Kelsey Jakupcin

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bishop Watterson
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio

JAKUPCIN AND THE FALCONS
Finished her Falcon career with a total of 141 wins, tying her for sixth place in BGSU history ... had a career singles record of 68-48, tying for 11th in career singles wins ... had a doubles mark of 73-51 ... tied for fourth in school history in doubles victories ... had over 30 wins in each of her four seasons at BGSU ... was part of a 2008-09 senior class that tied the BGSU record for most wins in a four-year span, with 55 dual-match victories during her career.

2008-09
An All-MAC selection for the second consecutive year, being named to the all-conference second team in [apos]08-09 ... was chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season ... a team co-captain ... played at the top singles flight for all but three matches ... played at the #1 doubles flight for nearly the entire season as well ... her 19-10 overall doubles record included a 19-8 mark when teaming with Christine Chiricosta ... that duo went 6-1 in MAC doubles action ... that conference mark tied the school record, representing the highest winning percentage (86.7%) by a duo in league action since the 1981-82 campaign (minimum five matches) ... had a 12-18 singles record, including a 9-10 record in dual matches ... had a six-match winning streak (three singles, three doubles) early in dual-match play ... that was part of a stretch which saw her win eight-of-nine matches ... teamed with Chiricosta to win four-straight doubles matches at the start of MAC play ... was one of just two Falcons to qualify for the ITA Midwest Region Championships in the fall (Chiricosta was the other), competing in both singles and doubles ... in doubles, that duo downed two Big Ten Conference tandems, from Minnesota and Illinois, to advance to the third round ... split her singles matches in the qualifying draw ... advanced to the championship match of her doubles flight (with Chiricosta) at the Fall MAC Invitational in Kalamazoo.

2007-08
An All-MAC First-Team selection ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... made a smooth transition to the top singles flight, to say the least ... had an overall singles record of 17-11 on the year, including a 14-6 dual-match mark at the #1 flight ... was 4-4 in the MAC during the regular season ... teamed with Chiricosta for a 15-6 doubles record in dual play, also at the top flight ... that duo went 5-3 in MAC regular-season action ... on the year, had an overall record of 39-22, including a 22-11 slate in doubles ... was named the MAC Player of the Week twice on the year, earning the honor on both Jan. 23 and Feb. 13 ... was named the MAC[apos]s Scholar-Athlete of the Week on April 3 ... in the fall, was the lone BG player to represent the Falcons in both singles and doubles at the ITA/Wilson Midwest Regional in Ann Arbor ... at the regional, won her first match in the singles qualifying round before falling in her second contest ... teamed with Jenna Nussbaum for all seven doubles matches, including the regional competition ... that duo went 2-1 at both the BGSU Invitational and the Queen City Invitational, competing at the top flight on both weekends.

2006-07
Had a total of 31 wins on the season, ranking third on the team ... finished with a singles record of 16-12 and a doubles mark of 15-17 ... in singles, had a 6-5 record at the third flight and a 6-4 mark at the fourth flight in dual-match play ... went 4-4 in MAC singles, with all but one of those eight matches coming at flight #3 ... her final win of the season was arguably the biggest of her career ... battled into a third set with Miami[apos]s Linda Jirouskova before posting a win in their third-flight singles match ... that was the second-to-last match to finish, helping the Falcons erase a 3-0 deficit and post a 4-3 win over the RedHawks in the quarterfinals of the MAC Championships ... in doubles play, teamed with Nussbaum for all 32 matches ... that duo had a 10-12 mark, all at the top flight, in dual-match action, including a 4-4 MAC ledger ... represented the Falcons in doubles at the ITA Midwest Region Championships in October ... was 9-8 overall (4-3 singles, 5-5 doubles) in the fall.

2005-06
Led the team with 40 overall wins ... posted a 23-7 singles record, leading the Falcons in singles winning percentage and tying Heidi Romer for team honors in singles victories ... was a stellar 18-4 at the fifth flight in dual-match play ... in doubles, had an overall record of 17-13 ... went 7-3 when playing with her sister, Ashley ... that duo was 7-2 at the number-two flight in regular-season dual-match play, including a 3-2 MAC mark ... was 9-8 when teaming with Romer, and had a 1-2 record (all in MAC regular-season action) with Andrea Meister ... was named the MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 7, after going a combined 4-1 during the previous weekend[apos]s matches vs. Butler, Indiana State and DePaul ... teamed with Romer for a second-place doubles finish in her first weekend of competition, at the BGSU Invitational ... the next weekend, went 3-1 in the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, winning the back draw of her singles flight.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Bishop Watterson ... a two-year captain ... four-time district qualifier and two-time sectional singles champion ... the team MVP as both a junior and a senior ... team won four consecutive Central Catholic League championships ... helped the Eagles to an overall record of 51-21 and a perfect 16-0 CCL dual record during those four years ... her 69-18 singles record included a 23-3 mark as a senior ... OVTA Girls 18 district doubles champion in 2004 after being a finalist two years prior ... Honor Roll all four years.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Dr. Gary and Karen Jakupcin ... full name Kelsey Leigh Jakupcin ... born Aug. 20, 1987, in Columbus, Ohio ... communication disorders major at BGSU ... after earning a perfect 4.00 GPA in each of the last three semesters, has a cumulative GPA of 3.78 through the fall of 2008 ... older sister, Ashley, completed a stellar four-year BGSU career in 2006-07 ... Ashley and Kelsey were teammates on the Falcons for two seasons.

KELSEY JAKUPCIN -- YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS