Fall 2022: Competed in three tournaments and two matches…Chalked up a 9-3 singles record for the season…Had an impressive start to the year, going 5-0 at the Central Arkansas Tournament and the SLU Invitational, at the SLU Invitational she had a clutch win against Lizzie, Barlow from St. Louis, beating her 4-6, 6-1, 10-4…Continued her hot streak at the Redhawk Invitational with dominating wins of 6-1, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-1…Competed in three matches at the ITA Central Regional Championships…Finished her season going 2-1 with wins against Emma Pilipovic-Kljajic from Eastern Illinois (6-1,6-0) and Milwaukee’s Giorgia Cavestro (6-2, 6-0)...Had a doubles record of 10-4…Played with Daniela Hlacikova the whole season…Opened the season at the Central Arkansas tournament going 2-1 with wins over Reagan Miley and Sasha Lebedeva (ORU) 7-6 (7-4) and Diana Cabrera and Alyson Piskulic (MS) 6-0…At the Saint Louis Invitational went 1-1…In Cape Girardeau, Mo. at the Redhawk Invitational posted an impressive record of 4-0 with dominating wins over Western Illinois’s Lara Diniz de Souza and Maria Rybka 6-3, Western Illinois’s Lucky Kancherla and Maria Rybka 6-1, Western Illinois’s Lorena Catellanos and Maria Rybka 6-3, and Southern Indiana’s Abby Myers and Khandice Thomas 6-1…Went 1-1 at the ITA Central Regional Championships with a win over Missouri’s Koral Koldobski and Romary Cardenas 8-7 (7-5)...Ended the season going 3-0 at the Illinois State tournament
Spring 2022: With Daniela Hlacikova, was named to the 2022 All-OVC Doubles Team…Named the OVC Doubles Team of the Week with Hlacikova a league-best two times this season (3/8 and 4/5)…Teamed up with Hlacikova for a 13-4 dual doubles mark (12-4 at No. 2, 1-0 at No. 3) which led the Redhawks this season…With Hlacikova, posted a 6-1 OVC mark at no. 2 doubles…In singles, was tied for second on the team with 13 singles wins…Notched a career-best 13-7 overall dual singles record including 10-6 at No. 6 in 2022…Has a 32-22 career singles record at SEMO…Went 5-2 in OVC singles matches at the final position in 2022…Also was 3-0 in singles matches at the third position and played a match at No. 4 (0-1)…Went on a five-match singles win streak with non-conference victories over William Woods, Bradley, Arkansas State, Western Carolina and Montreat College from March 1-14…Started OVC singles action with five-straight wins from March 25 to April 9…In that span, beat Eastern Illinois (3/25, Lauren Ellis, 6-0, 6-1), SIUE (3/29, Nicole Gomez, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3), UT Martin (4/2, Mizuki Sakurai, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)), Tennessee State (4/8), and Belmont (4/9, Peyton Lee, 6-3, 6-1)…Went 2-0 in singles at the sixth position during the 2022 OVC Tournament (4/30-5/1)…Bested Belmont’s (4/30) Lauren Carelli, 6-3, 6-2, in the Semifinals to help the Redhawks advance to the 2022 OVC Tennis Championship Final…Registered the match clinching victory over Austin Peay (5/1) to help the Redhawks capture their first-ever OVC Tournament title with a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Yu-Hua Cheng…Fell to #15 Stanford’s (5/6) Sara Choy, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6, in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament…In doubles, started the season with a 6-3 win over Missouri State’s (2/11) Juliette Robinson and Sandra Lukacova with Hlacikova…Went on an eight-match win streak with Hlacikova from March 14-April 16 with non-conference victories at Montreat College (3/14) and Gardner-Webb (3/17) followed by six-straight OVC wins over Eastern Illinois (3/25, 6-2), SIUE (3/29, 6-2), UT Martin (4/2, 6-1), Tennessee State (4/8, 6-1), Belmont (4/9, 6-2) and Austin Peay (4/16, 6-2)…Downed Belmont’s (4/30) Somer Henry and Peyton Lee, 6-3, as #2 SEMO earned the 4-0 sweep to advance to 2022 OVC Tennis Championship Final…Took on #15 Stanford’s (5/6) Sara Choy / Alexandra Yepifanova (4-5, unfinished) in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament with Hlacikova at the second position.
