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Women's Tennis All-American Mondays: Part 4
10/28/2019 | Women's Tennis
MIRA RADU: 2002, 2003
Mira Radu placed her name among the finest in women's tennis history, earning All-America honors her last two years. She became just the fourth Rebel to record 100 wins, finishing with a 108-52 career mark. In 2003, Radu enjoyed one of the finest seasons in the history of the program. Named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Mississippi, Radu advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships and finished ranked No. 18 in the nation. She earned All-America honors for the second time, becoming the fifth Rebel to earn the distinction multiple times. Radu posted a 24-11 overall record and went 8-3 in the SEC on her way to earning All-SEC honors for the second consecutive year.
Radu received the ITA South Region Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award and was a co-recipient of the Eugenia Conner Memorial Award for the most outstanding female athlete on campus. She became the sixth All-American in the history of the program in 2002. She led the Rebels to their seventh consecutive NCAA appearance and led the team with a 33-16 overall record. Radu posted a 14-8 record at No. 1 singles and ended the year ranked No. 20 in the nation. In addition she earned All-SEC honors for the first time in her career. Radu qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships and posted her best overall record since a 35-12 mark her freshman campaign.
Off the court, Radu was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and selected to the Verizon/CoSIDA District VI Academic All-America second team. She also made the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times and was a member of the Chancellor's, Dean's and UMAA Honor Rolls. Radu graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi in 2003 and magna cum laude with a master of arts in Spanish from Ole Miss in 2005. She earned her Master's in business administration from the University of Memphis in August 2010 and received a Master's degree in sports psychology from the University of Iowa in May 2011.
KRISTI BOXX: 2010, 2012
Kristi Boxx ended an outstanding career in 2012 becoming the second Rebel to amass 200 wins combined in singles and doubles. She earned All-America honors for the second time in both singles and doubles, ending the year ranked No. 17 in singles and No. 6 in doubles. The Grenada, Miss., native earned top-10 finishes in doubles with two different partners during her career. In addition, Boxx became the second player to earn All-SEC first team honors all four years of her career. In 2010, Boxx became the eighth All-American in the history of the program. She was one of only nine players to earn the honor in both singles and doubles.
Boxx ended the year ranked No. 30 in the nation in singles and No. 10 in doubles. She advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship and also participated in the NCAA Doubles Championship with Karen Nijssen. Boxx Earned All-SEC first team honors for the second year in a row and was named to the first ever SEC All-Tournament Team. In one of their best seasons in several years, Boxx helped the Rebels advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the eighth time, capture the SEC Western Division Championship and earn a final national ranking of No. 17. She helped the team post its best overall conference finish (2nd) since 1999 and its best league record (8-3) since 2000 Other individual honors included being named the ITA Southern Player to Watch.
As a freshman, Boxx helped lead the Rebels back to the NCAA Tournament and a season-ending ranking of No. 21. She ended the year ranked No. 37 in the nation in singles and No. 12 in doubles. Boxx earned All-SEC first team honors while playing No. 1 singles and doubles all season and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in singles and doubles. Boxx graduated from the University of Mississippi in May of 2012.