CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Awards:
- All-Big Sky First Team (2014)
- Two-time ITA Scholar Athlete (2014, 2015)
- Three-time ITA All-Academic Team Award recipient (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015, 2016)
Career Records - Singles:
- Ranks T-5th all-time in Big Sky singles wins (10)
- Ranks 2nd all-time in wins at No. 1 singles (18)
- Ranks 7th all-time in win percentage at No. 1 singles (.375)
Career Records - Doubles (Individual):
- Ranks 4th all-time in overall doubles wins (27)
- Ranks 3rd all-time in overall doubles win percentage (.574)
- All-time leader in Big Sky doubles wins (17)
- Ranks 4th all-time in wins at No. 1 doubles (16)
- Ranks 6th all-time in win percentage at No. 1 doubles (.516)
- Ranks 6th all-time in wins at No. 2 doubles (10)
- All-time leader in win percentage at No. 2 doubles (.667)
Career Records - Doubles (Team):
- Part of two different teams that rank T-8th all-time in overall doubles wins (10 w/ Megan Govi & Taylor Rees)
- Part of the teams that rank 3rd and 4th in overall doubles win percentage (.667 w/ Taylor Rees; .625 w/ Megan Govi)
- Part of the teams that rank 1st and T-2nd in Big Sky doubles wins (7 w/ Taylor Rees; 6 w/ Megan Govi)
- Part of the teams that rank T-3rd and T-7th all-time in wins at No. 1 doubles (9 w/ Megan Govi; 7 w/ Siena Peri)
- Part of the doubles teams that rank T-3rd and 7th all-time in win percentage at No. 1 doubles (.600 w/ Megan Govi; .438 w/ Siena Peri)
- Ranks 2nd all-time in wins at No. 2 doubles (9 w/ Taylor Rees)
- All-time leader in win percentage at No. 2 doubles (.643 w/ Taylor Rees)
Season Records - Doubles (Individual):
- Twice tied the record for overall doubles win percentage (.667 in 2014 & 2016)
- Broke the record for Big Sky doubles wins, a record she shared going into the season (7 in 2016; shared with Taylor Rees)
- Set the record for win percentage at No. 1 doubles (.643 in 2014; shared with Megan Govi in the same season)
- Set the record for win percentage at No. 2 doubles (.643 in 2016; shared with Taylor Rees in the same season)
Season Records - Doubles (Team):
- Twice set the record for Big Sky doubles wins (7 in 2016 w/ Taylor Rees; 6 in 2014 w/ Megan Govi)
- Set the record for win percentage at No. 1 doubles (.643 in 2014 w/ Megan Govi)
- Set the record for win percentage at No. 2 doubles (.643 in 2016 w/ Taylor Rees)
 
2015-16 SEASON (Redshirt Senior):
Broke her own single-season records for individual and team Big Sky doubles wins (7 each), both either shared or set with partner Taylor Rees...Also broke the records for individual and team win percentage at No. 2 doubles (.643 each), again either shared or set with Rees...Tied the single-season record for overall doubles win percentage (.667) by an individual, a record she had already tied in 2014...Won her record-breaking seventh Big Sky doubles win with a 6-1 win over Montana's Lidia Dukic and Cam Kincaid in the Vikings' 6-1 win over the Grizzlies (4/16)...Also won the final singles match of her Portland State career with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Montana's Francis Dean in the Vikings' win over the Grizzlies, which was the team's first ever against the powerhouse Grizzlies...Won five straight doubles matches from Feb. 26 to March 12, and eight of nine from Feb. 5 to March 12 with partner Taylor Rees...Won three straight doubles matches in Big Sky play, all at 6-2 or better, from March 5-12...Came back from a 5-2 deficit to beat Weber State's Dominique Beauvais and Morgan Dickason at line two in doubles, winning the final five games with partner Taylor Rees to win 7-5...Beat Seattle's Michelle Lui 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 at line six in the Vikings' 5-2 loss to the Redhawks on Feb. 26...Won her third straight doubles match in the Vikings' match against Northern Arizona (2/14), beating NAU's Hailey Rochin and Marta Lewandowska 6-4 with partner Taylor Rees...Came back from a set down to beat Southern Utah's Veronika Rogova 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at line one in the Vikings' 7-0 win over the Thunderbirds on Feb. 6...Went 2-4 in singles and 3-5 in doubles during the fall...Won her first round singles match at the Gonzaga Invitational, beating Montana State's Angelina Philippova 6-2, 6-1.

