Olga Fischer Class: Senior Hometown: Berlin, Germany High School: Tysmenytsia General Education

Junior (2010-11) - Fischer recorded a career-high 21 overall singles wins. In dual play, she played exclusively from the No. 1 and 2 spots, tallying a team-high 10 wins at No. 1. Fischer paired with five different doubles partners, including Kelly Barry, Paola Calderon, Gillian Hush, Christina Ruiz and Rocio Diaz. With Diaz, the duo recorded a 11-4 record, with all but one game coming from the No. 2 spot. Fischer finished fall play with an even 5-5 singles record. In the fall season, she lost her first two doubles matches before collecting wins in the last five.

Sophomore (2009-10)--Fischer was one of six players to record double-digit singles wins, boasting an 18-19 overall record and 14-12 mark in dual play. She played mainly at the No. 2 singles spot with brief appearances at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Fischer opened the spring season winning five of six matches, all at No. 1 and 2 singles. She paired with classmate Paola Calderon to record an 11-5 spring mark at No. 2, and tallied six wins with three other partners. She earned her second letter.

Freshman (2008-09) -- Fischer, who joined the Golden Eagles in January, made an immediate impact on the squad, leading the team in singles dual wins with a 16-10 record. Fischer's wins came primarily from the No. 2 spot, where she recorded a 12-7 mark, which included a season best nine-match win streak between Jan.-March. In doubles action, she tallied an 8-2 record, winning her first three matches with Gillian Hush before partnering with Calderon, Moore and Metzler for the rest of the season. She earned the Most Improved Player award following her rookie season.

Prior to Marquette -- Fischer, a captain at Poelchau-Oberrschule, helped her high school team win the 2007 World Championships of High Schools in Warsaw as Germany's top ranked player. Her squad also was crowned the high school champions of Berlin and of Germany. Consistently amongst the leaders of Germany for her age group, Fischer was ranked as high as No. 1 in Berlin-Brandenburg for her age group, and as a U16 player was ranked No. 8 nationally.

Personal -- Fischer was born Feb. 19, 1991 in Berlin, Germany to Georg and Lilia Fischer. Majors in international business .

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