Sara McLaughlin

Sara McLaughlin

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Moline, Ill.

High School:
Moline

Height:
5-10

02/10/2012

Huskies Host First Home Match of the Season Sunday

NIU will open home play in Rockford against Eastern Illinois

02/05/2012

Huskies Shut Out the Braves 7-0

NIU wins fourth match of the season

02/04/2012

Huskies Dominate North Dakota 6-1

NIU singles make quick work of the Bison

02/03/2012

Huskies Fall to Northern Iowa 6-1

Malkin improves to 4-0 in singles this spring

01/29/2012

Huskies Rely on Doubles Play in 4-3 Win Over SIU Edwardsville

Ferrell feels good after 2-1 record over the weekend

2010-11: Finished the season with records of 4-15 and 5-15 in singles and doubles play respectively...Compiled a record of 2-1 as a member of the No. 1 doubles team in the last three matches of the season... Primarily played at the No. 4 position in singles play including three of her victories... One of two Huskies to earn wins at the MAC Championships.

2009-10: Recorded a combined 10-10 mark in both singles and doubles competition ... Posted an 8-7 record at the No. 4 position ... Finished 4-4 in Mid-American Conference play ... Earned her fifth win of the season against conference foe in her last match, a 6-2 victory over Dena Boulieris of Ball State at the MAC Championships (April 29) ... At No. 2 doubles, went 9-10 with Kathryn Friedlund, and 1-0 with Stephanie Okuma ... McLaughlin and Friedlund posted an 8-3 win over Dena Boulieris and Paoloa Rodriguez of Ball State at MAC Championships (April 29).

2008-09: Served as a team captain ... Went 8-9 in singles matches, and compiled a 10-14 mark in doubles action ... Played 16 dual matches at the No. 6 singles position ... Won three-of her final four singles matches of the season, including a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ball State's Georgina Thomson in the first-round of the Mid-American Conference Championships (April 23) ... Recorded a 7-5, 6-3 win over Akron's Lindsey Berry (March 27) in the Zips' 4-3 win ... In doubles play, collected MAC wins over Ball State (March 20), Buffalo (March 28), Bowling Green (April 3) and Eastern Michigan (April 18) ... During the fall season, went 4-3 alongside classmate Emily Rogers, playing in a total of four events.

High School/Prior to NIU: Three-year letterwinner at Moline (Ill.) High School, and lettered one season at Alleman High School ... posted a 40-7 singles record as a senior, recording a 12th-place finish at the IHSA championships ... as a member of the No. 1 doubles team as a junior, achieved a 38-2 overall record, and a third-place finish in the state ... was tabbed the Western Big Six Conference Player of the Year in her junior and senior seasons ... collected first-team all-state plaudits as a junior, and second-team honors in her senior season ... served as Moline's team captain as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Sharon and Tom McLaughlin ... Birthdate: Sept. 13, 1989 ... nickname is "Bear" ... also lettered in softball and basketball ... high school tennis coach was Tom Derouin.

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