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iryna tkachenko bio
January 16, 2007 | Cowgirl Tennis
•All-Big 12 Selection (2005)
•NCAA Individual Championship Invitee (2005)
OSU Career: Tkachenko is a talented junior who will look to rebound from a disappointing 2006 season and regain the form that made her one of the Big 12's best as a freshman. In just two seasons, she already ranks in the school's top 10 career wins list in the Big 12 era. Has won over 60 percent of her matches as a Cowgirl.
2006 Fall Season: Finished the fall ranked No. 10 in the region ... lead the Cowgirls with six individual wins ... all six victories came in a row ... compiled a 6-2 singles mark ... finished the Aggie Invitational with a 2-1 mark in the top flight ... advanced to the semifinals of the Central Region Championship ... lost in the semifinals to Arkansas' Marori Franco in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 ... finished with a 2-2 doubles record, pairing with Jennifer Poskitt and Lauren Simmons ... teamed with Poskitt at the Aggie Invitational and went 2-1 ... paired with Simmons at the 2006 Central Region Championships to go 0-1.
Sophomore Season: Cowgirl's No. 1 player went 10-13 in her sophomore campaign, with all her matches coming at No. 1 singles ... had a long winning streak of three matches last season ... helped O-State advance in the first round of the Las Vegas Invitational by clinching the victory over Santa Barbara with a straight sets victory over Marielle Gruenig ... nearly upset BYU's No. 17-ranked Olga Boulytakva, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 ... helped Cowgirls in upset of Kansas by beating Ksenia Bukina, 6-2, 6-2 ... clinched victory over instate rival Tulsa with a, 6-3, 6-3, victory over Daniela Muscolino ... clinched the win over UTEP with a straight sets win over Katherine Palider ... beat Texas Tech's Tara Browning, 6-2, 6-0, in Lubbock, Texas ... in doubles, teamed with Marta Tsivka... the duo split time between No. 1 and No. 2 singles and compiled a 4-13 record on the season ... also teamed with Zuzanna Osinska and went 2-0 ... played one match with Jennifer Poskitt and the duo picked up a win against Texas A&M.
2005 Fall Season: Ranked No. 58 in the preseason rankings ... had a 4-5 record in singles play ... went 2-1 at the ITA Regional Championships, falling one victory short of reaching the quarterfinals ... teamed with Zuzanna Osinkska to record a 5-4 record in doubles action ... fell one victory short of advancing to the round of 16 at the ITA Regional Championships.
Freshman Season: Had 24 combined wins (fall and spring), the seventh most by a Cowgirl in the Big 12 era ... had a winning percentage of .727 (24-9), the tenth best percentage in the same era ... named All-Big 12 first team ... invited to the 2005 NCAA Division I Individual Championships ... was knocked out in the first round by New Mexico's No. 45-ranked Maja Kovacek ... lead the team with 17 individual wins in the spring, all coming at the No. 1 position ... the 17 dual wins are tied for the tenth best dual total by a Cowgirl in the Big 12 era ... notched four wins against ranked opponents ... beat Nebraska's No. 34-ranked Gitte Ostermann ... won seven straight matches in middle portion of season ... finished with an 9-3 conference record ... teamed with Zana Masnic to win five matches at the No. 1 doubles position ... the duo recorded a 4-3 record during the Big 12 campaign.
2004 Fall Season: Competed for the Cowgirls in the top singles flights, posting a combined 7-2 fall tournament record ... won the top flight at the Lady Razorback Invitational, posting a 4-0 record ... defeated No. 72 Gyorgyi Zsiros of UNLV at the UNLV Invitational Tournament in straight sets ... teamed with Zana Masnic to post a 4-4 doubles record ... advanced to the Round of 16, with Masnic, at the ITA Regional Tournament before falling to Castellejos and Garcia of Nebraska, 8-5.
Before OSU: Tkachenko was a tennis standout while playing at the International Christian University ... also played tennis at Secondary School N133 in Kiev, Ukraine ... also played volleyball in high school.
Personal: Born on June 13, 1986 ... daughter of Myrhaylo and Nataliya Tkachenko ... has one sister, Marina ... enjoys reading and playing volleyball ... enjoys listening to pop music ... favorite movies are Gone With the Wind and The Bodyguard ... favorite professional athletes are the Williams sisters ... also enjoys watching sports on television.
