Anya Baronayte

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Arystos Lyceum/West Virginia State/St. Petersburg State
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Russia

Year-By-YearRecord
Year      Singles (MAC)   Doubles(MAC)
2008-09  28-16 (5-3)     32-7 (6-2)
Totals    28-16(5-3)     32-7 (6-2)

Why Akron?
“I chose Akron because of the great tennis team andbusiness program as well as Coach’s consideration, which wasa crucial factor in choosing Akron. I am sure that Akron issomething that every student-athlete can dream about. It is justthe place to be.”

as a Sophomore (Spring 2009): Earned Second-TeamAll-MAC accolades … honored with the Coach’s Award andMost Improved Player Award … named MAC Player of the Week onApril 15, after posting a 4-0 combined singles and doubles recordin matches against Western Michigan (April 11) and Bowling Green(April 10) … 28 singles wins, 32 doubles wins and 60combined singles and doubles victories all rank as the second mostin team history … with doubles partner Zara Harutyunyan, won 23-straight doublesmatches from October to early April … with Harutyunyan,became the first pair of Akron teammates to be named to the All-MACfirst or second team in the same season … most memorablemoment of the season was the team’s 4-3 win over NorthernIllinois (March 27) because “We were a family thatday.”

as a Sophomore (Fall 2008): Became first playerin team history to advance through qualifying play and into themain draw at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) MidwestRegional (Oct. 23-28), with straight-set victories over Toledo'sAshley Frey (6-2, 6-3) in the round of 64, Marquette's ChristinaRuiz (6-2, 6-2) in the round of 32 and Eastern Illinois' JulianaFrey (6-1, 6-1) in the round of 16 ... partnered with freshmanZara Harutyunyan to post a 1-1record in doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional, with a 9-8 loss toMinnesota’s Alessandra Ferrazzi and Tijana Koprivica in theopening round of 64, and an 8-4 win over Evansville's KateChybowski and Theadora Kotsiou in the consolation bracket ...teamed with Harutyunyan for an 8-2 win over the Northwestern pairof Keri Robison and Nazlie Ghazal, who made up half of the No. 29-and No. 34-ranked doubles teams in the country, at the NorthwesternWildcat Invitational (Oct. 10-12) ... finished third at WildcatInvite in “B” doubles, after posting wins over LSU'sNicole Kantor and Nicole Smith, a combined team from Illinois(Christine Stromburg) and Notre Dame (Katie Potts), andNorthwestern's Robison and Ghazal ... claimed first collegiatedoubles flight championship by winning the Big Green Invitationalat Dartmouth (Nov. 7-9) with partner Harutyunyan ... nine singleswins and 10 doubles wins were both second-highest total on team ...finished third at No. 2 singles at Bowling Green Invitational(Sept. 20-21) ... Dean's List honoree.

as a Freshman at West Virginia State (2007-08):Posted a 28-3 record as the team’s No. 1 player, including a5-0 mark versus Division I opponents ... named West VirginiaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) freshman- andplayer-of-the-year ... helped guide the Yellow Jackets to theirfirst league championship and first appearance in the D-IItournament ... in the first tournament of her collegiate career,won the “A” singles flight of the Martha ThornInvitational (Sept. 7-9) at West Virginia University – enroute to claiming that title she defeated Akron’s No. 2 andNo. 3 singles players (junior TanyaradzwaGombera and senior AmySherlock, respectively), and defeated WVU’s No. 1player in the final.

Prior to West Virginia State: Ranked as high asNo. 68 in Under 16 in Russia and No. 101 in her first year in Under18 ... held a career high ranking of No. 1,054 in the InternationalTennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings in 2006... also attendedSt. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1989 ... daughter ofSvetlana Baronene and Vladislav Baronas ... father is a manager ...mother is a professor of economy and management ... has onebrother, Mark (age 13) ... favorite book is Gone With TheWind ... after college, aspires to manage her own tennis club... hobbies include taking pictures and rollerblading ... tennishero is Svetlana Kyznetsova ... favorite foods are steak andseafood ... favorite movies are Meet Joe Black andForrest Gump ... favorite quotations: “Nothing isimpossible, everything is reasonable” and “Be positive,life is a gift" ... majoring in corporate finance.