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Alina Cherniaieva
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dnipro, Ukraine
- High School:
- Kharkiv Comprehensive Online
- Major:
- Business Administration
CAREER ACCOLADES
CAREER RECORDS
Singles and Doubles Combined: 34-35
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
- 3x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
CAREER RECORDS
Singles and Doubles Combined: 34-35
| SINGLES | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Tour | Conf |
| 2023 | 12-15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 7-10 | 1-1 | 8-11 | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| 2024 | 10-5 | --- | --- | --- | 1-0 | --- | 7-3 | 8-3 | 2-2 | 5-3 |
| 2025 | DNP | |||||||||
| Totals | 22-20 | --- | --- | --- | 1-0 | 7-10 | 8-4 | 16-14 | 6-6 | 9-7 |
| DOUBLES | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Tour | Conf |
| 2023 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 5-8 | --- | 5-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| 2024 | 4-0 | --- | --- | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | --- |
| 2025 | DNP | ||||||
| Totals | 12-15 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 2-0 | 7-9 | 5-6 | 1-2 |
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
- Did not see game action, redshirted season
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
- Went 10-5 in her second season with the Bisons
- Posted a 7-3 mark at the No. 6 flight, including a 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory over Catherline Blouin of Wofford (3/2)
- Won five conference matches, including a 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (15-13) super tiebreak win vs. Ting-An Chen of Central Arkansas (4/5)
- Picked up 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 win vs. Amelia Kopel of Florida Gulf Coast (4/20) in first round of ASUN Tournament
- Saw three matches in doubles play during the spring, two were completed and were wins
- Earned doubles team point vs. Tennessee State (1/27) with partner Sonia Pieczynska
- Also won two during the fall campaign at the MTSU Fall Invitational (10/6-8)
2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
- Recorded a 12-15 record in her first season with the Bisons
- In her first collegiate match against Annika Planinsek of Ball State at the MTSU Fall Invitational, she won with a 7-point and super tiebreaks, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-7)
- Despite a 7-10 mark at the No. 5 spot in the lineup, she took down Elsa Kirch of No. 73 Liberty (3/18), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to help Lipscomb take down the Flames, 4-3
- Along with Liberty victory, she won a total of four ASUN matches
- Went 4-4 in fall tournaments, including two wins at the Lipscomb/Belmont Invitational (10/28-30)
- Went 8-15, with five of her wins coming in the spring at the No. 2 flight
- Won 7-5 with partner Sofiia Paladi against Central Arkansas (4/15) in the ASUN Tournament to clinch the doubles point for the Bisons
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped under direction of coach Yurii Cherniaiev
- Ukraine team member at 2017 Team European Juniors Championships
- Ranked #23 in her home country of Ukraine
- Ranked #23 in her country in the under-18s division
- Singles finalist at Masters - the top eight in Ukraine
- Singles and doubles champion at the Championship of Kharkiv (Grade 1)
- Doubles champion at the Championship of Odessa for the adults division (Grade A)
- Finalist at the Championship of Dnipro for the adults division (Grade A)
- Finalist at the Championship of Kiev for the under-18 division (Grade A)
- Doubles Semi-finalist at the Championship of Ukraine
- Daughter of Olena and Yurii Cherniaiev
- Plans to major in Business Administration
- Favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo
- Favorite athlete is Naomi Osaka
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