Fall 2022: Competed in three tournaments and two matches…Led the Redhawks with a singles record of 13-1…Started the season with an impressive 7-0 record. Started the season going 3-0 in the Central Arkansas Tournament…Defeated Saint Louis universities Kate Sexton 6-1, 6-1 and Lindenwoods Alina Jensterle 6-3, 6-0 at the SLU Invitational…Continued her win streak going 3-0 at the Redhawk Invitational…Defeated Kate Sexton (SLU), 6-3, 6-0 and Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA), 4-6, 6-2, 13-11 at the ITA Central Regional Championships going 2-1 for the weekend…Finished out the singles season traveling to Normal, Illinois to compete in the Illinois State Tournament going 3-0…Posted the best doubles record on the team going 8-1 on the season…Played with Romana Tarajova (3-0) and Ksenia Shikanova (5-1)...Recorded two victories at the Saint Louis University invitational with wins over Sandra Gines and Mya Spencer (SLU) 7-5, and Juilana Kulczynski and Alina Jensterle (LIND) 6-0…At the ITA Central Regional Championships defeated Central Arkansas’s Konomi Miyakawa and Nicole Ross 8-3 going 1-1 for the tournament…Concluded her doubles season going 2-0 defeating Nadiia Konieva and Giorgia Cavestro (Milwaukee) 6-2, and Claire Perez-Korinko and Emma Pilipovic-Kljajic (EIU) 6-0 at the Illinois State tournament.
Spring 2022: Tied for second on the team with 13 singles wins…Posted a career-best 13-8 dual singles mark including a 9-3 record at No. 2…Has a 25-12 career singles record as a Redhawk…Also competed at second singles (0-2) and fourth singles (4-3) in 2022…Went 3-4 in OVC singles matches, playing primarily at No. 3 (3-2)…Went on a eight-match win streak with non-conference wins over Central Arkansas, William Woods (twice), Bradley, Arkansas State, Western Carolina, Montreat College and Gardner-Webb from Feb. 19 to March 17…Picked up three-straight OVC singles wins April 2-9 at the third position…Bested UT Martin’s (4/2) Amelia Campbell, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2), before beating Tennessee State’s (4/8) Daniela Koleva (6-2, 6-3) and fighting past Anastasiya Zholdakova of Belmont (4/9), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5…Notched a third singles win over Austin Peay’s (5/1) Martina Paladini-Jennings, 6-4, 6-0, to help the Redhawks secure their first-ever OVC Tournament Championship…Fell to #15 Stanford’s (5/6) Angelica Blake, 6-2, 6-2, in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament…Went 7-5 in doubles with Romana Tarajova at the top position…Compiled a 2-2 mark in OVC play with Tarajova…Also played doubles with Lera Valeeva (0-1 at No. 2) and Vivian Lai (1-2 at No. 3) in 2022…Notched six-straight doubles victories with Tarajova from March 9 to April 9 including non-conference wins over Arkansas State (3/9), Western Carolina (3/13), Montreat College (3/14) and Gardner-Webb (3/17)…Also had OVC victories over UT Martin’s (4/2) Sina Albersmeier and Jule Streif (6-4) and Belmont’s (4/9) Gina Feistel and Meredith Roberts (6-4) during that span…Fell to #15 Stanford’s (5/6) #19-ranked Connie Ma and Angelica Blake, 6-2, with Tarajova in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament…Earned OVC Doubles Team of the Week with Romana Tarajova on March 22…Also named OVC Tennis Player of the Week on March 22 as SEMO swept the weekly awards.
