Emory University

Sophomore (2006):

Tien earned All-America honors for the second year in a row forher play during the ITA Championships in the fall and during NCAAplay, while also being named first team All-UAA at No. 2 singlesand No. 2 doubles. She teamed with Samantha Shapiro to win the ITASouth Region doubles tournament.  Tien led the team in singlesvictories for the season, finishing with a record of 21-7. Her 21victories ups her career record to 41-12 and a winning percentageof .774, which stands eighth in the program's history. She was 8-4at No. 1 singles and 10-2 at No. 2, while finishing 3-1 in theITA.  Tien was also a perfect 3-0 during the team's UAAChampionship run.  In doubles play she tied Shapiro for themost wins with 21.  She was 12-4 with Shapiro, while alsogoing 6-2 with Jenny Moscato and 3-2 with Richelle Marasigan duringthe NCAA tournament.

Freshman (2005):

Tien became the fifth Emory freshman ever to earn All-Americahonors. She did so as a doubles player by pairing with Jamie Chanto win the doubles title at the Intercollegiate Tennis Associationregional championships last fall. The duo placed sixth at the ITAnational championships. That capped a fall in which Tien had a 7-3doubles record. As a singles player, she had a 20-5 record,primarily at No. 5 singles. Tien had nine singles wins againstopponents from schools ranked in the top 20 nationally. She wasvoted to the all-conference first team at No. 5 singles.

Personal:

Highest national ranking of 157 in girls 18's. Highest sectionalranking of 29 in Florida girls 18's.

Quote:

"My favorite thing about Emory Tennis is the way we pushourselves and each other to be the best athletes we can. On and offthe court, the team supports me while challenging me to spend thatextra time in the gym or even just to wake up for practice."