was stopped once ECU clinched team victory) ... Paired with fellow freshman Manon Bissat in 23 of 24 doubles matches (14-9) ... Tandem played all positions during spring - No. 1 (1-1), No. 2 (5-4) and No. 3 (8-4) ... Defeated Southern Miss 8-5 for only regular-season C-USA victory (1-3) and repeated triumph in first round of the league championship tourney (clinched Lady Pirates' first point with a 9-8 win) ... Also teamed with Tamara Sachs once (8-6 victory against N.C. Central) ... Won two of five (2-3) singles matches during fall individual tourney play ... Paired with three others during doubles action (2-6 overall record), posting victories with Bissat (1-1) and Petra Vogel (1-2) ... Also teamed with Natalie Collins on three occasions (0-3).

High School/Junior Tennis: A two-time state finalist and 2009 North Carolina Athletic Association 3A singles champion for coach John Frye at Union Pines ... Completed her three-year high school career with a 109-4 record, which included three Cape Fear Valley Conference championships and a pair of 3A Mid-East Regional titles ... As a senior, rolled to a 35-0 mark in singles and doubles play after posting a pair of 37-2 records as a freshman and junior ... Helped lead the Vikings to conference titles all three years in the program (freshman, junior and senior campaigns) ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Earned highest rank of No. 21 in the Southern Section and No. 3 in North Carolina ... Compiled 422 career match triumphs in 141 United States Tennis Association events ... Owns 20 career tournament wins, was a three-time North Carolina Southern Cup participant and climbed as high as No. 81 in the national rankings ... Academically, earned the Excellence in Spanish Language and Excellence in Pre-Calculus Awards.

Personal: Full name is Neena Pauline Wanko ... Born December 24, 1991 at Pinehurst, N.C. ... Daughter of Tom and Danica Wanko ... A business administration (accounting) major who earned inclusion on the prestigious ECU Chancellor's List after completing spring semester (2011) coursework with a 4.00 grade point average ... Followed with a Dean's List standing during the fall ('11).