Fall 2021: Competed in five tournaments in the fall…Posted a 8-5 tournament singles mark…Lost to Belmont’s Abi Solomon (2-6, 4-6) to start the season at Austin Peay’s Fall Tournament (9/17-18)…At the UCA Fall Tournament (10/3-4) defeated Louisiana Tech’s Najah Dawson (6-4, 6-3) and UCA’s Suomo Hamanaga (3-6, 6-1, 12-10) before dropping her final match of that tournament to Northeastern State’s Mariella Minetti (6-4, 0-6, 5-10)…At the Redhawks home hidden dual (10/10), defeated Jessica Stefan of UT Martin, 7-5, 6-2, and Lia Espinal (6-2, 6-2) of Saint Louis to win the title…Won five straight singles matches from 10/10 to 10/21-24…Secured three victories at the ITA Division I Women’s Central Regional Championship (10/21-24) defeating Regina Talavera (St. Thomas, 6-2, 6-2), Millie Haagensen (Drake, 6-4, 6-1) and Valentina Vasquez (Missouri, 6-0, 7-6) before ultimately losing to Sofia Smagina (6-3, 6-2) of Kansas…Went 2-6 in doubles, playing with Lera Valeeva (2-5) and Romana Tarajova (0-1)…With Valeeva, went 1-2 at the UCA Fall Invitational (10/3-4)…Lost to Chunxi Xin and Fuka Nonoyama of UCA (6-0)…Defeated Missouri State’s Alyson Piskulic and Tiera Jarmond (6-3)…Lost to Louisiana Tech’s Ilana Tetruashvili and Schuknect with a final mark of 7-6…Defeated Mya Spencer/Mariona Perez (Saint Louis) 6-4 at the Redhawks home hidden dual meet (10/10).
Spring 2021: Earned 2021 All-OVC Second Team honors…Was third on the Redhawks in 2021 with a 12-5 mark in singles…Compiled a 6-1 record in OVC play, at the fourth slot (10-5 overall at no. 4)…Also competed at the second (1-0) and third (1-0) singles positions…Made Redhawks debut with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Maja Gledic of Central Arkansas (2/6) at no. 4 singles…Went on a seven-match singles win streak from March 27 (Belmont) to April 24 (Jacksonville State)…Beat Dariana Prato of #4 Jacksonville State (4/24), 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, in the 2021 OVC Championship Semifinals…Dropped a 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 decision to Aleks Topalovic of #2 Austin Peay (4/25) in the 2021 OVC Championship Finals…Posted an 8-7 doubles mark…Fashioned an 8-3 mark (8-2 at no. 2) with Lera Valeeva…Teamed up with Valeeva for a 4-1 record in league play…Also played with Vivian Lai (0-2, no. 3) and Daniela Hlacikova (0-2, no. 2)…Went on a six-match win streak with Valeeva from March 8 (William Woods) to April 16 (SIUE)…With Valeeva, defeated Sara Jamal and Harriet Hamilton of #4 Jacksonville State (4/24), 6-0, at no. 2 doubles, in the 2021 OVC Championship Semifinals.
2019-20 at Nevada (Shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic): In her first collegiate action, advanced to the finals in the white singles bracket at the Cal Fall Invitational…Posted a 7-7 record in her freshman season at Nevada...Was 4-4 in dual action during the spring and 3-3 in fall tournament play…Played seven matches at No. 2 singles in the spring and once at No. 1…In doubles play was 10-4 with a 4-2 mark in dual (spring) competitions and 6-2 in tournament (fall) action…Played all her dual doubles matches on court 3…Posted an 8-4 record with sophomore Selina Turulja, 3-2 in dual action (spring) and 5-2 in fall tournaments…Competed with two other partners in doubles during the season...Coached by Guillaume Tonelli at Nevada...Was one of five freshmen on the team and one of four Russians at Nevada.
Prep: Attended the School of Olympic Reserve in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, where she played for Mike Vinyar…In addition to tennis she participated in figure skating, gymnastics and volleyball…Captured the ITF Doubles Championship after a second place finish the previous year…Reached the semifinals of the ITA and was a Russian national tournament winner in singles.
Personal: Born on
June 3, 2001...Daughter of Natalia and Vadim Shikanova…Majoring in Finance at SEMO.
