Tennis Signs Valitova to NLI
Nov 15 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers tennis announced the signing of Arina Valitova to a National Letter of Intent. Valitova will join the Scarlet Knights in 2022-23.
ARINA VALITOVA
Bratislava, Slovakia
American Academy in Prague
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Prior to Rutgers: Winner of the ITF Juniors tournaments in singles and doublesā¦winner of the Tennis Europe tournaments in singles and doublesā¦winner of singles J5 in Islamabad in Nov. 2020...winner of singles J5 in Harare in Dec. 2020ā¦finalist of singles J4 in Nairobi in July 2021ā¦winner of doubles J3 in Harare in Nov. 2021ā¦winner of doubles J4 in Estonia in May 2021ā¦in beach tennis, winner of the Juniors European Championship in doublesā¦a member of Russian National Beach Tennis Team (U18).
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Personal: Daughter of Ekaterina Valitova and Askar Valitovā¦has a brother, Glebā¦bestowed the Mayoral Award in 2018 for outstanding academic achievement in Moscow, Russiaā¦intends to major in exercise science.
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"We are really looking forward to having Arina join our program.Ā She has a tremendous amount of playing experience on the international circuit.Ā Not only is she a strong singles player, but she is very skilled in doubles.Ā She is going to be a strong addition to our team," said Head Coach Hilary Ritchie.
"I've been in touch with many universities and I've chosen Rutgers University for several reasons. I only considered colleges in Division I in tennis. Furthermore, I wanted to be located on the east coast. And most importantly, I was very impressed with the tennis coach at Rutgers and wanted to work with her and her team," said Valitova.
ARINA VALITOVA
Bratislava, Slovakia
American Academy in Prague
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Prior to Rutgers: Winner of the ITF Juniors tournaments in singles and doublesā¦winner of the Tennis Europe tournaments in singles and doublesā¦winner of singles J5 in Islamabad in Nov. 2020...winner of singles J5 in Harare in Dec. 2020ā¦finalist of singles J4 in Nairobi in July 2021ā¦winner of doubles J3 in Harare in Nov. 2021ā¦winner of doubles J4 in Estonia in May 2021ā¦in beach tennis, winner of the Juniors European Championship in doublesā¦a member of Russian National Beach Tennis Team (U18).
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Personal: Daughter of Ekaterina Valitova and Askar Valitovā¦has a brother, Glebā¦bestowed the Mayoral Award in 2018 for outstanding academic achievement in Moscow, Russiaā¦intends to major in exercise science.
Follow Rutgers women's tennis onĀ Twitter,Ā Instagram, andĀ Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App forĀ AppleĀ orĀ AndroidĀ today.
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