Fall 2021: Competed in three tournaments…Posted a 3-3 singles mark and a 4-2 doubles record during fall tournament play…Kicked off the fall season with a victory over UT Martin’s Ariadna Ondo (6-1, 6-1) at the Austin Peay Fall Tournament (9/17-18)…At the UCA Fall Invitational (10/3-4) dropped her first match versus Rebecca Brody (Arkansas State, 3-6, 3-6) before defeating Austin Peay’s Honoka Nakanishi 7-5, 7-5…At the Redhawks Dual Meet, lost to Kate Sexton (SLU) by a final mark of 3-6, 6-7…Finished fall singles campaign with a victory over Taylor Trondson (Belmont) 6-1, 6-2 at the Murray State Invitational (11/5-6)…Went 1-2 at the UCA Fall Invitational (10/3) with Romana Tarajova defeating Missouri State’s Alyson Piskulic and Tiera Jarmond by a final mark of 6-3… At the Redhawks home hidden dual (10/10), defeated Jessica Stefan and Lizzie Barlow (SLU) 6-0 and Lia Espinal and Mizuki Sakurai (UTM) 6-4…Secured a final doubles victory of the season with Daniela Hlacikova at the Murray State Invitational (11/5-6), defeating Paola Campigotto and Jordi Font Montero (Murray State) 6-1.
Spring 2021: Notched a 5-3 singles mark, playing at the fourth (1-1), fifth (0-1) and sixth (4-1) slots…Went 1-0 in conference play…Beat Claire Martin of Missouri State (2/12), 7-6, 6-2, for her first win of the campaign…Concluded the year with five-straight singles wins from Feb. 12 (Missouri State) to April 25 (Austin Peay)…Won both of her sixth singles matches at the 2021 OVC Championship…Bested Balsen Kaya of #4 Jacksonville State (4/24), 6-2, 6-3, in the Semifinals before overcoming Honoka Nakanishi of #2 Austin Peay (4/25), 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, in the Championship Final…Posted a doubles mark of 10-6 including an 8-3 record with 2021 OVC Freshman of the Year Daniela Hlacikova…With Hlacikova, went 4-2 in league play and 7-3 at no. 3 doubles…Also played doubles with Kseniya Zonova (1-2, no. 1) and Lera Valeeva (1-1, no. 3)…Notched a victory over Mizzou's (1/24) Bronte Murgett and Marta Oliveira with Zonova to open the season…Ranked as high as 71st in the 2021 Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Women's Doubles Rankings (3/24) with Zonova because of the win…Went on a five-match doubles win streak with Hlacikova from Feb. 20 (Bradley) to April 2 (Austin Peay)…Bested Carmen Roxana Manu and Tiffany Lagarde of Kansas (3/6), 6-2, at no. 3 doubles…Dropped a 4-6 decision to #4 Jacksonville State (4/24) in the 2021 OVC Championship Semifinals before edging Martina Paladini-Jennings and Honoka Nakanishi, 7-5, to claim the doubles point in the 2021 OVC Championship Finals against #2 Austin Peay (4/25).
Spring 2020 (Shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic): Posted a 3-4 dual singles record, playing at the third (0-1), fourth (1-0) and fifth (2-3) slots…Was second on the team with three singles dual wins…Notched first singles dual win of the season over Adriana Gonzalez of Saint Louis (1/29), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, in the fifth lineup spot…Concluded the season with back-to-back wins over Missouri State (3/6, Alyson Piskulic, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, fifth) and Kansas City (3/7, Thanushree Vale, 6-3, 6-2, fourth)…In doubles, registered a 1-6 dual mark, competing at the second (1-5) and third (0-1) positions…Played with Vivian Lai (1-4, second), Manuela Barriga (0-1, third) and Lera Valeeva (0-1, third)…Bested Lipscomb’s (2/8) Liza Diachenko and Maddox Bandy, 6-0, with Lai at no. 2 doubles…Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll…Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades.
