University of Houston Athletics
CenterPoint Energy Student Athlete of the Week - Diana Martin
5/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
April 11, 2005
Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
 Diana Martin |
| •4/4/05: Kevin Newman •3/28/05: Matt Farrington •3/21/05: Crystal Briscoe •3/14/05: Andrew Carruthers •3/7/05: Alicia Cave •2/28/05: Brian Latham •2/21/05: Daphne Andre •2/14/05: Biljana Dimovska •2/7/05: Zach Mowbray •12/20/04: Sherika Hardaway •12/13/04: Cinthia Piva •12/6/04: Andre Owens •11/22/04: Sancho Lyttle •11/15/04: Anna Kiess •11/8/04: Dustin Bell •11/1/04: Szintia Szanto •10/25/04: Loure Dews •10/18/04: Cole Dailey •10/11/04: Anne Gasser •10/4/04: Joe Clay •9/29/04: Shawna Florida •9/22/04: Mirela Vasconcellos •9/15/04:Sesar Figueroa •9/7/04: Nikki Hawkins •8/31/04: Kevin Kolb |
| • 2003-04 Honorees • 2002-03 Honorees • 2001-02 Honorees |
Diana Martin
Class: Senior
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Last School: Lee College
Experience: 1L
AT HOUSTON
JUNIOR (2003-04): On the season was 10-12 in singles play at the No. 3-6 spots ... was 6-6 in singles matches at the No. 3 spot ... paired with teammate Karine Urbin at the No. 2 doubles position, going 7-13 on the year and 1-0 with Kami Miller ... in conference matches went a combined 5-4 ... was 2-4 in her first C-USA Tournament with a 1-1 record in the singles pairings and a 1-3 mark in the doubles
BEFORE UH
Played her freshman and sophomore years at Lee College ... received four All-American citations with two singles and two doubles citations ... became the first player in Lee College history to participate in the National Small College Championships ... helped her team win Nationals and the Southwest Junior College Championship as a freshman ... reached an NJCAA ranking of No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles while at Lee ... was the No. 2 ranked player in Venezuela where she reached an ITF ranking of 155 ... played at the Fed Cup for Venezuela
PERSONAL
Majoring in advertising ... born on October 21, 1982, in Valencia, Venezuela ... daughter of Carlos and Elizabeth Martin ... nickname is "D" ... attended Francisco de Mirando High School ... favorite tennis players are Steffi Graf and Roy Emerson ... scholastically, was a Class-Act recipient for two semesters at Lee College
