Kristy Borza (born May 29, 1986) in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is an assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh's Division I women's tennis team. As a player at Pitt, Borza was the all-time wins record holder, a three-time MVP, and captain of the tennis team. As a player for Beaver Area High School, Borza was a two-time place winner in the PIAA singles tournament.
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1986 Beaver, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| College | University of Pittsburgh |
| Career record | 1–1 |
| Career record | 0–0 |
Personal life edit
Kristy's father, Barry Borza, has served as her tennis coach for her entire career. In high school, under the official coaching of Riley Baker, Kristy's total record was 120-16. A four-year tennis letterwinner, she was also a three-time section champion. Borza qualified for WPIALs all four years of high school and was ranked seventh in the USTA Middle State Section's Under-18 group.[1]
On June 28, 2019, Kristy married Emily Fraser. They live together in Pittsburgh with their two dogs, Kenny and Miles.
College career edit
Borza and was one of the University of Pittsburgh's tennis team's top player since the beginning of her college career in September 2005. Borza's Big East Conference career started strong with an impressive 8-0 record, which set the pace for the rest of her successful freshman season. By the end of the spring, she had tied Pitt's record for singles and doubles wins in one season, 26-7. Additional wins from the fall pushed her overall victory record for the year to 47, and she led her team in singles and doubles wins. Her freshman year she also started the trend of earning first place in the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational, which she has championed for three years.
With 27 wins in the spring of Borza's sophomore year, she beat the record she had tied the previous season, giving her the best record for a single season in Pitt tennis history. Early this fall as a junior, Borza entered the 2007 Eastern Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament at West Point as a seventh-seed player and won the tournament. In October, after only participating in 137 matches, Borza earned her hundredth career victory, making her only the tenth player to make the 100-win club in the school's history and the fastest to do so. [2]
As a junior, Borza became the fastest player in Pitt history to record 100 career victories after competing in just 137 career matches. Alongside then-doubles teammate Leah Friedman, Borza obtained Pitt’s first-ever ITA East region doubles ranking (No. 13) as a freshman. That was the lone ranking for any Big East school in that top-14 poll. On December 7, 2007, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked her 26 for women's tennis singles in the Eastern Region.[3]
Borza currently holds the all-time Pitt records for single-season singles wins (28), career singles wins (91), career doubles wins (85) and combined wins (176). She also ranks second in doubles wins in a season (23). Borza was also honored with three consecutive MVP titles for Pitt tennis.[1] She also earned the 2008-09 Big East/Aeropostale Institutional Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and was a three-time member of the Big East Academic All-Star Team.[2] She was named Pitt’s 2009 Blue-Gold Award recipient and has her name etched on the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Walk and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2009.
2006-2007 season edit
Results of fall tournaments edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent | Opponent's School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 8, 2006 | CMU Invitational | Kravits | Robert Morris | W, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. | September 8, 2006 | CMU Invitational | Hughes | Duquesne University | W, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 3. | September 9, 2006 | CMU Invitational | Leah Friedman | University of Pittsburgh | W, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4. | September 15, 2006 | Women's E. Collegiate | Rissolo | Providence College | W, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 5. | September 15, 2006 | Women's E. Collegiate | Flach | United States Military Academy | W, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. | September 16, 2006 | Women's E. Collegiate | Ames | Brown University | L, 3-6, 4-6 |
| 7. | September 17, 2006 | Women's E. Collegiate | Beehlea | United States Military Academy | W, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 8. | September 23, 2006 | YSU Invitational | Day | Youngstown State University | W, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 9. | September 23, 2006 | YSU Invitational | Wodzinski | Toledo | W, 3-6, 6-2, (10-5) |
| 10. | September 24, 2006 | YSU Invitational | Cueva | Toledo | W, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 11. | October 6, 2006 | Matha Thorn Invitational | Kali Delorie | Robert Morris University | W, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 12. | October 7, 2006 | Martha Thorn Invitational | Kelly Walsh | WVU | L, 4-6, 6-7, (7-4) |
| 13. | October 8, 2006 | Martha Thorn Invitational | Williamson | Villanova | W, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 14. | October 13, 2006 | Hampton Roads Invitational | Santos | Old Dominion | W, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 15. | October 14, 2006 | Hampton Roads Invitational | Kaslelaniac | William & Mary | L, 3-6, 0-6 |
| 16. | October 21, 2006 | ITA Championships | Mayer | Siena | W, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 17. | October 22, 2006 | ITA Championships | Schmidt | Marshall University | L, 3-6, 2-6 |
Coaches edit
- 1990–present: Barry Borza, father
- 2001-2005: Riley Baker, high school
- 2005-2009: George Dieffenbach, Pitt head coach
- 2005-2009: Scott Nagle, Pitt assistant coach
- 2005-2009: Nikki Borza, sister and Pitt volunteer assistant coach
Coaching career edit
Borza was announced as an assistant coach of the University of Pittsburgh tennis team by head coach George Dieffenbach on November 24, 2010.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Adamski, Chris (2010-12-16). "West Xtra: Beaver graduate Kristy Borza at home with Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ a b "Kristy Borza Joins Women's Tennis Staff". PittsburghPanthers.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
