University of South Alabama Athletics

2014-15: 2-0 singles record overall, all in dual matches… 2-0 at No. 6… Won both matches in straight sets, blanking Ashleigh De Wet of Kennesaw State 6-0, 6-0, and defeating Daria Butorina of Jackson State 6-2, 6-4… 19-8 doubles record overall, 18-3 in dual matches… 18-3 at No. 3… Compiled 18-3 mark with three different partners, primarily with Monica Mitta… Won first eight matches of the spring and 17 of her first 18 outings… Blanked team from No. 47 Tulane 6-0 with Mitta… Rebounded from defeat vs. North Florida to drop just four games total in wins over Georgia State, Troy and Louisiana Tech… Clinched doubles point and match in semifinals of Sun Belt Conference Championships vs. Louisiana-Monroe, winning 6-2 with Mitta.

2013-14: 17-6 record overall, 14-2 in dual matches… 14-2 at No. 6… Finished season with eight consecutive victories, all in straight sets… Won first four decisions of the spring and lost just five games total in the last three, including a 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Alabama State’s Brianna Fairley… Both spring defeats came in three sets at Southern Miss and Samford… Dropped seven games combined in two victories at Sun Belt Championships… Reached semifinals of ‘B’ draw at USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships before falling to teammate Mary Angela Martin 7-6, 2-6, (4-10)… 19-6 doubles record overall, 13-3 in dual matches… 13-3 at No. 3… Went 3-0 with Laura Valkova at Sun Belt Championships, including a win over a team from No. 66 Georgia State… Lost just one game total in back-to-back victories over Louisiana-Lafayette (8-1) and Norfolk State (8-0)… Won first five matches of the spring and nine of first 10 with three different partners.

2012-13: 13-3 overall record, 13-3 in dual matches… 0-1 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 4, 5-0 at No. 5, 7-2 at No. 6… Finished season with four-match win streak and earned victories in eight of last nine outings… Did not drop a set in four-match streak... Went 2-1 in three-set matches... 5-4 overall doubles record, 5-4 in dual matches… 3-0 at No. 2, 2-4 at No. 3… Won first three matches of the spring season with three different partners.

High School: Cardenal Sancha… Graduated in 2012.

Personal: Full name is Paula Daniela Sanchez… Born Sept. 15, 1995 in Bogota, Columbia… Daughter of Antonio Sanchez and Myriam Carvajal… Has older brother Antonio and sister Jackelin… Majoring in accounting… List hobbies as sports… Favorites – movie: “Pirates of the Carribbean”; book: “Heaven is for Real”; athlete: Roger Federer; musical artists: Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line; foods: sushi and pasta; class: math… General likes are music, working out and reading books… Prematch rituals are listening to music, relaxing and thinking positive… Celebrity she would like to meet is Roger Federer… The best part of sports to her is being competitive… Her goal for the upcoming season is to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament… She chose South Alabama because it gave “me the chance to accomplish my objectives”… In five years, would like to finish her college career and still playing tennis, and in 10 years, would like to work for an accounting company… Three wishes would be to travel the jungle alone for one month, take a trip around 18 different countries and to be a part of any TV show.