2 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 19 ALL-AMERICANS • 9 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Yana Koroleva
Height: 6'0"
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Major: Communications
Experience: Redshirt

Pronunciation: YAH-nuh kohr-a-LAY-vah

Spring 2013 (as a sophomore)

  • Opens 2013 as the No. 32 singles player in the country after earning three top-50 wins in the fall

Fall 2012 (as a sophomore)

  • Enters the season ranked No. 7 among all newcomers according to the ITA
  • Will play at the top of the Clemson lineup after sitting a year dur to NCAA eligibility requirements
  • Reached quarterfinals of Hilton Head $10,000 as an amateur, and main draw of 25K in Raleigh
  • Defeated players who played at North Carolina, Michigan, as well as many others
  • Reached semifinals at ITA Carolina Regional Singles Championships
  • Earned three wins over top-50 players, including a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 18 Brynn Boren of Tennessee
  • Compiled 5-3 singles and 4-2 doubles record

Spring 2012 (as a freshman)

  • Sat out from collegiate competition during NCAA season
  • Participated in several ITF events, and played unattached as well
  • Practiced with the team

Before Clemson

  • Earned a ranking as high as 385th in the world in 2010 by the WTA singles rankings
  • currently among the top 500 players in the world
  • shown the ability to win on many court surfaces, but has excelled in hard court
  • Reached the finals in several events, and has ITF tournament experience all over the world.
  • Will not be new to South Carolina, as she played in ITF events in Sumter and Hilton Head in 2009
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