University of South Alabama Athletics

High School: Graduate of Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Miss. … Earned four varsity letters in tennis and one in cross country… Greyhounds won state championships in tennis (2010) and cross country (2006).

Personal: Full name is Julia Valentinova Ivanova… Born May 8, 1992 in Bourgas, Bulgaria… Daughter of Tania Bayne… Majoring in communications with a minor in foreign language… Hobbies include tennis, singing and running… Chose South Alabama because of the athletics program and campus… Favorites – movie: The Hangover; athletes: Venus and Serena Williams; musical artist: Christina Aguilera; food: Italian; class: English… Pre-match rituals include listening to hip hop, watching tennis on TV and spinning her racket before warmup… Celebrities she’d most like to meet are Serena Williams and Christina Aguilera… Wants to pursue careers in professional tennis and journalism.