DianaTkachenko

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Joined the team in January as a transfer from Evansville … Went 13-7 in singles competition, playing mostly on court four … Named SEC Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after going undefeated in a double header vs. Arizona State and EKU … Won eight straight singles matches from Feb. 17 to March 11, including going 4-0 to open SEC play … Earned a ranked singles win over Arizona State’s No. 107 Savannah Slaysman, 6-4, 6-4 … Picked up eight doubles wins, playing on the bottom two courts throughout the season … Saw success on court three doubles with Justina Mikulskyte, posting a 5-1 record together.

2016-17 (Freshman at Evansville)
Named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and finished her freshman season ranked 20th in region … Recorded an overall singles record of 33-8 … Came on strong in fall debut, going 10-2 in singles and 2-7 in doubles play … Took the singles win by going 3-0 at the Greater Cincinnati Invitational, her first appearance at UE … In dual matches during the spring season, Tkachenko finished strong with a record of 23-6, including a 6-1 mark in MVC playo … First win came against St.Francis at No. 2 singles as she took down Raksha Boda, 6-0, 6-2.

Pre-College
From Russia, where she and her twin sister played in a number of international ITF events … Teamed up with her sister to post an 11-5 record in international ITF doubles play … Won first Tennis Europe U16 Doubles title in 2013 in Sochi … Won two Level 5 ITF Doubles Championships in 2015 … Seventh in the U18 Russian Championship and had a ranking as high as 65.

Personal
Daughter of Alexey and Ludmila Tkachenko … Born in New Jersey and holds dual United States and Russian citizenships … Twin sister, Anastasia, plays tennis at the University of Wyoming.