One of two freshmen who joined the program this season to form one of the top recruiting classes in school history ... First name is pronounced "LEW-chee" ... Was ranked as high as No. 858 in the world in singles by ITF in July 2010 ... Turned in spectacular fall season and will begin spring at the top of the singles lineup ... Ranked 41st in the nation and No. 1 in the Mountain Region in singles to begin spring season after posting 13-3 mark in tournaments ... Began rookie semester 6-0 and did not lose her first collegiate match until falling in the second round of qualifying at the Riviera/ITA Championships in Pacific Palisades, CA, in September ... Upset top-seeded and 67th-ranked Anastasia Putilina of Utah, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, to win the singles title at the 2010 USTA/ITA Mountain Region Championships played in Las Vegas on Oct. 17 ... The victory brought UNLV only its second-ever ITA regional championship. Former All-American Elena Gantcheva was the co-champion of the singles draw back in 2007 in San Diego when the final that season was called off because of wild fires raging in the area ... Batta competed at the ITA National Indoor Championships in White Plains, NY, in November and lost to fifth-ranked Allie Will of Florida, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 ... Earlier in the fall, Batta earned the Flight One Singles co-championship with teammate Aleksandra Josifoska at UNLV Fall Invitational in September ... Also posted 6-3 mark in doubles with a trio of partners ... Went 3-1 with Anna Maskaljun and the duo earned a national ranking of 48th and regional ranking of second in January.
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
Lucia Batta
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Lucia Batta vs 4th seeded Hofmann 2009 September Budapest 10K
Lucia BATTA vs Stephanie HOFFPAUIR
