DianaTkachenko
- height 6-0
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Moscow, Russia
- Previous School Evansville
- Major Management
- High school UGRA Boarding School of Olympic Reserve
Career Notes
- 2021 ITA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020, 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Fifth Year (2020-21)
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win against Alexis Cramer of WKU in singles competition.
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Dual | 1-0 | Dual | 0-0 | |
| Tour | 0-0 | Tour | 0-0 | |
| Conf | 0-0 | Conf | 0-0 | |
| Overall | 1-0 | Overall | 0-0 | |
Senior (2019-20)
Put together a solid 10-4 record in singles and an 8-3 mark in doubles (paired with Carlota Molina and Carla Girbau) during fall action … Competed at the Baylor Invite, Ohio Valley Regional Championships and Kentucky Invite during the fall … During the dual season, Tkachenko crafted a 6-6 singles record, including a 2-2 singles record in the conference, competing mostly on the No. 5 court … In the doubles competition during the dual season, she put together a 5-6 doubles record, including a 1-1 doubles record in the conference, paired with freshman Carlota Molina … Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Dual | 6-6 | Dual | 5-6 | |
| Tour | 10-4 | Tour | 8-3 | |
| Conf | 2-2 | Conf | 1-1 | |
| Overall | 16-10 | Overall | 13-9 |
Junior (2018-19)
Put together the best singles record on the team during the dual season, recording a 17-4 mark and a 6-4 record in the league … Played consistently in the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 slots this season, notching a 14-4 mark on the fifth court … To start the season, Tkachenko won her first 11 singles matches to tie the best winning streak of the season … In doubles, she recorded a 2-7 mark in doubles … In her only ranked matchup of the season – in singles or in doubles – Tkachenko and doubles partner Tiphanie Fiquet defeated No. 49 Georgia Drummy and Christina Rosca of No. 6 Vanderbilt on a 6-4 mark on court No. 2.
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Dual | 17-4 | Dual | 2-7 | |
| Tour | 0-0 | Tour | 0-0 | |
| Conf | 6-4 | Conf | 1-6 | |
| Overall | 17-4 | Overall | 2-7 | |
Sophomore (2017-18)
Played on courts Nos. 4 and 5 in singles throughout the dual season … Put together a 13-7 singles mark, and held the best win streak on the team in singles this season, having won eight straight matches near the end of the nonconference schedule and start of the conference schedule … In doubles, Tkachenko rallied a 7-13 record, earning her best mark when paired with Justina Mikulskyte in the middle of the season … The duo notched a 6-3 mark, going 2-2 in the league.
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Dual | 13-7 | Dual | 7-13 | |
| Tour | 0-0 | Tour | 0-0 | |
| Conf | 6-5 | Conf | 2-8 | |
| Overall | 13-7 | Overall | 7-13 | |
Played for 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.
Prior to UK
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
Parents are Alexey and Ludmila Tkachenko … Has two siblings, Artem and Anastasia … Twin sister Anastasia also plays for the UK women’s tennis team … Holds dual United States and Russian citizenships.