Norfolk State University Athletics

2012 (Freshman Year): Had the team’s best overall singles records at 16-8 overall, 14-7 in dual meets and 4-2 in MEAC play … Also finished 4-6 in doubles, including 3-3 in dual play and 0-1 against MEAC opponents … Posted a 13-6 singles record at the No. 5 spot … Competed once each at the No. 3 and 4 slots … Won five straight matches at one point and finished the season winning nine of her last 11 matches … Tallied wins over Hampton, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Savannah State, Bethune-Cookman and Rider … Started in five matches at No. 2 doubles and once at the top spot … Two of the wins came against Hampton and Rider … Competed twice each with Laura Gutierrez, Rebecca Graff and Maryna Kariuk.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Christian Academy for coach Betsy Sparks … A four-year member of the All-Knoxville Interscholastic League (KIL) team … Named to the Prep Xtra First Team her junior and senior years and to the second team her sophomore year by the Knoxville News Sentinel … Was a three-time Team MVP and also earned the team’s Most Improved Player award her freshman year … Helped her team finish second at the state meet her sophomore and junior seasons and as a semi-finalist in the state tournament her freshman and senior years … Advanced to the finals at the state tournament in doubles her senior year … Also advanced to the quarterfinal round in singles her sophomore and junior seasons and in doubles her freshman year … A two-star player according to tennisrecruiting.net … Ranked sixth in the state of Tennessee following her junior year.

Personal: Full name is Kia Iman Batiste … Born March 29, 1993 … Daughter of Gloria and Derrick Batiste … Has three older sisters, Shalonda, Aleisha and Jessica … Majoring in kinesiotherapy.