Julia Pollak
Julia Pollak
Height: 5-2
Year: JR
Hometown: Holland, PA
High School: Council Rock South
Major: undecided

2013: Integral player for the squad that finished with a national ranking of 11th… Helped Redlands to eclipse the 20-win mark for the first time in school history… Contributed to the Bulldogs’ third-place finish in SCIAC and second-round appearance in the NCAA Championships… Solidly competed at the Nos. 4/5 singles position, garnering an outstanding record of 20-2 during the spring… Rattled off eight consecutive victories to start the campaign… Followed that up with a 10-match win streak… Put together 19 sets with a score of 6-0… Seventeen of her triumphs came in straight sets… Knocked off opponents from ranked schools on 13 occasions… Competed in doubles with Natalie Etchegaray at the No. 2 slot, earning an impressive record of 25-2… Fired off 15 straight wins to start the season… Captured 10 wins in the final 11 matches of the year… Seventeen wins came against tandems from nationally ranked schools… Advanced to the semifinals of the 113th Ojai Valley Tournament… Part of the squad that was named an ITA All-Academic Team… Voted as the team’s MVP… 

2012:  Major component to the success of the nationally ranked Bulldog women’s tennis team that posted an overall record of 14-7… Erupted on the scene as a rookie competitor in both singles and doubles… Fired off an incredible 18-1 singles record, including 17 in a row and an undefeated run through the SCIAC… All of her matches were decided in straight sets with 16 games determined at 6-0… Played as high as No. 3 but primarily competed at Nos. 5 and 6 in the lineup… Dismissed her No. 6 opponent from No. 15 Trinity University, 6-1, 6-4, to initiate the impressive winning streak of the season…  Also downed eight other opponents from ranked foes, including the No. 6 player from eighth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 6-3, 6-2… Primarily joined forces with teammate Ceara Sumida in doubles, competing at the No. 2 spot in most matches… Posted an 11-10 record, including a stretch of six straight victories from March 28 through April 14… Knocked off tandems from No. 30 UC Santa Cruz and No. 27 Bates College… Capped off the season with an impressive 8-0 performance against a duo from Cal Lutheran University…