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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Sofiia Paladi

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Odessa, Ukraine
  • High School Kharkiv Comprehensive Online
  • Major Marketing

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
  • 2x All-ASUN First Team (2024, 2025)
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team (2023)
  • 4x ASUN Player of the Week (Feb. 7, 2024; March 6, 2024; Jan. 29, 2025; Feb. 12, 2025)
  • ASUN Scholar-Athlete (2025)
  • ASUN All-Academic Team (2025)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® (2024, 2025)
  • 3x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Highest ITA Ohio Valley Region Singles Finish: 16th (2025)

CAREER RECORDS
Singles and Doubles Combined: 107-63
SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour Conf
2023 18-14 --- 10-10 --- --- --- --- 10-10 8-4 4-4
2024 25-4 --- 16-2 3-0 --- --- --- 19-2 6-2 9-1
2025 26-9 15-4 --- --- --- --- --- 15-4 11-5 6-2
Totals 69-27 15-4 26-12 3-0 --- --- --- 44-16 25-11 19-7
 
DOUBLES Total 1 2 3 Dual Tour Conf
2023 5-15 0-3 3-5 --- 3-8 2-7 1-2
2024 17-5 11-5 1-0 1-0 13-5 4-0 5-2
2025 16-16 10-6 1-1 ---- 11-7 5-9 4-3
Totals 38-36 21-14 5-6 1-0 27-20 11-16 10-7
 
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
  • Earned All-ASUN First Team accolades for a second consecutive season
  • Won ASUN Player of the Week twice
  • Academically, she was named the ASUN Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a member of the All-Academic Team
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • Improved her season-best in wins by one to 26 and added 15 dual wins in 19 matches played
  • Earned second straight All-ASUN First Team selection thanks to a 6-2 record. All of her ASUN wins came in straight sets
  • Finished 16th in the ITA Ohio Valley Singles rankings thanks to a perfect 9-0 record against region foes
  • Won ASUN Player of the Week on Jan. 29 after earning the match point with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Rachel Hermanova of Western Kentucky (1/26)
  • Earned her fourth career weekly award two weeks later (Feb. 12) after winning a three-set battle with Daniela Rivera of East Tennessee State (2/8), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
  • Added 11 wins in the fall season and advanced to the Round of 16 in the Qualifying Draw of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships (10/10-15)
  • Qualified for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic (9/27-29) and defeated Salakthip Ounmang of Oklahoma in the opening round, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • Went 11-7 in the spring season and totaled 16 wins overall
  • Went 10-6 at the top flight, including 7-3 with partner Mariia Dolzhenko
  • During the fall, the duo picked up two wins in the main draw of the ITA Regional Championships
  • Also split time with partner Serafima Bobrovnikova, who earned the doubles point with a 7-6 (7) dub at the No. 1 flight against Murray State (2/22)

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Earned All-ASUN First Team laurels for the first time in her career after winning 42 matches between singles and doubles
  • Secured ASUN Player of the Week honors twice
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • A strong performance with the Bisons in her second year, she finished with a 25-4 overall record, including a team-high 19 dual wins
  • Won the ASUN Player of the Week (2/7) after four wins over Murray State (2/3) and Western Kentucky (2/4), including a 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (8) effort vs. Rachel Hermanova of WKU
  • Recorded her second weekly honor a month later (3/6) after picking up a straight-set win vs. Brianna Wilbur of Wofford (3/2)
  • Went 9-1 in conference play en route to first All-ASUN accoalde, including a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) dub vs. Ema Baraniakova of Kennesaw State (3/24)
  • Of her 10 ASUN matches, three went to a deciding third set
  • Also won six singles matches during the fall, including back-to-back super tiebreak wins over Sasha Parkhomenko of Eastern Kentucky (6-1, 3-6, 1-0 [7]) and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt of Middle Tennessee State (4-6, 6-3, 1-0 [5]) (10/6-8)
DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • Tied for second-most wins on the team with 17, including an 11-5 mark at the top flight
  • Finished campaign with a five-match win streak
  • Playing all of her matches with partner Mariia Dolzhenko
  • After playing at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots in the lineup in the first two matches, the duo moved up to the top of the lineup from Murray State (2/3) until the rest of the season and went 11-5
  • Earned doubles point, 7-6 (1) at Middle Tennessee State (2/10) to help defeat Blue Raiders for the first time in Lipscomb’s Division I era (since 2004)

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
  • Secured All-ASUN Freshman Team honors with combined 23 combined wins between singles and doubles
SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • Played primarily at the No. 2 spot for the Bisons in her freshman year, going 18-14
  • Went 10-10 in the spring season
  • Won five of her first six matches in spring duals, including a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 dub against Michelle Ncube of Georgia State (1/27)
  • Picked up four ASUN wins, including the clincher against Esther Lovato of No. 73 Liberty (3/18), 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 to give the Bisons the victory over the ranked Flames
  • Added eight wins during the fall season, including two at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
  • Only played 11 dual matches in doubles, going 3-8 in the spring and 5-15 overall
  • With partner Alina Cherniaieva, the duo took the doubles point with a 7-5 victory in the ASUN Tournament vs. Central Arkansas (4/15)

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Prepped under direction of coach Eduard Makarov
  • Achieved ranking of #8 in her home country of Ukraine
  • Ranked #545 by the ITF
  • Highest UTR ranking of 9.2
  • Finalist in singles and doubles in an all-Ukrainian qualifying competition for under-18s
  • Semi-finalist in Ukrainian team tournament "President's Cup"
  • Won Championship of Odessa region in the adults category
  • Quarter-finalist in the Championship of Ukraine
  • Won the Championship of Lviv
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Marina and Evhen Paladi
  • Plans to major in Marketing
  • Favorite band is Twenty One Pilots
  • Lists drawing as a hidden talent

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'5"
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