Alicia Salas, Class of 2011
Alicia began her competitive career training at Ken Caryl Ranch and Team Colorado. She played junior leagues, and by the age of nine had won her first tournament. Alicia was the top-ranked player in both Colorado and the Intermountain section throughout her junior career.
In 2000, Alicia became the first four-time 5A Colorado No. 1 high school singles champion. She graduated from Cherry Creek High School and matriculated at the University of Notre Dame.
During her four-year career with the Fighting Irish, Alicia was twice voted MVP. In 2004, she was named the Midwest Region's Senior Player of the Year. Following her collegiate career, Alicia was one of five women's college tennis players selected to compete on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's American Express "All-Star team" in Hong Kong and Beijing.
In a five-year span beginning in 2001, Alicia won seven women's singles, eight women's doubles and eight mixed doubles titles at the Denver City, Colorado State, and Boulder/Intermountain Open Championships.
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