Brana Vlasic Explained

Brana Vlasic
Nationality:Serbian-American
Residence:San Diego, California
Playingstyle:Handshake
Hrank:2417
Crank:2248
Club:SDTTA
Birth Date:5 November 1990
Birth Place:Novi Knezevac, Vojvodina, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia

Branislava "Brana" Vlasic (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислава "Брана" Влашић) (born 5 November 1990 in Novi Knezevac, Vojvodina, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-American table tennis player.

Early life

Brana started playing at age 6 in Serbia. At 13, she relocated to San Diego. From 2007, Brana was trained by the 1971 Table Tennis World Champion, Stellan Bengtsson.[1] Throughout her junior career, Brana was one of the highest ranked US players.[2]

Career

While pursuing her political science degree at the University of California, San Diego, she played for the University's table tennis team. The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association awarded her Female Athlete of 2013.[3] [4]

Brana is a longtime member of the San Diego Table Tennis Association - or SDTTA.[5] She has worked to promote awareness of table tennis in the US among children and adults.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stellan Bengtsson, former world champion of table tennis, followed his wife to San Diego | San Diego Reader. www.sandiegoreader.com.
  2. Web site: The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News. San Diego Union-Tribune.
  3. Web site: NCTTA Newsletter (May 2013). www.nctta.org.
  4. Web site: San Diego Table Tennis Association » Brana Vlašić at the College Table Tennis Championships. sdtta.org.
  5. Web site: Friends from Serbia Reunite at Table Tennis Championships. 2023-12-22 .
  6. Web site: Channel 7 News Spot on Table Tennis. www.youtube.com.