•NCAA Individual Championship Invitee (2005)
OSU Career: Tkachenko is a talented junior who will look to rebound from a disappointing 2006 season and regain the form that made her one of the Big 12's best as a freshman. In just two seasons, she already ranks in the school's top 10 career wins list in the Big 12 era. Has won over 60 percent of her matches as a Cowgirl.
2006 Fall Season: Finished the fall ranked No. 10 in the region ... lead the Cowgirls with six individual wins ... all six victories came in a row ... compiled a 6-2 singles mark ... finished the Aggie Invitational with a 2-1 mark in the top flight ... advanced to the semifinals of the Central Region Championship ... lost in the semifinals to Arkansas' Marori Franco in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 ... finished with a 2-2 doubles record, pairing with Jennifer Poskitt and Lauren Simmons ... teamed with Poskitt at the Aggie Invitational and went 2-1 ... paired with Simmons at the 2006 Central Region Championships to go 0-1.
Sophomore Season: Cowgirl's No. 1 player went 10-13 in her sophomore campaign, with all her matches coming at No. 1 singles ... had a long winning streak of three matches last season ... helped O-State advance in the first round of the Las Vegas Invitational by clinching the victory over Santa Barbara with a straight sets victory over Marielle Gruenig ... nearly upset BYU's No. 17-ranked Olga Boulytakva, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 ... helped Cowgirls in upset of Kansas by beating Ksenia Bukina, 6-2, 6-2 ... clinched victory over instate rival Tulsa with a, 6-3, 6-3, victory over Daniela Muscolino ... clinched the win over UTEP with a straight sets win over Katherine Palider ... beat Texas Tech's Tara Browning, 6-2, 6-0, in Lubbock, Texas ... in doubles, teamed with Marta Tsivka... the duo split time between No. 1 and No. 2 singles and compiled a 4-13 record on the season ... also teamed with Zuzanna Osinska and went 2-0 ... played one match with Jennifer Poskitt and the duo picked up a win against Texas A&M.
2005 Fall Season: Ranked No. 58 in the preseason rankings ... had a 4-5 record in singles play ... went 2-1 at the ITA Regional Championships, falling one victory short of reaching the quarterfinals ... teamed with Zuzanna Osinkska to record a 5-4 record in doubles action ... fell one victory short of advancing to the round of 16 at the ITA Regional Championships.
Freshman Season: Had 24 combined wins (fall and spring), the seventh most by a Cowgirl in the Big 12 era ... had a winning percentage of .727 (24-9), the tenth best percentage in the same era ... named All-Big 12 first team ... invited to the 2005 NCAA Division I Individual Championships ... was knocked out in the first round by New Mexico's No. 45-ranked Maja Kovacek ... lead the team with 17 individual wins in the spring, all coming at the No. 1 position ... the 17 dual wins are tied for the tenth best dual total by a Cowgirl in the Big 12 era ... notched four wins against ranked opponents ... beat Nebraska's No. 34-ranked Gitte Ostermann ... won seven straight matches in middle portion of season ... finished with an 9-3 conference record ... teamed with Zana Masnic to win five matches at the No. 1 doubles position ... the duo recorded a 4-3 record during the Big 12 campaign.
2004 Fall Season: Competed for the Cowgirls in the top singles flights, posting a combined 7-2 fall tournament record ... won the top flight at the Lady Razorback Invitational, posting a 4-0 record ... defeated No. 72 Gyorgyi Zsiros of UNLV at the UNLV Invitational Tournament in straight sets ... teamed with Zana Masnic to post a 4-4 doubles record ... advanced to the Round of 16, with Masnic, at the ITA Regional Tournament before falling to Castellejos and Garcia of Nebraska, 8-5.
Before OSU: Tkachenko was a tennis standout while playing at the International Christian University ... also played tennis at Secondary School N133 in Kiev, Ukraine ... also played volleyball in high school.
Personal: Born on June 13, 1986 ... daughter of Myrhaylo and Nataliya Tkachenko ... has one sister, Marina ... enjoys reading and playing volleyball ... enjoys listening to pop music ... favorite movies are Gone With the Wind and The Bodyguard ... favorite professional athletes are the Williams sisters ... also enjoys watching sports on television.
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