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2020-2021: Finished 4-6 in dual matches … 2-2 at No. 3, 0-3 at No. 4, 1-1 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6 … Went 2-5 in doubles matches.

2019-20 (COVID-19 SEASON): Went 4-8 overall in singles, 1-5 in dual matches … 0-1 at No. 3, 1-1 at No. 4, 0-2 at No. 5, 0-1 at No. 6 … Earned a victory against Sofia Ievleva of Alcorn State on Feb. 1.
Finished 6-7 in doubles overall, 5-5 in dual matches … Won four of the last six matches of the season, including a three-match win streak with partner Yurie Takanishi … Earned victories in singles and doubles at the Roberta Alison Classic on Nov. 1.

2018-19: 20-6 overall, 13-4 in dual matches… 7-3 at No. 4, 6-1 at No. 5… Ranked in the league’s top 10 in overall win percentage (.765, T-9th), No. 4 (.700, 8th) and No. 5 (.857, 4th)… Split first two matches of spring then reeled off 10 straight wins, all but one in straight sets… Dropped just five games total in three straight victories vs. Jackson State, UT Arlington and Texas State… Wins vs. UTA and Texas State came by 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-1 scores… Advanced to semifinals of Division II draw at ITA Southern Regionals before withdrawing… Finished third in flight at Roberta Alison Fall Classic with two straight-sets victories.
17-9 in doubles overall, 12-6 in dual matches… 11-6 at No. 1, 1-0 at No. 2… Went 7-4 at No. 1 with Patricia Martins to rank third in the Sun Belt in win percentage… Opened spring season with five consecutive wins at top two flights… Shut out team from Jackson State with Martins… Put together four-match win streak at end of regular season and start of Sun Belt Tournament... Won all three matches with Yu Fujioka at Samford Fall Round Robin.

2017-18: 2-5 overall, all in dual matches… 0-1 at No. 2, 0-4 at No. 4, 2-0 at No. 5… Joined program in January… Dropped first four matches, but bounced back with back-to-back wins vs. Elizabeth Bagerbaseh of Xavier (6-2, 6-4) and Carla Cerdan of UT Arlington (7-6, 6-2) at No. 5.
7-6 in doubles overall, all in dual matches… 6-6 at No. 1, 1-0 at No. 3… Went 5-1 on court 1 with Patricia Martins… Put together five-match win streak with Martins, losing no more than three games during that stretch.

High School: Attended Sammon Keskuslukio in Tampere, Finland.

Personal: Full name is Milka-Emilia Pasanen… Born May 31, 1997 in Pieksämäki, Finland… Daughter of Jukka-Pekka Kääriäinen and Satu Pasanen… Favorites – movie: “Jigsaw”; pro team: Finnish national ice hockey team; athletes: Roger Federer and Simone Biles; musical artist: Ed Sheeran; food: sushi; class: math… Listens to music before a match… Would like to meet Ed Sheeran… Thankful for her family, health and opportunity to come to the U.S. to play tennis and study.

Major: Business administration