2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
Alina Kuzmenkova
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stavropol, Russia
- High School:
- University of Nebraska High School
Bio
Demon Notes
2021:Â All-BIG EAST Second Team
2021: BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award
2021: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2021: ITA All-Academic Team
2020: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2020: ITA All-Academic Team
2019: All-BIG EAST Second Team
2019: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2019: ITA All-Academic Team
2018: ITA All-Academic Team
Three-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 (Senior) - Singles: 0-0 | Doubles: 0-0
Did not play because of a season-ending injury.
2020-21 (Junior) - Singles: 8-6 | Doubles: 5-5
Came through at the BIG EAST Championship going 2-1 in singles and 1-1 in doubles... scored the winning point in a 4-1 victory over Villanova in the BIG EAST Semifinals... won six of her final 10 singles matches overall... teamed with Lenka Antonijevic as the No. 1 doubles team and went 4-1... including the postseason, racked up a 3-1 doubles mark against BIG EAST opponents... maintained junior standing in tennis after gaining an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA during the 2019-20 pandemic season.
2019-20 (Junior) - Singles: 5-11 | Doubles: 8-7
Scored the winning point in a 4-3 victory over Xavier at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness that brought new coach Marisa Arce her first BIG EAST Conference win... finished up the coronavirus-shortened spring season winning two of her last three singles matches... teamed with Aspasia Avgeri to win six of their first nine doubles matches.
2018-19 (Sophomore) - Singles: 8-8 | Doubles: 4-7
With coaches and players from the entire conference watching, Kuzmenkova rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third set of the final match in lifting DePaul to a 4-3 victory over No. 1 seed Xavier and the Blue Demons' fourth BIG EAST title in the last six years... was 2-1 in tournament singles play and teamed with Aspasia Avgeri to earn a 4-1 doubles mark in the dual season and was 4-0 at the No. 3 doubles position.
2017-18 (Freshman) - Singles: 15-10 | Doubles: 8-21
Finished the DUAL season with an 8-4 singles record competing at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6... for doubles, compiled a 4-10 record during DUAL season playing alongside Jovicic... helped DePaul advance to the BIG EAST Tournament title match with her walk-off singles win over Marquette in the semifinals.
High School: Recorded a 7-6 record in 2015 and 12-10 in 2014... advanced to the Round of 16 at Santa Coloma de Farners ITF event... advanced to the third round in eight tournaments.
Personal: Daughter of Alexy and Oxana Kuzmenkova… has one brother, Denis… majoring in Cybersecurity.
2021:Â All-BIG EAST Second Team
2021: BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award
2021: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2021: ITA All-Academic Team
2020: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2020: ITA All-Academic Team
2019: All-BIG EAST Second Team
2019: ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
2019: ITA All-Academic Team
2018: ITA All-Academic Team
Three-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 (Senior) - Singles: 0-0 | Doubles: 0-0
Did not play because of a season-ending injury.
2020-21 (Junior) - Singles: 8-6 | Doubles: 5-5
Came through at the BIG EAST Championship going 2-1 in singles and 1-1 in doubles... scored the winning point in a 4-1 victory over Villanova in the BIG EAST Semifinals... won six of her final 10 singles matches overall... teamed with Lenka Antonijevic as the No. 1 doubles team and went 4-1... including the postseason, racked up a 3-1 doubles mark against BIG EAST opponents... maintained junior standing in tennis after gaining an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA during the 2019-20 pandemic season.
2019-20 (Junior) - Singles: 5-11 | Doubles: 8-7
Scored the winning point in a 4-3 victory over Xavier at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness that brought new coach Marisa Arce her first BIG EAST Conference win... finished up the coronavirus-shortened spring season winning two of her last three singles matches... teamed with Aspasia Avgeri to win six of their first nine doubles matches.
2018-19 (Sophomore) - Singles: 8-8 | Doubles: 4-7
With coaches and players from the entire conference watching, Kuzmenkova rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third set of the final match in lifting DePaul to a 4-3 victory over No. 1 seed Xavier and the Blue Demons' fourth BIG EAST title in the last six years... was 2-1 in tournament singles play and teamed with Aspasia Avgeri to earn a 4-1 doubles mark in the dual season and was 4-0 at the No. 3 doubles position.
2017-18 (Freshman) - Singles: 15-10 | Doubles: 8-21
Finished the DUAL season with an 8-4 singles record competing at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6... for doubles, compiled a 4-10 record during DUAL season playing alongside Jovicic... helped DePaul advance to the BIG EAST Tournament title match with her walk-off singles win over Marquette in the semifinals.
High School: Recorded a 7-6 record in 2015 and 12-10 in 2014... advanced to the Round of 16 at Santa Coloma de Farners ITF event... advanced to the third round in eight tournaments.
Personal: Daughter of Alexy and Oxana Kuzmenkova… has one brother, Denis… majoring in Cybersecurity.
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