2018 (Senior Year): First Team All-MEAC performer … Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors twice … Voted team’s most valuable player … Named a team captain prior to the season … Posted an 8-4 singles record, including 4-2 in MEAC contests. Played the entire season at No. 1 singles … Won her first three singles matches in 2018, including a win over Hampton’s Mariam Mitaishvili – a 2018 All-MEAC second teamer … Recorded conference victories over Delaware State, second team All-MEAC honoree Nathalie Finch of Howard, Coppin State and Maryland Eastern Shore … Won her final two singles decisions to close out the season … Named co-champion at the Virginia Beach Clay Court Championship in October after weather forced the cancelation of the championship match … Teamed with Paula Fortuno at No. 1 doubles, going 4-8 and 2-3 in conference play … Recorded non-conference doubles wins against Niagara and Radford … Defeated Delaware State and Maryland Eastern Shore in MEAC doubles action.
2017 (Junior Year): All-MEAC second-team performer … Named team’s Most Valuable Player … Posted a 6-7 overall singles record, including 5-1 in MEAC play … Played entire season at No. 1 singles … Finished the season by winning three straight and five of her last six matches … Claimed victories over Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Hampton, Morgan State and Coppin State … Runner-up at the Virginia Beach Clay Court Championship in the fall … Went 4-8 in doubles action, all at the No. 1 position, including a 3-3 conference mark … Teamed up with Liza Gordeeva to earn victories over Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State and North Carolina A&T.
2016 (Sophomore Year): Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors on April 13 … Recipient of the team’s Coaches Award … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the fall … Posted an 8-13 overall singles record, including 5-1 in MEAC play … Spent all of her time at No. 1 singles … Won six of eight matches during the middle of the year … Posted wins over players from Longwood, Delaware State, Coppin State, Hampton and Morgan State, the latter helping clinch the regular season division title … Went 5-15 in doubles, including 3-3 in MEAC matches … Posted a 4-15 doubles mark at the No. 1 spot and also won once at No. 2 doubles … Spent most of the season with Ana Popovic, tallying a 3-13 record … Also went 2-0 with Marta Gomar and 0-2 with Liza Gordeeva … Posted wins over tandems from Delaware State, Coppin State and North Carolina Central, the latter of which included Aissa Muamba, a first-team All-MEAC honoree … Won her first round matchup in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional in the fall.
2015 (Freshman Year): Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 25, March 4 and April 1 … Team MVP … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll … Posted an 8-3 overall singles record, including 3-2 in conference play, all at the No. 1 spot in the lineup … Won her first four matches of the year and also earned victories in four of the last five matches on the season … Posted wins over players from South Carolina State, Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T and Hampton … Defeated S.C. State’s Intissar Rassif, a second-team All-MEAC player, in NSU’s 4-3 upset of the Bulldogs … Went 0-2 in the MEAC in doubles and 2-3 overall, all at the No. 1 spot … Competed in all five matches with Liza Gordeeva, including in a win over Hampton.
High School: Played in numerous tournaments throughout Bosnia … Ranked as high as No. 2 in the U-18 Bosnian rankings … Competed at the country’s championship tournament … Qualified for the main draw in the 4 ITF Futures tournament … Also played volleyball.
Personal: Full name is Dajana Cvjetkovic … Born on Nov. 26, 1995 … Daughter of Jelena and Mico Cvjetkovic … Has one younger brother, Luka … Father Mico is a tennis coach … Graduated from NSU in May 2019 with a degree in business marketing … Future plans include working in marketing while staying involved in tennis … Enjoys music, reading, running and swimming.
Cvjetkovic's Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2015 |
8-3 |
3-2 |
8-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2016 |
8-13 |
5-1 |
8-13 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2017 |
6-7 |
5-1 |
6-7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
8-4 |
4-2 |
8-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
30-27 |
17-6 |
30-27 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2015 |
2-3 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
| 2016 |
5-15 |
3-3 |
4-15 |
1-0 |
-- |
| 2017 |
4-8 |
3-3 |
4-8 |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
4-8 |
2-3 |
4-8 |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
15-34 |
8-11 |
14-34 |
1-0 |
-- |
