PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers tennis announced the signing of Arina Valitova to a National Letter of Intent. Valitova will join the Scarlet Knights in 2022-23.

"We are really looking forward to having Arina join our program.  She has a tremendous amount of playing experience on the international circuit.  Not only is she a strong singles player, but she is very skilled in doubles.  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
 
Prior to Rutgers: Winner of the ITF Juniors tournaments in singles and doubles…winner of the Tennis Europe tournaments in singles and doubles…winner of singles J5 in Islamabad in Nov. 2020...winner of singles J5 in Harare in Dec. 2020…finalist of singles J4 in Nairobi in July 2021…winner of doubles J3 in Harare in Nov. 2021…winner of doubles J4 in Estonia in May 2021…in beach tennis, winner of the Juniors European Championship in doubles…a member of Russian National Beach Tennis Team (U18).
 
Personal: Daughter of Ekaterina Valitova and Askar Valitov…has a brother, Gleb…bestowed the Mayoral Award in 2018 for outstanding academic achievement in Moscow, Russia…intends to major in exercise science.

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