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2007-08 SEASON: Finished the year 18-7 in singles (1-0 at No. 1, 12-3 at No. 2, 1-1 at No. 3)... earned first win of the season 6-0, 6-2 over Joyce Martinez from No. 58 Sacramento State (9/29/07)... defeated Lauren Megale of No. 23 Arizona State 6-4, 6-4 (9/30/07)... beat Danon Beatty 6-4, 7-5 from No. 16 Fresno State (10/13/07)... earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Carmen Seremeta from No. 55 University of Oregon (1/28/08)... defeated Clare Fermin 6-4, 6-3 from No. 64 UC Irvine (2/29/08)... enjoyed a seven match winning streak (3/28/08-4/18/08) that included a 7-6, 7-5 win over Alexandra Poorta from No. 59 Saint Mary's and a 7-5, 7-6 win over Melissa Valenzuela from No. 58 Sacramento State... went 7-16 in doubles play... earned first win with Jenny Sperry 8-6 over Jessica Leitich and Micaela Hein from No. 23 Arizona State (9/28/07)... took a West Coast Conference win over Portland's Jenna Tanzer and Stefanie Doolittle 8-5 (1/25/08)... earned another Conference win 8-2 with Jenni Heinser over Gonzaga's Emily Anderson and Clare Dodge (3/14/08).
2006-07 SEASON: 2007 West Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection... USF's 2007 Team MVP... had a 17-4 record in dual singles... defeated San Diego's Helen Lindstrand 6-3, 3-6, 6-1... beat San Jose State's Amber Silverstone 7-6, 4-6, 6-2... versus Saint Mary's Femke Strijbis won 6-7, 6-3, 1-0... took a 6-3, 7-5 decision against UC Davis' Robin Guier... won a 6-3, 6-0 decision over Santa Clara's Kim Daniel... defeated Portland's Lindsey Griffin 7-6, 6-4... against Northern Colorado defeated Karen Groll 6-1, 6-3... defeated North Texas' Aziza Aba Butain 7-5, 1-0 (def.)... won a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Montana's Martuna Nowak... defeated Zoe Taylor of San Diego 6-1, 6-2... defeated Maria Anismova of No. 40 Penn 6-3, 7-6... won a 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 decision over Loyola Marymount's Tamara Tanner... topped Nevada's Tan 6-7, 6-2, 10-6... defeated UC Santa Barbara's Carona Bjornstrom 6-4... won a 6-4, 6-3 decision versus Santa Clara's Myra Davaudi... defeated Gonzaga's Bates 6-2, 6-1... topped Long Beach State's Stephanie Bengson 6-7, 6-3, 10-7... defeated Cal State Fullerton's May-Ly Tran 6-2, 6-3... at the Saint Mary's Invitational overpowered Pacific's Svenja Arens 6-4, 6-2... topped Long Beach State's Steph Bengson 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 at the Cal Nike Invitational... competed with senior Camille Pamart in doubles... had a 10-10 record in dual doubles... defeated San Diego's Vogt and Weisener 8-1... pairing won an 8-3 decision over No. 29 Colorado's Torres-Torres and Belassi... won a 8-3 decision over Northern Colorado's Christina Shelly and Tiffany Knop... defeated Montana's Liz Walker and Danni Paulson 8-2... duo topped San Diego's Monica Wiesener and Helene Lindstrand 9-7... won a 9-7 decision over Saint Mary's Lambert and Hoath... against Pacific's Jolanta Twarowska and Sasha Fisher won 8-5... duo beat UC Irvine's Becky Bernhard and Clare Fermin 8-5... against Cal State Fullerton defeated Gina Le and Tran 8-6... pair won Cal Nike Invitational consolation bracket with wins over Sacramento State's Cecilia Helland and Karina Jarlkaganova (8-4) and Santa Clara's Kim Daniel and Myra Davoudi (8-4). 2005-06 SEASON: Earned a perfect 19-0 overall record and an 8-0 record in conference play competing in the No. 5 spot for the Dons... earned a 6-0, 6-0 sweep against Montana (3/26/06), helping USF to win its fifth straight match... lost only five games to earn victories over players from St. Mary's (6-2, 6-2), Gonzaga (6-0, 6-0) and Portland (6-0, 6-1) in the WCC Championship (4/21-4/23/06)... named All-WCC Honorable Mention for singles play... competed with teammate Sarah Oudomvilay in doubles action earning a 11-3 overall record and a 6-2 record in conference play in the No. 3 spot... earned a final 8-5 win over a pair from Portland (4/23/06) to help the Dons clinch fifth place in the WCC.
Amateur Career: Participated in the French Championship and was a two-time Regional Champion in France.
PERSONAL: Born on March 18, 1987... daughter of Stephane and Francoise Martin... chose USF for the athletic and academic programs... goal for the season is to win every Conference match... likes the diversity in San Francisco... would like to be Roger Federer for a day... the best advice she has been given is to play with what you have the day you have it... would like to go through USF's Sport Management Master's Program after graduation... would like to attend the Australian open... favorite movie is The Notebook... favorite food is French... hobbies include ice skating, skiing, and painting... major is Media Studies.
Coach Somers' Take
Nickname: Milano Cookie, Myleners
Tennis: Although Mylene may not look incredibly threatening don't be fooled by the naked eye. Mylene's irritating drop shots make you want to quit tennis because they leave you dumbfounded. And she hits a big ball for just a little lady. She participated in many national and international tournaments until 18 years old in France. She participated in the French Championship by team and was a two time regional champion in France. In her first year as a Don, the little freckled face freshman from France went 20-0 in singles last season. That is a first ever for a USF women's tennis player to have an undefeated season. She is quite a feisty competitor who always comes prepared and ready to play. In fact, even in the fall tournaments she comes the final day of the tournament just to try to pick up an extra match with another player sitting around there. She is a tennis nut and her passion for the game is so apparent when she plays.
Personal: Mylene cracks up constantly even if things aren't close to being funny...we will never know if she can see over the net...she is a competitive fireball on the court always making sure she gets to finish every baseline game...She talks in French on the court as she throws her racquet 10 feet up in the air (I am sure she is saying how much she loves tennis...is a little spasmodic when it comes to doing footwork drills...she can be easily mistaken as American but we are told she is in fact from France...can't wait to be shown what America's nightlife really has to offer.
Future Ambitions: Mylene aspires to one day make it to the WNBA and be a contender for the slam dunk contest and she has already begun her quest of hunting down and marrying Vlade Divac.
