Oklahoma State University Athletics
Linda Faltynkova Bio.
April 19, 2003 | Cowgirl Tennis
Junior Season: Posted a 16-4 record in No. 2 singles and a 1-2 record in No. 1 singles ... teamed with Katya Kolodynska to post a 17-4 doubles record at the No. 1 position ... lost in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championship ... was defeated while competing with Kolodynska in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Doubles Championship.
2001 Fall Season: Finished with a singles record of 9-3 ... teamed up with Katya Kolodynska to post an 11-5 record in doubles play ... won the consolation championship at the Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship ... was part of the World Tennis Team National Championship team.
Sophomore: Finished the season with a singles record of 23-4 ... won the Big 12 No. 3 Singles Championship ... teamed up with Katya Kolodynska to post a perfect 26-0 record and claim the Big 12 No. 2 Doubles Championship ... named to the First-Team Academic All-Big 12 team.
Freshman: Finished her inaugural campaign as the Big 12’s runner-up at the No. 3 position in singles and the No. 2 position in doubles ... posted an impressive 19-2 singles record at the No. 3 position, including a 14-match winning streak ... was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after cruising to three consecutive straight-set wins in conference play as well as going 3-0 in doubles action ... 16 of her 19 wins came in straight sets ... teamed with Marketa Chmelova to post a 12-6 record at the No. 2 doubles slot ... the tandem ended the season ranked No. 10 in the Central Region ... the duo moved into the national rankings on March 1 and cracked the top 50 two weeks later ... finished 1-0 with Maria Galoustova at the No. 1 doubles position. 1999 Fall Season: Teamed with Marketa Chmelova to finish second at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational and the ITA Rolex Central Regional, her only doubles competition during the fall ... in singles action, she went 1-1, winning her first match at the ITA Central Regional before being ousted by the event’s No. 2 seed.
Before OSU: Claimed the doubles crown and finished third in the under-18 division of the Czech Championships ... placed third at the European Team Championship ... took first-place at the EX Pilsen Tournament as well ... was named Sportovni Gymnazium’s Player of the Year.
Personal: Majoring in secondary education ... daughter of Miroslav Faltinek and Jitka Faltynkova ... born July 21, 1979 ... has two siblings, Lenka (30) and Petr (25) ... hobbies include skiing, swimming, reading, watching movies and traveling ... favorite movies are Center Stage, The Queen Elizabeth and Sweet November ... favorite television show is Friends ... favorite book is “The Old Man and the Sea” ... favorite musician is Celine Dion ... favorite athletes are Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.
