University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: 25-7 in singles overall, 18-5 in dual matches… 2-1 at No. 4, 5-1 at No. 5, 11-3 at No. 6… Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference… Second on the team in overall wins, tied for first in dual-match victories… Started spring with 1-3 record – with all three losses coming to rank schools – before reeling off wins in seven straight matches and in 12 of 13… All wins in seven-match streak came in straight sets, and lost no more than four games in the first five matches, including 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 13 LSU’s Ella Taylor… Rallied from first-set loss to defeat Mariella Calderon of North Florida 3-6, 6-2, (10-3)… Won final five matches of the season, all in straight sets, earning three victories against ranked schools… Closed out regular season with 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 46 Georgia State’s Lara Vovk, then dropped No. 64 Texas-Arlington’s Carla Cerdan Vives 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Championships before defeating Tarani Kamoe of No. 46 Georgia State 6-2, 6-3 in the finals… 12-8 in doubles overall, 10-3 in dual matches… 0-1 at No. 1, 3-1 at No. 2, 7-1 at No. 3… Paired primarily with Alina Zolotareva in the spring, going 7-2, including 4-0 at No. 3… Won final five matches of the season, all at No. 3… Lost one game total in back-to-back wins with Alexandria Stiteler over Jackson State and Jacksonville State… Helped claim doubles point over No. 13 LSU, defeating team 6-4 with Zolotareva.

2014-15: 26-8 singles record overall, 18-2 in dual matches… 12-5 at No. 5, 6-1 at No. 6… Put together 17-match win streak during the season and won her first 15 outings of the spring… Fourteen victories during 15-match spring run came in straight sets, and all but four wins including the fall were in two sets… Won 12 matches during spring campaign losing four games or fewer… Blanked Valeria Koussenkova of Charleston Southern 6-0, 6-0 then defeated Cristina Martin of Kennesaw State 6-1, 6-0… Won first two matches of Sun Belt Conference Championships in straight sets before losing three-set match in final… Went 3-0 at No. 5 flight at Samford Fall Round Robin with two victories in straight sets… 3-10 doubles record overall… Won first two matches of fall season with Cinta Maria Papke at Mercer Gridiron Classic before 8-4 loss in the A draw finals.

2013-14: 8-6 overall record, 4-2 in dual matches… 3-1 at No. 4, 1-1 at No. 5… All eight wins on the season came in straight sets… Picked up wins in first two matches of the spring at No. 4, defeating Julie Angermann of Jackson State 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) and Natalie Franklin of Mercer 6-2, 6-1… Also earned victories over UAB’s Paula Castro 6-2, 6-1 and Norfolk State’s Krystal Scott 6-0, 6-0… Won a pair of matches at the UNLV Fall Invitational, including 6-0, 6-4 decision over Southern Illinois’ Polina Dozortseva and a 7-5, 2-1 (ret.) victory over Annemieke Witte of New Mexico State… 9-7 overall doubles record, 6-5 in dual matches… Won five of her first six doubles matches of the spring with Paula Sanchez at No. 3, dropping just two games total in four of those victories… Blanked teams from Alabama State and Norfolk State and won 8-1 vs. Mercer and Louisiana-Lafayette… Paired with Cinta Maria Papke for two victories at Samford Fall Invitational.

High School: Graduate of Gymnázium Hubeného.

Personal: Full name is Laura Matušková… Born March 23, 1994 in Bratislava, Slovakia… Daughter of Miroslav Matusek and Gertruda Matuskova… Favorites – movie: “Taken”; athlete: Rafael Nadal; musical artist: Rihanna; food: watermelon… Listens to her favorite song before a match… Best part of playing sports is winning… Celebrity she’d like to meet is Rihanna… Thankful for her family.