Oklahoma State University Athletics
Lushkova Earns Wild Card Selection to National Indoor Championships
October 26, 2016 | Cowgirl Tennis
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State women's tennis senior Viktoriya Lushkova received a wild card selection to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Wednesday. Lushkova joins the Cowgirl doubles tandem of Carla Tur Mari and Vladica Babic in the event field after the duo received an automatic bid with its regional doubles championship last weekend.
Lushkova has turned in an impressive fall season thus far, going 6-2 overall. The Ukrainian product advanced to the round of 16 at the Oracle/ITA Masters earlier this month. She also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, knocking off top-25 opponents in No. 22 Taylor Davidson of Stanford and No. 23 Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky before being upended by No. 1 Hayley Carter of North Carolina.
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Entering her senior season, Lushkova has been a force in collegiate tennis since her arrival in Stillwater.
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Viktoriya Lushkova's .821 career win percentage in singles ranks second all-time in program history. She is the first player since Kate Vasylyeva in 2003 to break onto that list. With 84 career singles wins, Viktoriya Lushkova is currently third on the Big 12 era career list. She is sixth on the doubles Big 12 era list with 74 career wins.
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This will be Lushkova's second appearance at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships and second overall, after qualifying in both singles and doubles with partner Kelsey Laurente in 2014. It will mark both of Tur Mari and Babic's first appearance.
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About the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
As the only tournament on the ITA calendar to showcase elite players from every level of college tennis, the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships serves as the culmination of the fall season. Hosted by Columbia University, this prestigious event features a 32-player singles draw and a 20-team doubles draw for men and women.
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Gaining automatic entry into the tournament are champions from the USTA/ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country in October, winners of the ITA Oracle Cup Super Bowl, and the consolation champions, doubles finalists, men's singles quarterfinalists and women's singles semifinalists from the Saint Francis ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships.
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The USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships are set for Nov. 3-6 in Flushing, N.Y.
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State women's tennis senior Viktoriya Lushkova received a wild card selection to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Wednesday. Lushkova joins the Cowgirl doubles tandem of Carla Tur Mari and Vladica Babic in the event field after the duo received an automatic bid with its regional doubles championship last weekend.
Lushkova has turned in an impressive fall season thus far, going 6-2 overall. The Ukrainian product advanced to the round of 16 at the Oracle/ITA Masters earlier this month. She also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, knocking off top-25 opponents in No. 22 Taylor Davidson of Stanford and No. 23 Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky before being upended by No. 1 Hayley Carter of North Carolina.
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Entering her senior season, Lushkova has been a force in collegiate tennis since her arrival in Stillwater.
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Viktoriya Lushkova's .821 career win percentage in singles ranks second all-time in program history. She is the first player since Kate Vasylyeva in 2003 to break onto that list. With 84 career singles wins, Viktoriya Lushkova is currently third on the Big 12 era career list. She is sixth on the doubles Big 12 era list with 74 career wins.
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This will be Lushkova's second appearance at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships and second overall, after qualifying in both singles and doubles with partner Kelsey Laurente in 2014. It will mark both of Tur Mari and Babic's first appearance.
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About the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
As the only tournament on the ITA calendar to showcase elite players from every level of college tennis, the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships serves as the culmination of the fall season. Hosted by Columbia University, this prestigious event features a 32-player singles draw and a 20-team doubles draw for men and women.
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Gaining automatic entry into the tournament are champions from the USTA/ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country in October, winners of the ITA Oracle Cup Super Bowl, and the consolation champions, doubles finalists, men's singles quarterfinalists and women's singles semifinalists from the Saint Francis ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships.
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The USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships are set for Nov. 3-6 in Flushing, N.Y.
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