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Daria Afanasyeva
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
- High School:
- Olimpiec Tennis School
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
JMU Career Rankings
2022-23 as a Redshirt Senior:
2021-22 as a Redshirt Junior:
2020-21 as a Redshirt Sophomore:
2019-20 as a Sophomore:
2018-19 as a Freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- 3rd in doubles wins (79)
- 4th in total wins (146)
- 9th in singles wins (67)
2022-23 as a Redshirt Senior:
- Played in all 23 dual matches at No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles
- Had a 13-17 singles record, including 9-13 in dual play
- Tallied an 18-11 doubles record, including 14-7 in dual play
- In conference play, went 6-4 in singles and 7-2 in doubles
- Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 8)
- Clinched team-best five JMU dual victories: George Washington (Jan. 21), at Texas State (Mar. 10), South Alabama (Mar. 26), ULM (Apr. 1) and at Coastal Carolina (Apr. 16)
- Season-best four-match singles win streak during Sun Belt play
- Turned in pair of four-match doubles win streaks with Reka Matko
- Had a 4-4 singles record and 4-4 doubles record during fall tournament play
2021-22 as a Redshirt Junior:
- Third Team All-CAA singles
- Played in 16 dual matches, primary at No. 3 singles and No. 3 doubles
- Had a 14-7 singles record, including an 8-3 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 17-11 doubles record, including 7-8 in dual play
- Was a perfect 5-0 at No. 3 singles spot
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Kylie Moulin (Feb. 9)
- Clinched three JMU dual victories: Georgetown (Jan. 23), at Davidson (Mar. 27) and Elon (Apr. 9)
- Won final five singles matches of the season
- Had season-high seven-match doubles win streak during fall tournament play
- Had a 6-4 singles record and 10-3 doubles record during fall tournament play
- Reached the singles round of 16 at the ITA Atlantic Super Regionals
- Advanced to the ITA Atlantic Super Regionals in doubles with Kylie Moulin
- Won Outdoor Doubles Flight with Kylie Moulin at Hokie Fall Invitational
2020-21 as a Redshirt Sophomore:
- First Team All-CAA singles and doubles
- VaSID Second Team All-State singles and doubles
- Finished year #10 in Atlantic Region singles rankings and #8 in doubles rankings
- Played in all dual matches at No. 1 singles and primarily at No. 1 doubles
- Had a 10-5 singles record
- Tallied a 9-6 doubles record, including 7-3 mark at No. 1 spot
- Two-time CAA Player of the Week (Mar. 10, Mar. 31)
- Two-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Alexis Franco (Mar. 31, April 14)
- Won seven of final eight doubles matches
- Clinched dual win at UNCW (Mar. 26)
- Captured super tiebreak win against CAA Player of the Year Mila Saric in JMU's first 7-0 win against William & Mary (Mar. 21)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
2019-20 as a Sophomore:
- VaSID Second Team All-State singles
- Played in all dual matches primarily at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Had a 15-9 singles record, including 10-4 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 19-5 doubles record, including 11-2 in dual play
- CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 5)
- Won last eight doubles matches of the season
- Season-high eight-match singles win streak between Jan. 25 and Feb. 23
- Won seven dual singles matches in straight sets
- Clinched JMU's dual wins against Winthrop and Maryland
- Advanced to Round of 32 at 2019 ITA Atlantic Regional Championship
- Won all three doubles matches at Thunder in the Mountains
- Went 3-1 in doubles matches at Wildcat Invite, falling in Flight B title match to teammates Jona Roka and Kylie Moulin
2018-19 as a Freshman:
- First Team All-CAA singles and doubles
- VaSID Second Team All-State singles and doubles
- Played all 19 dual matches at No. 1 singles and primarily at No. 2 doubles
- Had a 15-16 singles record, including 10-9 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 16-13 doubles record, including 10-8 in dual play
- Ranked No. 13 singles in the Oracle/ITA Division I Atlantic Region
- CAA Player of the Week (Mar. 26)
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Jona Roka (Feb. 6)
- Defeated 2018-2019 CAA Player of the Year Christi Woodson in the CAA Tournament (6-1, 6-2)
- Claimed first collegiate dual victory in JMU's 7-0 win against Howard (Jan. 26) with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 1
- Doubles Loyalty Flight Champion with partner Emma Petersen at the 2018 Hokie Fall Invitational
- Advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2018 ITA Mid-Atlantic Regional
High School:
- Advanced to singles semifinals at the Governor Cup in Russia
- Appeared in the doubles championship match at the Gennadi Petrov Memorial Cup in Belarus
- Competed in multiple ITF tennis circuits
Personal:
- Daughter of Sergey & Svetlana Afanasyeva
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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