Fall 2019: Competed in five tournaments…Registered a 9-6 singles record during the fall…Tallied a 9-4 doubles mark with Vivian Lai…Won five consecutive singles matches from Sept. 27 to Oct. 17…Finished as a quarterfinalist at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational (9/13-14) and had wins over Western Kentucky and Austin Peay…Beat Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State after an opening round loss to Chattanooga at the Central Arkansas (UCA) Fall Invitational (9/28-29)…Swept pair of singles matches against William Woods (10/5) at home…Bested Autumn Clark (Northern Kentucky to open the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regional Championship (10/17-19)…Closed the tournament with wins over Belmont and Memphis…Finished as a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional Championship (10/17-19) with wins over Belmont and Lipscomb with Lai… Compiled doubles wins over Belmont, Murray State and Western Kentucky at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational (9/13-14) to win the Flight 2 Doubles title…Concluded the campaign with a perfect 3-0 doubles record to secure the second doubles flight at the Stetson Invitational (11/1-3).
Spring 2019: Posted a singles dual record of 11-8 and was fourth on the team with singles wins, playing primarily at the fourth (9-7) and fifth (2-1) positions…Notched a 6-2 mark in conference play…Had a three-match win streak from March 10-22 with victories over Jackson State (3/10), Loyola New Orleans (3/12) and UT Martin (3/22)…Finished the season with a six-match win streak from April 6-26, beating Murray State (4/6), Tennessee State (4/11), Jacksonville State (4/13), SIUE (4/19), Eastern Illinois (4/20) and Belmont (4/26)… Triumphed over Belmont’s Maria Plaksina, 6-2, 6-2 at no. 4 singles in the First Round of the OVC Championship (4/26)…Teamed up with Isabella Krupa to lead the team with a 13-8 doubles dual record, playing at the second (11-4) and first (2-4) slots…Was 4-3 in OVC duals…Started the season with doubles wins over Arkansas State (1/25) and at Missouri (1/26)…Defeated Missouri’s Marta Oliveira and Vivien Abraham at no. 2 doubles, 6-2, with Krupa…Registered a six-match win streak from Feb. 17-March 4 earning decisions over Nebraska-Omaha (2/17), Missouri State (2/17), Toledo (2/23), Creighton (2/24), Bradley (3/2) and Louisiana Tech (3/4)…Tallied a three-match win streak from March 12-30 with wins at Loyola New Orleans (3/12) and against OVC opponents, UT Martin (3/22) and Belmont (3/30)...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Awarded ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Fall 2018: Competed in all four tournaments…Posted a 6-6 singles record and a 5-4 mark in doubles, playing with Isabella Krupa…Won back-to-back singles matches over Chattanooga and UT Martin at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational (9/14-15) and recorded a three-match singles win streak from 9/14-15 to 9/20-22…Advanced to the semifinals in the Flight B bracket at the Missouri State Fall Invitational (10/26-10/28) after consecutive wins over Southwest Baptist and Missouri State…Beat UT Martin in doubles with Krupa, 6-2, at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational (9/14-15)…Advanced through doubles qualifying at the 2018 ITA Central Regional (10/12-16) with Krupa after an 8-7 win over Oral Roberts…Posted back-to-back doubles victories with Krupa at the Missouri State Fall Invitational (10/26-10/28) to finish runners-up in Flight B.
Prep: Ranked third in Macedonia and 1597 by the International Tennis Federation...Graduated from Sport Academy in 2018 where she played tennis for eight years...Competed in multiple singles and doubles events in 2018...Traveled to Bulgaria, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania to compete.
Personal: Born on June 10, 1999…Daughter of Mile Velkoski and Blaga Velkoska...Majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics at SEMO.
