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Ena Babic Season 2021

Height5-6
YearSenior
HometownCakovec, Croatia

CAREER
• Competed in 83 dual matches and 12 fall tournaments over four years
• Career record of 55-52 in overall singles and 40-36 in dual play
• Finished 16-14 at No. 1, 14-13 at No. 2 and 7-7 at No. 3 in singles
• Posted five wins against ranked opponents in career
• Went 45-48 in doubles contests, 12-11 in the fall and 33-34 in the spring
• Notched a 6-4 mark at No. 1, 7-17 at No. 2 and 7-9 at No. 3 in doubles
• Named 2020 and 2021 Big Ten All-Conference
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21 | AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in 22 matches and earned All-Big Ten honors
• Posted a 9-11 mark in singles, with a 6-9 record at No. 1
• Picked up one singles victory against a ranked opponent, No. 107 Asuka Kawai from Illinois on Jan. 29
• Had two matches go unfinished and went to three sets in 12 outings
• Finished with a 12-4 mark in doubles play and 8-3 in doubles, all at No. 1
• Teamed up for a 12-3 record with Csilla Fodor and an 0-1 spot with Zala Dovnik
• Had six unfinished doubles matches and lost just once in the final 11 outings
• Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21 | AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in 22 matches and earned All-Big Ten honors
• Posted a 9-11 mark in singles, with a 6-9 record at No. 1
• Picked up one singles victory against a ranked opponent, No. 107 Asuka Kawai from Illinois on Jan. 29
• Had two matches go unfinished and went to three sets in 12 outings
• Finished with a 12-4 mark in doubles play and 8-3 in doubles, all at No. 1
• Teamed up for a 12-3 record with Csilla Fodor and an 0-1 spot with Zala Dovnik
• Had six unfinished doubles matches and lost just once in the final 11 outings
• Academic All-Big Ten

2019-20 | AS A JUNIOR
• Named All-Big Ten by the league’s coaches
• Appeared in 13 dual matches and four tournaments
• Went 11-12 in singles play, 3-7 in the fall and 7-5 in dual matches, all at No. 1
• Opened the spring on a four-match unbeaten streak
• Downed No. 84 Martina Okalova from Tulsa in straight sets on Feb. 16 – 6-2, 7-6(5)
• Knocked off No. 70 Kaitlin Staines from No. 20 Tennessee on Feb. 7 – 7-5,-6-7(5), 11-9
• Tallied a 9-9 record in doubles play, 2-4 in the fall and 7-5 in the spring
• Notched a 2-2 mark at No. 2 and 4-3 mark at No. 3
• Paired with Csilla Fodor 10 contests throughout the year to go 4-6
• Posted a 5-3 record with Alex Sabe in the spring over nine matches

2018-19/ AS A SOPHOMORE
Season Notes
Played in all 24 singles matches and 19 doubles matches
• Posted a 12-8 record in singles play with four matches going unfinished
Appeared at No. 1 for two matches (2-0) and No. 2 for 22 matches (10-8)
• Knocked off No. 36 Brienne Minor from Michigan 6-4, 6-4
• Split doubles partnerships with two teammates- Zala Dovinik (nine matches) and Caitlin Calkins (10 matches)
• Defeated Martina Capurro/Camila Romero from No. 28 Oklahoma 7-6(3)
• Made six appearances in the fall for singles and seven appearances for doubles
• Named Academic All-Big Ten

2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes 
• Finished with 14-7 records in singles
• Finished with a 6-4 record in doubles with main partner Silvia Ambrosio
•  Played as the primary No. 3; moved up to No. 2 for the last seven matches
• Defeated one ranked opponent in singles
• Won her first singles dual of her college career against Valparaiso

BEFORE PURDUE
• Ranked No. 1 nationally in both under -16 and under -18 play.
• Won Croatian under -18 singles title in 2015
• Won both the Croatian senior national singles title and doubles title in 2016
• Member of the Summer Cup team in 2016 for Croatia--and was ranked as high as No. 291 by the ITF
• Beat Silvija Njiric when she was 17 was was ranked 370 in the world by WTA in 2017

PERSONAL
• Full Name: Ena Babic
• Major: Finance with a concentration in marketing
• Birthday: October 3, 1998
• City Born: Cakovec, Croatia
• Parents: Darko and Nikolina Babic
• Siblings: Older brother, Bruno Babic; younger brother, Roko Babic
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Freshman
2017-18

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Junior
2019-20

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Sophomore
2018-19

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