Manuela Santos Class: Junior Hometown: Itajai, Brazil High School: Soro Jose Last College: Tyler Junior College Height: 5-4 Experience: TR

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.