Karolina Maksimova

Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Gymnazium #3
Hometown:
Mogilev, Belarus

Honors: 2017 Coaches Award (team award) ... 2014 Most Improved Player (team award).

As a Senior (2016-17): (Fall) Played at No. 3 singles ... wnet 3-3 ... played No. 1 and 2 doubles with Carli Knezevich, going 5-5 ... (Spring) played primarily No. 4 singles ... finished 15-9 overall, including 12-5 in the spring ... played No. 1 doubles with Carli Knezevich ... went 22-10 in doubles action, including 18-5 in the spring ... named the MAC Doubles Team of the Week twice (March 22, March 30).

As a Junior (2015-16): (Fall) Completed the fall portion with a 3-5 singles mark and a 2-6 doubles record with partners Ariadna Blinova and Sophia Geier … won her first match against Cornell’s Dena Tanenbaum before claiming another thrilling victory over West Virginia’s Lyn Yuen Choo … competed at the ITA Midwest Regionals … (Spring) finished 6-9 in singles action and 1-2 in the conference … participated mostly at the No. 2 and 3 spots … ended the year with a 7-10 doubles record and 2-3 MAC mark.

As a Sophomore (2014-15): (Fall) started the season with a 3-3 mark in singles play and a 4-4 record in doubles … participated in the ITA Midwest Regionals … (Spring) went 10-15 in singles action playing mainly at the No. 1 and 2 positions … won five consecutive matches including wins versus Valparaiso’s Kathleen Hebble, Oakland’s Karine Celis, and Youngstown’s Dominika Lackova … finished with a 10-12 doubles mark competing at the No. 1 and 2 spots … captured five straight victories containing triumphs over Butler’s Konstantina Adami and Kylie Haviland, Valparaiso’s Kaitlyn Hamel and Kathleen Hebble, and Oakland’s Karine Celis and Camille Hemond-Hill.

As a Freshman (2013-14): Exhibited an impressive turnaround from the beginning to the end of her rookie campaign … worked her way to the top of the singles line-up … played primarily at the No. 2 spot … also registered a pair of victories as the Zips’ No. 1 player (with wins against Portland State and Oakland) … partnered with Martina Zerbola for big doubles victories over Butler and MAC foe Northern Illinois.

High School: Ranked 20th among women in the Belarussian Tennis Federation ... competed in the sport for nine years.

Personal:   Born December 6, 1995, in Mogilev, Belarus … parents are Mikalay and Hanna Maksimova … speaks both Russian and English fluently … sport management major.

MAKSIMOVA’S CAREER STATS
SINGLES
Season   Overall   Dual   Tourn.   MAC   #1   #2   #3   #4   #5   #6
2013-14   15-17   10-12   5-3   1-6   3-4   2-6   3-1   0-1   2-1   -
2014-15   10-15   7-12   3-3   0-6   5-13   5-2   -   -   -   -
2015-16   9-14   6-9   3-5   1-2   0-3   2-4   6-6   -   -   -
2016-17   15-9   12-5   3-4   2-1   -   -   5-3   8-4   -   1-1
Total         49-55   35-38   14-15   4-15   8-20   9-12   11-9   8-4   2-1   1-1

DOUBLES
Season   Overall   Dual   Tourn.   MAC       #1       #2       #3
2013-14   5-18   4-15   1-3   1-6       0-2       4-10       0-3
2014-15   10-12   6-8   4-4   0-2       6-6       3-5       -
2015-16   9-16   7-10   2-6   2-3       5-11       1-3       2-1
2016-17   22-10   18-5   5-5   4-3       17-7       4-2       -
Total         41-56   35-38   12-18   7-14       28-26       12-20       2-4