St. John's University Athletics
2014-15 Women's Tennis Roster
Anastasia Polyakova
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Portland
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg, Russia
Spring 2014: Earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST team to conclude an impressive first season in Queens ... tallied 10 singles victories including a 5-3 mark at the No. 2 singles spot ... went 4-0 in conference play and won five of her first six singles matches of the season with wins over second singles players from Georgetown, Maryland and Connecticut ... defeated fellow All-BIG EAST team member Ana Vladutu of top-seeded DePaul 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 to give St. John[apos]s its point in the 4-1 loss to the Blue Demons in the BIG EAST Semifinals ... combined with teammate Diamond Adams for a 7-4 doubles record, including a 3-0 conference mark.
Fall 2013: Posted a 4-7 singles record ... knocked off Alicia Doms of Temple, 6-1, 6-2, in the Round of 16 at the Cissie Leary Invitational ... topped Katie Derienzo of Sacred Heart, 6-0, 6-3, at the 2013 USTA/ITA Northeast Regional.
At Portland: Played at first singles for all 20 matches she appeared in as a freshman ... won seven of her first nine duals ... was named an All-West Coast Conference Honrable Mention selection at the end of her rookie campaign ... went 13-8 during her sophomore year ... went 7-4 after getting bumped up to the No. 2 slot mid-season.
Personal: Born Anastasia Polyakova on Jan. 4, 1993 in Moscow, Russia ... cites the forehand as the best part of her game ... lists Juan del Potro as her favorite tennis player ... majoring in Advertising.