Gurevich Lands Spots on All-Big Ten Team

 PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers women’s tennis graduate student, Yana Gurevich, has been named to the 2024 Women’s Tennis All-Big Ten Team, announced Wednesday by the conference office. The distinction marks the first time in program history a Scarlet Knight has earned All-Conference honors. 

 

Freshman Naomi Karki was also named the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient for this season.

 

Gurevich has put together a strong campaign for the Scarlet Knights in her first year ‘On The Banks’. The Los Gatos, Calif., native has collected a team-leading 10 wins in both singles and doubles competitions. She also leads RU with five Big Ten singles wins, including the highest-ranked solo victory in program history over the 80th-ranked Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin.

 

A mainstay at the top of RU’s lineup, Gurevich has competed throughout the top three spots all campaign. The transfer from UC Davis started the spring off at the No. 3 singles spot and has risen to become the Scarlet Knights’ everyday No. 1. She has also been competing at the first doubles spot in all but one of her appearances this season.

 

Rutgers earned the No. 12 seed for this year’s Big Ten Tournament and faces No. 13 seed Michigan State on Wednesday, April 24 in Ann Arbor, Mich. 

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All-Big Ten Team

Megan Heuser, Jr., Illinois

Daianne Hayashida, So., Iowa

SELMA CADAR, Gr., Maryland

Julia Fliegner, Jr., Michigan

Gala Mesochoritou, Sr., Michigan

KARI MILLER, Sr., Michigan

Raphaelle Lacasse, Jr., Nebraska

MARIA SHUSHARINA, Sr., Northwestern

IRINA CANTOS SIEMERS, Gr., Ohio State

Luciana Perry, Fr., Ohio State

Sydni Ratliff, Jr., Ohio State

Sofiya Chekhlystova, Sr., Penn State

Carmen Gallardo Guevara, Jr., Purdue

Yana Gurevich, Sr., Rutgers

MARIA SHOLOKHOVA, So., Wisconsin

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS; * – additional player due to tie in voting

 

Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Alice Xu, Illinois

Li Hsin Lin, Indiana

Pia Kranholdt, Iowa

Maria Budin, Maryland

Lily Jones, Michigan

Nicole Conard, Michigan State

Zeyneb Sarioglan, Minnesota

Raphaelle Lacasse, Nebraska

Kiley Rabjohns, Northwestern

Madeline Atway, Ohio State

Alina Lebedeva, Penn State

Carmen Gallardo, Purdue

Naomi Karki, Rutgers

Ellison Reynoldson, Wisconsin

 

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