2014-15 SEASON (Redshirt Junior):
Played at line one in both singles and doubles throughout the season...Went 8-16 overall in singles, including a 6-11 mark at line one...Won three straight matches from Feb. 6 to Feb. 13...Won back-to-back matches against Boise State's Megan LaLone and Eastern Washington's Janaya Smith...Went 11-13 overall in doubles, including a 7-10 mark at line one...Played the majority of her doubles matches with Siena Peri...Went 11-11 overall with Peri, including a 7-9 mark at line one during the dual season...Won five of seventh matches with Peri from Feb. 22 to April 4...Beat Sacramento State's Jennifer Ong and Olivia Boija 6-4 on Feb. 22, part of the Vikings' doubles-point victory over the Hornets...Went 4-6 in Big Sky doubles matches with Peri during the dual season.

2013-14 SEASON (Redshirt Sophomore):
Named to the All-Big Sky first team…Broke the single-season record for Big Sky doubles wins with six wins with doubles partner Megan Govi…Led the Vikings in overall doubles win percentage (.667; 10-5) and conference doubles win percentage (.750; 6-2)…Ranked tied for the team lead in Big Sky singles wins (5), overall doubles wins (10) and Big Sky doubles wins (6)…Went 8-8 overall in singles, and 5-3 in Big Sky matches…Played the entire season at No. 1 singles…Ranked fourth in the Big Sky in overall win percentage (.500; 8-8), and eighth in the Big Sky in conference win percentage (.625; 5-3) at No. 1 singles…Won five of her first eight matches of the season…Beat Montana’s Haley Driver, the eventual conference MVP, in the Vikings’ match against the Grizzlies in the Big Sky semis, winning 6-4, 6-4…Went 2-2 head-to-head against the other No. 1 singles players selected to the All-Big Sky first team…Went 10-5 overall in doubles with Govi, including a 6-2 record in Big Sky matches…Played all but one of her 15 doubles matches with Govi at No. 1 doubles, and went 9-5 overall at the top spot…Ranked fourth in the Big Sky in overall win percentage (.643; 9-5), and sixth in the Big Sky in conference win percentage (.714; 5-2) at No. 1 doubles…Won seven of her last 10 doubles matches with Govi to finish the season…Secured the doubles point in the Vikings’ 4-2 win over Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament with an 8-6 win with Govi over the Bobcats’ Paulina Lopez and Jessica Brycki…Won the Corvallis Indoor Tennis Championships singles and doubles tennis titles on Jan. 19, before the start of the dual season.

TEXAS A&M/UNIV. OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK:
Competed for Texas A&M from 2011-12…Transferred to compete for UALR, but the school dropped the program...Made the Dean's List at UALR.
 
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND:
Was the No. 1-ranked singles player in Queensland, Australia in the 15s, 16s and 17s age groups…Ranked as the No. 2 17s singles player in all of Australia…Ranked as high as No. 53 in the women’s open division in Australia…Qualified for the WTA $25,000 Ipswich main draw in 2009…Won several national and state titles in both singles and doubles for Northside Christian College in Australia…Competed in cross country and track and field in addition to tennis at Northside Christian…Three-time winner of Northside Christian’s Sportswoman of the Year Award.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Dan and Lorinda…Has a younger brother, Altus…Three-time honoree for academic excellence at Northside Christian College…Was a prefect during her senior year at Northside Christian…Lists going to the beach, photography, shopping and hanging out with friends and family as hobbies…Hopes to become a professional tennis player…Majoring in pre-med.

Dané Vorster Feature Story - Sept. 19, 2013