Kornelia "Korni" Staniszewska
Teaching Experience
- 3 years Tennis Instructor, Great Life, Sioux Falls, SD
Playing Experience
- Junior Member of Tennis Europe, International Tennis Federation and ranked top 3 in Poland for Singles and Doubles
- 2015-2019 – Four years at #1 singles and doubles for Augustana University
- October 2015 – Placed 5th at the USTA/ITA National Doubles Championship
- April 2016 - NSIC Freshman of the Year
- October 2017 – Placed 8th at the USTA/ITA National Singles Championship
- 2016–2018 – Three-time Oracle/ITA Division II All-American honor in Singles
- 2016 – All-American Oracle/ITA Division II in doubles
- 2015-2019 – Named Player of the Week 13 times
- 2016-2019 – 4x First Team All-NSIC in Singles and Doubles
- 2016-2019 – 4x NSIC Player of the Year
- 2018-2019 – Pre-Season Player of the Year
- 2015-2019 – ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2019 – Central Region ITA Senior Player of the Year
Most Memorable Tennis Moment
3-hour final match of the ITA Regionals (to qualify for Nationals) after playing a 3-hour semifinal match before that. I won the 1st set, lost the 2nd set. I started to cramp at the beginning of the 3rd set. I was down 1-5, 30-40 and climbed my way back to 5-5 dealing with full body cramps. Ended up losing the match with the 3rd set score 7-5. I was rushed to the hospital with 4 IV bags. A few weeks later, I found out my opponent won the National Championship. I came back stronger the following year and won the ITA Regional Finals and qualified for Nationals.
Favorite Saying:
A good coach can change a game: a great coach can change a life.
Favorite Sports Teams
- FC Barcelona (Lionel Messi!)
Other Hobbies
- Strength and conditioning coaching
- Working out
- Drinking coffee with the best European chocolate
