UE Head Women’s Tennis Coach Jayson Wiseman has announced the signing of two transfer student athletes for the fall of 2016. The addition of the Daria Pentsova and Chieko Yamada brings the incoming class of tennis players to five with the signing of three freshmen for the incoming class.
Pentsova comes to Evansville as a sophomore transfer from University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Pentsova met with early success at the collegiate level both on and off the court. In addition to being honored on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at UTRGV, Daria also went 3-1 in her first collegiate tournament and won the back draw at the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open.
“I was very interested in Daria coming out of High School, but by the time I had arrived here at UE, she had already signed at UTRGV. I am very excited to have Daria joining us as a transfer here at UE, she has a game that is tailor made for the American hard courts and she is an aggressive and tough player on the court. I am confident that she will be a major contributor to our line up in both singles and doubles.â€
Yamada joins the Purple Aces as a junior transfer from Shasta College in California. A native of Saitama, Japan Yamada played Junior College tennis in Northern California for Shasta. In 2015, she was undefeated in league play and was crown champion at 1st singles. Chieko was the #1 seed from Northern California in the California State Community College Championships where she was ultimately the runner up. Chieko also has an extensive background in international tournament play, participating in numerous ITF events and achieving a career high ranking of 552 in the world.
“We are very excited to have Chieko joining our team next fall. Her proven success at the international and collegiate level is a fantastic addition to our incoming class and will provide an experienced and successful presence in our line-up. Chieko is also a very hard worker who is dedicated to her success in the classroom, she and Daria both fit what we are looking for in our student athletes here at UE.
Both transfers will join the Aces in the fall of 2016.
