Kansas Jayhawks
Yuliana Svistun - Women's Tennis - Kansas Jayhawks

Yuliana Svistun

Height 5'7''
Class Freshman
Hometown Ufa, Russia
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Fall 2008 (Senior): Finished the fall season at 5-5…Best performance came at the Jayhawk Invitational where she went 3-1 for third place in her flight…Won her first match of the ITA Central Regionals qualifying round before losing to conference opponent Huet of Oklahoma…Partnered with freshman Ekaterina Morozova to compete in doubles play…Finished with a team-best 6-2 record…Competed in main draw of doubles at the ITA Central Regionals…Won one match before being eliminated.

Spring 2008 (Junior):Played primarily at No. 4 singles, going 10-10 in dual match play… After opening the season 0-3, won three of her next four singles contests from Feb. 10 through Feb. 23… Won five of six matches in a stretch that spanned from April 6 through KU[apos]s first-round victory over Iowa State in the Big 12 Championships on April 24… One of just four Jayhawks to play in at least 20 duals… Finished the season playing No. 3 doubles with Magdalena Tokarczyk… The duo went 5-2, including three-consecutive wins to close the season… The pair went 4-2 in Big 12 contests… Also played No. 2 doubles with Kunigunda Dorn early in the season, going 2-5.

Fall 2007 (Junior): Was Kansas[apos] top singles player, finishing 10-4, which included a streak of seven-straight wins… Her 14 singles contests played were the most on the team… Went 3-1 at season-opening Cissie Leary Tournament… Won the Flight E singles championship at the Hoosier Classic, defeating Indiana State[apos]s Fadazi Masiyazi in the final… Won two qualifying matches to advance to the main singles draw at the ITA Central Region Championships… Placed third in the Black singles bracekt at Seminole Invitational… Went 3-2 in doubles action with Kunigunda Dorn… Also played five matches with Mymee Tokuda… Earned a second-place finish with Dorn in the Seminole Invitational[apos]s Gold doubles bracket.

Spring 2007 (Sophomore): Had a standout season for KU, going 15-6 in singles play and 8-3 in Big 12 matches, both team-highs… Her 8-2 conference mark in the No. 5 position was the Big 12[apos]s second best… After opening the season 1-3, won seven-straight contests from Feb. 4 through March 10, giving her the longest winning streak by any Kansas player all spring… Also had a streak of five-consecutive wins from April 1-18… Competed in all but one of Kansas[apos] duals… Recorded a win over Oklahoma[apos]s Chelsea Orr in the first round of the Big 12 Championships… Lost back-to-back contests only once… Her only three conference losses came against the league[apos]s top three teams — Baylor, Texas A&M and Texas… Ended the season by winning six of seven outings… Competed with Stephanie Smith in doubles play during the Jayhawks[apos] final six matches… Presented with Kansas[apos] Most Improved Player Award.

Fall 2006 (Sophomore): Had a standout fall for the Jayhawks, finishing with a team-best singles record of 10-2… Opened the season by winning the championship of the Flight D draw at the Deacon Classic… Recorded victories in her first six matches of the season… Won each of her round-robin contests at the Hoosier Classic… Won two matches in qualifying play to advance to the main draw of the ITA Central Regionals… Captured the title of the Carolina singles bracket at the Kitty Harrison Invitational, winning all three of her matches… Went 4-4 with Kunigunda Dorn in doubles play, including two wins at the ITA Central Regionals… Tallied a 2-1 mark with Stephanie Smith at the Kitty Harrison Invitational, advancing to the final of the Tarheel doubles draw.

Spring 2006 (Freshman): Joined the team for the spring season, and immediately made in impact, winning her first four singles matches in a Jayhawk uniform… Overall, went 6-4 in singles play while competing in the No. 5 and 6 slots… Took over the No. 3 doubles position teamed with Christine Skoda, going 8-3, including six straight wins from January 28 to April 8… The duo notched a 8-3 win over Colorado[apos]s Losinski and Sedivec in the first round of the Big 12 Championships.