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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Alina Cherniaieva

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Dnipro, Ukraine
  • High School Kharkiv Comprehensive Online
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
  • 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
DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • 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)
DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • 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
PERSONAL
  • 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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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'8"
  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

    5'8"
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