Vanguard University

The athlete: Damia begins her second season at Vanguard after a solid start to her career as a freshman?tallied an 18-9 record in singles and combined for a 21-7 doubles record in 2005?played mostly number four singles and number two doubles?comes to Vanguard from A. Roland Holst College?graduated in 2004?native of Hilversum, Holland?right-hander?has played tennis for ten years?learned a lot her rookie season?smart player?big forehand and good baseliner?the Lions will need her even more in 2006?will look to improve on the consistency of her serve as well as add stability to her overall game?should play somewhere between #3 and #5 in singles?will be a very dangerous to every opponent as a sophomore.

The person: Damia Kristina Donkervoort was born on February 20, 1986 in Hilversum, Holland to her parents Igor and Stacha Donkervoort?has an older brother and younger sister?is leaning towards International Business as a major of study at VUSC...loves to eat her mom's food or her grandmother's cooking?favorite movie is "The Green Mile"?loves the color orange and the number 3?favorite place is Amsterdam..roots for the Dutch National Soccer Team?hobbies include going out with friends, shopping, swimming, traveling, and going to the beach?believes that hate is the biggest problem in the world?likes her teammates and playing for Coach Mattias at VU?has learned from life that friends and family are the most important thing?playing tennis has taught her to work hard and never give up?wants to be successful and well-liked in the future.

Her thoughts: I came to VU because of the location, the tennis team and our awesome coach. The people are all friendly and I love my team.

Coach Johansson's Comments: You can never have too many team leaders on a team and I expect Damia to excel in this area in 2006. She is a great fighter with a good working attitude.