Manuela Santos
Year: Sr
Hometown: Itajai, Brazil
High School: Soro Jose
College: Tyler Junior College
Height: 5-4
2006-07 (Tyler Junior College): Named
"Preseason Player to Watch"... Finished .500 in dual play at No. 1
singles... Advanced in flight-one singles to elite eight of
national tournament...Finished .500 in dual play at No. 1
doubles... Team finished third in national-championship tournament.
2005-06 (Tyler Junior College): Was a national
junior-college champion at No. 3 singles... Went undefeated in dual
matches in singles play... Also played No. 2 doubles and only lost
one match in dual play... Team finished fourth in
national-championship tournament.
High School: Graduated from Soro Jose High
School in Nov. 2003.
Personal: Born in Itajai, Brazil... Daughter of
Cesar and Adelaide... Has three siblings: Vera Claudia, Cesar, and
Mario... Majoring in sports-and-exercise science.