2011 All-Sun Belt
Conference - Doubles
2011 All-Sun Belt
Conference - Singles
2011 All-Louisiana -
Second Team
2010 All-Sun Belt
Conference - Doubles
2010 All-Louisiana -
Second Team
2011-12 (Senior):
Fall:
Won the B Draw singles title at the ITA Regional Championship with a trio of straight-set victories...Won the Flight C championship at the SFA Fall Invite...defeated
Stephen F. Austin's Julia Lorca 7-5, 6-0 for the title...picked up victories over
opponents from Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State en route to her title...advanced
to the championship match of the Ragin Cajun Classic, but was forced to
withdraw from the event due to a family emergency; won her previous three
matches in straight sets by an average score of 6.2-2.8...took third place at the
season opening NSU Invitation...posted a 5-4 doubles mark in the fall playing
with both Isabelle Rocher and Letha Gaigher...at the SFA Fall Classic with
Gaigher, the duo went 2-1 and won the backdraw with victories over teams from
TCU and SMU
2010-11 (Junior):
Spring:
Named All-Sun Belt in singles and doubles in
addition to earning All-Louisiana honors following an impressive spring season...finished
the spring 15-4 in singles; was 3-0 at No. 3, 3-2 at No. 4, 8-2 at No. 5 and
1-0 at No. 6...won 11 of her final 13 matches...was 4-2 against Sun Belt Conference
opponents...eight of her 15 victories came in straight sets...picked up a
straight-sets victory in ULM's 6-1 win at No. 73 Mississippi State...posted an
11-match win streak...teamed up with Ana Burjaili in doubles, and the duo posted
a 17-3 record; the pair was 1-0 at No. 2 and 16-3 at No. 3...went 5-1 against Sun
Belt opponents...put together win streaks of six and eight matches...won 10 of
their last 11 matches...won their 17 matches by an average score of 8.1-3.1
Fall:
Advanced to the
finals in her flight at the ASU Invitational with a pair of victories...won the
ASU Invitational flight one doubles title with Letha Gaigher with
victories over three Sun Belt Conference teams
2009-10 (Sophomore):
Spring:
Named
to the All-Sun Belt team with doubles partner Ana Burjaili...earned
All-Louisiana honors ... Had a 20-3 singles mark during the spring season...went a
perfect 11-0 at fifth singles and was also 9-3 at fourth singles...combined with
her fall record, posted a 26-7 singles mark in 2009-10...opened the spring season
with 12 match victories in a row, including a 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Mariia
Ryzhova from nationally-ranked Mississippi State...claimed a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win
over Maria Spenceley of Florida International in the semifinals of the Sun Belt
Tournament...had a 4-2 overall record against opponents from the Sun Belt...had a
mark of 18-2 in doubles play, including a 17-2 mark when paired with Ana
Burjaili, with 16 of those victories coming at number three doubles...the duo of
Burjaili and Polak ended the season on a nine-match winning streak...Burjaili and
Polak defeated opponents from both nationally-ranked Mississippi State and
Florida International
Fall:
Posted
a 6-4 mark in singles play...reached the final of the Troy Fall Classic, falling
to teammate Monica Winkel...earned a 2-1 record in doubles play...advanced to the
doubles final at the Stephen F. Austin Invitational with Ana Burjaili.
2008-09 (Freshman):
Spring:
Joined the Warhawks two weeks into the spring semester and battled an injury to
her shoulder for the bulk of her first season...competing primarily at number
one singles, posted a 1-10 individual record...picked up the first singles win
of her career on April 11 at Jackson State, a 6-4, 7-5 decision over Asha
Saravana Mohan in her only attempt at number three singles...went 0-2 in
doubles play while teaming with Sharon Makhanya, competing both times at the
second position
Fall:
Did
not compete with the team...was a late addition, joining the Warhawks for the
2009 spring semester
Prior
to ULM:
Played tennis under the direction of Rob Koutstaal at Rotterdam tennis
academy...Aahieved a singles rating of 2.8 and a doubles rating of 3.2...played
for clubs in Barendrecht and Hartel (Spijhenisse) and in Rotterdam
Personal:
Full
name is Vivian Polak...Born on March 22, 1989, in Rotterdam, Netherlands...daughter
of Paul Polak and Erna van Dongen...has one younger brother, Patrick Polak...majoring
in business administration
