Jovana Kuljanin

Women's tennis earns ITA Academic Honors 2020

Photo by: Boise State University

Photo by: Boise State Sports Information Dept.

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
High School:
Murrieta Valley HS

HONORS & AWARDS

Academic All-Mountain West (2017)
Three-Time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018, 2019)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018)

2019-20 | SENIOR SEASON

OVERALL: Finished the year 4-4 overall in singles…finished 1-2 in doubles matches on the year.
FALL SINGLES: Went 0-2 in fall singles matches.
FALL DOUBLES: Went 0-2 overall in fall doubles matches.
SPRING SINGLES: Finished with a singles record of 4-2…went 3-2 at the No. 6 position and was victorious in her only appearance at the No. 5 position against Lewis-Clark State’s Sophie Uhlenkott (Feb. 22).
SPRING DOUBLES: Was victorious in her only doubles appearance of the spring season alongside Ana Conde Vendrell at the No. 3 position in a match against Lewis-Clark State (Feb. 22).

Remainder of season canceled March 12 due to coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19 | JUNIOR SEASON

HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
OVERALL: Went 3-4 in singles matches on the year…Was 2-2 in doubles matches during her junior season
FALL SINGLES: Both fall wins came against opponents from Northern Colorado and were won in consecutive sets at the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains (Sept. 13-17)
FALL DOUBLES: Lost in her only appearance while at the ITA Mountain Region Championship (Oct. 10-14) by a score of 6-8 while alongside partner Wiktoria Nosek.
SPRING SINGLES: Won her only singles appearance at the No. 6 spot by defeating Kyla Collier of Lewis-Clark State 6-0, 7-6(4) (Jan. 26).
SPRING DOUBLES: Was 2-1 in spring doubles on court three alongside partners Sydnie Binder and Corey Patton Lossner.

2017-18 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA)… ITA Scholar-Athlete.
OVERALL: Appeared in 10 singles matches for the Broncos, going 4-6…appeared at the No. 6 spot twice, going 2-0…played with four different partners in doubles, going 5-5 overall.
FALL SINGLES: Went 2-6 in singles play during fall tournaments with both wins coming in consecutive sets...advanced to the singles' consolation championship of the Gonzaga Bulldog Invitational (Sept. 30).
FALL DOUBLES: Was 2-5 overall in fall doubles play...went 2-2 when playing alongside partner Vanessa Timm...advanced to the quarterfinals of the Barb Chandler Classic with partner Timm (Oct. 27-29).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 2-0 in spring singles competitions with both wins being at the No. 6 spot....defeated Lewis-Clark State's Sophie Uhlenkott 6-0, 6-3 (Feb. 4)...took down Marissa Shirley of College of Idaho 6-2, 6-2 (March 9).
SPRING DOUBLES: Was 3-0 in spring doubles matches with two different partners...took down a pair from Whitman at the No. 2 spot alongside Wilhelmina Palmer (Jan. 20)...defeated duos from Lewis-Clark State (Feb. 4) and College of Idaho (March 9) alongside partner Nancy Menjivar.

2016-17 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West… Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
OVERALL: Went 7-6 in singles play during her debut season with the Broncos…played primarily at the No. 5 spot, going 4-2 on the season…played with four separate teammates in doubles play, going 12-9 overall.
SPRING SINGLES: Joined the team in January... earned her first singles victory in her Bronco debut against Eastern Washington’s Marta Heinen 6-0, 6-4 (Jan. 27)...
SPRING DOUBLES: Went 6-2 from the No. 2 doubles spot on the season with two separate partners...defeated Colorado's No. 3 doubles team with the help of partner Nancy Menjivar (Jan. 29).

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE

CAREER: Four-star recruit, ranked No. 146 in the United States by TennisRecruiting.net...Universal Tennis Rating of 9.17...led Murrieta Valley to back-to-back CIF-SS Division 2 title matches...as a senior, named region MVP, going 69-6...posted 33-1 singles record in Southwestern League on her way to co-MVP honors and the singles championship...while in Serbia, ranked No. 40 in national junior rankings...successful in the classroom...while in Serbia was named 'Student of the Generation' for being area's best overall student in elementary and middle school...numerous national awards for academic competitions...in the United States, honored for achievement in chemistry, pre-calculus, Spanish and U.S. history.
PERSONAL: Originally from Serbia, moved to United States at age 14.