Blue Demons Women's Tennis

  Gia McKnight

Gia McKnight

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Morgan Park

04/26/2012

Kling Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

Kling becomes first Blue Demon to earn BIG EAST Freshman of the Years honors

04/22/2012

Rain Shortens Women's Championship, DePaul Shares Third Place

Blue Demons and Louisville share third place at the BIG EAST Championship

04/21/2012

Women's Tennis Plays For Third on Sunday

Blue Demons fall to top-seeded Notre Dame in the Semifinals

04/20/2012

Blue Demons Grit Out Win Over Georgetown

DePaul takes on top-seed Notre Dame on Saturday at 8 a.m. (CT)

04/17/2012

No. 69 DePaul Earns No. 4 Seed for BIG EAST Championship

Blue Demons play either Georgetown or Seton Hall on Friday at 11 a.m.

11/10/2011

2011-12 Women's Tennis

2011-12 Women's Tennis

Demon Notes:
Ranked No. 31 in the Campbell's ITA 2010 Preseason Doubles rankings with partner Selma Salkovic... All-Conference performer in 2010-11... named the BIG EAST Women's Tennis Player of the Week on April 20, 2011... earned All-BIG EAST Academic honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011... 2011 ITA Scholar Athlete... member of DePaul 2011-12 Captains' Council.

2011 Fall (5-6 Singles | 6-6 Doubles)
Won three of her last six singles matches... posted a 6-6 doubles victories and was 1-0 when paired with Rebeca Mitrea.

Junior Season 2010-11 (Singles: 21-19 | Doubles: 23-15)
Named All-BIG EAST Conference... posted a 21-19 singles record including a 6-2 mark against BIG EAST opponents... played in the second and third positions... posted a 12-8 mark in No. 2 and went 4-2 in the No. 3 spot... season-long five-match winning streak from Feb. 4-Feb. 12... posted a 23-15 mark in doubles action... played No. 1 and No. 2 doubles... closed out her junior season by teaming-up with Kelsey Lawson in the second position and went 4-2 including wins over tandems from Marquette, Cincinnati and Rutgers... teamed up with Katarina Milinkovic for an impressive 8-1 victory over Louisville's No. 33 doubles team on Feb. 6... ranked No. 31 in the Campbell's ITA Preseason Doubles rankings with partner Selma Salkovic... finished the fall with a 6-2 doubles mark and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regional with Salkovic... went 9-3 in doubles action during the fall... posted a 4-8 mark in singles action.

Sophomore Season 2009-10 (Singles: 18-17| Doubles: 16-13)
Finished her sophomore campaign 18-17 and went 5-4 against BIG EAST opponents in singles action... won three of her last five matches which included a 2-1 record at the BIG EAST Championship... saw singles action in the number three, four and dive position... posted a 9-8 record when playing in the number five position... clinched DePaul's 4-3 win over No. 68 BYU... went 16-13 in doubles action, including a 10-7 mark when partnered with Katarina Milinkovic... went 5-4 in doubles action against BIG EAST foes.

Freshman Season 2008-09 (Singles:30-8 | Doubles: 24-18)
Tallied a team-high 30-8 singles record... posted a 4-0 record at the Bronco Invitational to win Gold Flight singles crown... earned nine wins from the No. 4 singles position and eight at No. 5... picked up two doubles victories at the BIG EAST Championships with partner Katarina Milinkovic... concluded the season with a 24-18 doubles record... recorded a tournament-season singles record of 12-4 to lead the team.

High School
A two-time individual city champion... four-time team city champion... placed seventh at the state competition in 2005... improved to a fifth place finish at State her junior year... four year varsity letter winner... was a captain of her team... graduated fourth in her class.

Personal
Daughter of Edward and Cherie McKnight... biology major.