CAREER
• Featured in 85 dual matches and 12 tournaments through three season
• Had a 49-48 singles record and 45-48 mark in doubles
• Tallied a 16-13 singles record and 15-17 doubles clip in fall events
• In singles dual, had a career mark of 33-35 – 1-0 at No. 2, 4-9 at No. 3, 1-3 at No. 4, 12-9 at No. 5 and 12-12 at No. 6
• Spring doubles record of 30-41 – 1-4 at No. 1, 12-18 at No. 2 and 13-18 at No 3, including a 1-2 mark in the Big Ten Tournament
• Three-time ITA Scholar Athlete
• Three-time All-Academic Big Ten
• Two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• 2020 ITA Ohio Valley Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award winner
2020-21 | AS A SENIOR
• Played in 22 matches
• Posted a 9-13 record in singles and 5-11 in dual play
• Went 1-0 at No. 2, 4-9 at No. 3 and 1-2 at No. 4
• Picked up first career ranked win against No. 84 Eva Alexandrova from Maryland on March 27
• Tallied a 9-13 record in doubles play with a 5-11 clip in dual action
• Played 21 matches with Nathalia Wolf Gasparin for a 9-12 record and one with Ena Babic (0-1)
• Went 0-1 at No. 1 and 5-11 at No. 2
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020-21 | AS A SENIOR
• Played in 22 matches
• Posted a 9-13 record in singles and 5-11 in dual play
• Went 1-0 at No. 2, 4-9 at No. 3 and 1-2 at No. 4
• Picked up first career ranked win against No. 84 Eva Alexandrova from Maryland on March 27
• Tallied a 9-13 record in doubles play with a 5-11 clip in dual action
• Played 21 matches with Nathalia Wolf Gasparin for a 9-12 record and one with Ena Babic (0-1)
• Went 0-1 at No. 1 and 5-11 at No. 2
2019-20 | AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in 13 dual matches and four fall tournaments
• Went 13-7 in singles outings, 6-4 in the fall and 7-3 in the spring
• Anchored the back of the lineup with a 6-2 record at No. 5
• Posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Purdue Invite in the fall
• Tallied an 11-10 record in doubles action, 6-5 in the fall and 5-5 in the spring
• Went 1-3 at No. 1, 1-2 at No. 2 and 3-0 at No. 3
• Dropped just one of her first eight doubles matches in the spring
• Paired with Nathalia Wolf Gasparin for the entire spring
• Posted a 6-5 record with Alex Sabe in the fall
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• All-Academic Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• ITA Ohio Valley Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award
2018-19 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Played in 21 singles matches and all 24 doubles matches
• Posted a 9-8 record in singles play with four matches going unfinished
• Defeated Skyler Miller from No. 28 Oklahoma 6-2, 6-3
• Split doubles partnerships with three teammates - Ena Babic (3-6), Seira Shimizu (2-6), Alex Sabe (4-2 with one unfinished)
• Made seven singles match appearances (5-2) and three doubles match appearances for the fall
• Won flight six finals at UNLV Tournament
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Won her first singles dual of her college career against Valparaiso
• Played as the primary No. 6
• Finished the season 8-12 in singles
• Won the final two singles matches of the season
BEFORE PURDUE
• Career-high combined ITF ranking of No. 478
• Career-high Slovenian national women's ranking of No. 8 ... No. 3 in under-18
• Five-time Slovenian national champion in doubles
• Represented Slovenia in both the Summer and Winter Cup
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Zala Dovnik
• Major: Industrial Management
• Birthday: February 2, 1998
• City Born: Maribor, Slovenia
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