2009, 2010 All-American (singles)
2010 ACC Player of the Year
2010 ACC Tournament MVP
2009 Master[apos]U BNP Paribas Team
2009, 2010 All-ACC
2009 ITA All-American Singles Champion
2009, 2010 USTA Pro Circuit Team
2008 ITA All-American Doubles Champion
General: An all-court player, who has great shot-making ability as well as tactical sense … Great attitude and very mature … Won a pair of Pro Circuit singles titles (Atlanta, Ga., St. Joseph, Mo.) and the St. Joseph Pro Circuit doubles title during the summer, 2009 … Solidified top spot in Yellow Jacket lineup … Ranks 10th all-time in program history in singles victories with 70 … After two seasons, ranks first all-time in winning percentage at .824 (70-15).
2009-10: Compiled a 40-3 record overall and was 26-1 in singles during the dual-match season to earn All-American honors … Her 26 dual-match singles victories are a new school record … Her 40 singles wins ranks fourth all-time in program history … Only the third Yellow Jacket to win 40 matches in a season … Her .930 winning percentage is by far the best in program history … Finished 30-3 against nationally-ranked opponents, including 18 against players ranked in the nation[apos]s top 25 … Reached the Quarterfinals of the 2010 NCAA Singles Tournament as the No. 1 seed … Led her team to the 2010 ACC Championship title and was named MVP of the tournament after going 4-0 in singles, including the tournament clinching victory over No. 22 Sanaz Marand of No. 1 North Carolina … Was named the ACC Player of the Year after going 10-0 against conference opponents at the No. 1 spot in the lineup … Scored a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 40 Ellah Nze to catapult her team to a 4-3 upset win over No. 7 Duke (4/10) … Defeated No. 2 Jana Juricova of Cal, 7-6, 7-5, at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships (2/12) … Competed for USA in fourth annual Master[apos]U BNP Paribas, an international collegiate competition … In the fall, won second career national title and first in singles with a 6-2, 6-1 over No. 2 Chelsey Gullickson of Georgia …Reached the finals of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships before falling to No. 2 Juricova, 6-4, 7-6 … In doubles, recorded a 22-11 overall record and was 17-7 during the dual-match season, playing with Sasha Krupina … The duo earned a ranking as high as No. 21 during the year.
2008-09: Recorded one of the best rookie campaign[apos]s in Tech history with 30 singles wins and earned 2009 All-American and All-ACC honors … Registered a 16-9 dual-match singles record, competing at the top two spots in the lineup … Finished 18-11 against ranked opponents including a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over then No. 1 Maria Mosolova of Northwestern … Won her nine of her last 12 singles matches during the dual season … Earned a national ranking as high as No. 5 during the dual-match season … Helped Tech to its fifth straight NCAA Round of 16 appearance … Teamed with Sasha Krupina for most of the dual-match season, earning a 12-4 mark in doubles … Finished with an overall mark of 25-15 in doubles … Finished the fall season with a 9-3 doubles record with Amanda McDowell … The pair blew through the qualifying draw before dominating the main draw to win the 2008 ITA All-American doubles title … The twosome defeated the nation[apos]s No. 1, No. 3, No. 8, No. 17, No. 21 and No. 26 teams … In singles, finished with a 9-2 record … Registered wins over the nation[apos]s 21st, 24th and 94th ranked players … Finished the fall ranked No. 6 in the ITA South Region Rankings and No. 2 in doubles (with Amanda McDowell).
High School/Junior Tennis: A tennisrecruiting.net five-star recruit … Ranked as the top recent graduate in the nation … Has played on the WTA Circuit the past 1 1/2 years … Won a 10K in Monterrey, Mexico in 2007 … Ranked as a high as 464 in singles and 522 in doubles … Placed third at the 2008 National Hard Courts … Attended high school at William T. Dwyer for one year and Florida Virtual School for three.
Personal: Born Irina Alejandra Falconi on May 4, 1990 in Portoviejo, Ecuador … Daughter of Carlos and Silvia Falconi … Has one older sister, Stephanie … Father was a professional soccer player … Grew up in New York City … Lists playing the piano as one of her hobbies … Majoring in history.
Irina Falconi[apos]s Career Statistics
SINGLES DOUBLESYear Dual Overall Dual Overall2008-09 16-9 (.640) 30-12 (.714) 15-10 (.600) 25-15 (.625)2008-09 26-1 (.963) 40-3 (.930) 20-8 (.714) 22-11 (.667)Total 42-10 (.808) 70-15 (.824) 35-18 (.660) 47-26(.644)
