Vanguard University

The athlete: Betyel returns for her third season as a Lion?primarily played in the #2 slot last year and finished 25-1 moving her mark to 40-5 overall in her first two seasons?MVP award winner in 2008?2008 All-GSAC and NAIA First-Team All-American?named to the 2007 NAIA All-American second team as a freshman?graduated from Samgymnasiet in Stockholm, Sweden in 2004?tennis coach was Bosse Eriusson?has played tennis for 15 years?good tennis skills?right-handed?solid all-around player?good doubles player as well?experienced player who will continue to make a big impact for the Lions.

The person: Betyel was born on October 29, 1985 in Stockholm, Sweden?parents are Berhane and Yordannos?has two younger sisters who both play tennis?nickname is "Betty"?majoring in Business at VUSC?sports hero is Zlatan?likes the color blue?favorite number is eight?loves the movie "The Notebook"?watches "Friends" on television?enjoys listening to music?favorite actor is Denzel Washington?most respects her parents?learned in life to respect others, as you want to be respected?tennis has taught her to respect your opponent?career goal is to graduate from Vanguard.

Her thoughts: Betyel came to Vanguard because of the location and the opportunity to play on the women's tennis team.

Coach Johansson's Comments: Betty brings such a "winning or nothing" atmosphere to the team which makes the rest of the girls follow suit. She is an amazing competitor with a natural-born winning instinct.