Bakieva
5-5 • SOPHOMORE
St. Petersburg, Russia
(North-West Academy of Public Administration)
Renata
Enrolled at East Carolina in January and was eligible to compete with the
Pirate program during the spring season. Junior Tennis/ High School:
Rose to a No. 92 Junior world ranking … Stood No. 1 among all Junior
players in her native Russia … Captured six International Tennis
Federation (ITF) Junior singles titles … Reached semifinals on four
other occasions and won doubles crown once … Graduated from the
North-West Academy of Public Administration, a state higher education institution situated in St. Petersburg which “carries out training,
retraining and improvement of professional skills of public employees
in St. Petersburg and Northwest region of Russian Federation.
Personal: Full name is Renata Bakieva … Born June 18, 1992 at Vasilkov,
Ukraine … Vasilkov, which is located on the Stuhna River in the Kiev
province in central Ukraine, serves as the administrative center of the
Vasylkivskyi district and was home to the Vasilkov Air Base during the
Cold War years … Daughter of Andrey and Lindmilla Bakieva … Major
is communications.
Coach Morris on Renata Bakieva: “Renata had the best junior ranking
of any player we have ever recruited and has all the shots, talent and drive to
be a great player at East Carolina. Her strength is her backhand and overall
baseline game, and match temperament. We expect her to continue to move
up the lineup this season.”
