2007-08 (FRESHMAN): One of five Gamecocks to reach 20 wins in singles play for the year ... Had a 20-8 singles record overall and went 15-12 in doubles ... Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll ... Started her collegiate career with an impressive 14-4 fall record ... Won all three matches she played at the UVa Invitational in September ... Snagged three victories in four contests at the Wildcat Invitational in October ... Won flight B-2 at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships with four straight-set matches in which she lost a total of just six games ... Had a nine-match winning streak during the fall and won 14 of 15 during a span that extended into the spring campaign ... Reached the semifinals of the SEC Fall Coaches Classic in Auburn, Ala. ... Beat Preethi Subramanian from Ole Miss in the round of 16 by scores of 6-3, 6-2 and then upended Adrienne Elsberry from Georgia 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarters ... Began the spring season winning her first five matches in straight sets against Troy, College of Charleston, Harvard, Furman and Winthrop ... Lost just 17 games during those five matches ... Picked up a strong 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Alaina Trgovich from Kentucky at No. 4 singles in her first SEC match ... Showed considerable improvement in her doubles play over the course of the fall to the spring ... Notched an 8-5 record playing with Megan McGavock during every fall tournament except the SEC Fall Coaches Classic ... The pair won the B-1 flight at the Southern Intercollegiates ... After losing in the first round of the SEC fall tourney, Jocic and Natasa Vuckovic won the backdraw of the B flight ... The two defeated foes from Vanderbilt, LSU and Mississippi State during their run ... Went 7-7 overall with Vuckovic ... Had her season cut short after losing three matches in a row in March due to a knee injury ... Underwent a minor operation in April to successfully repair it. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended the High School of Economics in Novi Sad, Serbia ... Played her first ITF Juniors event in September 2003 at the fifth Yugoslavia Junior Open ... Won three matches in the qualify draw, first against Dunja Antunovic and then was a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Katarina Vranic ... Took out Alja Zec-Peskiric 6-4, 6-1 to reach the main draw ... Suffered a first-round loss to Yulia Stupak ... Reached the main draw of the 2004 Pancevo International in Serbia and became a semifinalist ... Defeated Anastasia Poltoratskaya from Russia in the round of 32 by scores of 6-4, 6-3 ... Followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win against Maria Miziouk and then took a 6-3, 6-2 decision from Katerina Polunina in the quarters ... Lost to Olga Panova in the semifinal round ... Played in the Pancevo International in 2005 as well ... Competed at the Heiveld Flanders Indoor Junior Championships in 2004 ... Played limited doubles matches on the ITF Junior Circuit ... Partnered with Katarina Milinkovic for two matches and also with Volha Duko and Ivana Milutinovic for some additional contests ... Her career-high combined ranking as a junior was No. 747 in the world ... Held a 4-4 overall record in singles matches as an ITF Juniors competitor. PERSONAL: Is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Miljana Jocic was born May 24, 1988, in Osijek, Croatia ... Her father is Dragomir and mother is Nevenka ... Has a brother, Djordje, and a sister, Tamara. CAREER STATISTICS
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