2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Galina Bykova
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Idaho
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg, Russia
Last updated July 2, 2016
2015-16 (Junior): Finished first season at Fresno State with a 21-16 overall singles record … earned 14 of her wins during dual play … selected Mountain West Player of the Week on Jan. 27 after going 2-0 in the during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend … her 6-0, 6-4 win over Arkansas’ Mia Jurasic and 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 match-clinching point over UCLA’s Alaina Miller helped the Bulldogs earn a spot in the NCAA Indoor Championships … primarily played in the No. 4 position, posting a 10-8 record … earned a 3-1 record while playing at No. 3 … was 1-0 at No. 2 … played sparingly in doubles, recording a 6-5 overall record … had a 3-0 record in doubles in dual matches … was one of three Bulldogs to go 4-0 in singles in MW play … contributed to an 8-0 record at home and a final ITA team ranking of No. 43.
2014-15 (at Idaho): Named 2015 Big Sky Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Sky ... was a perfect 11-0 in Big Sky singles play on her way to a 26-9 singles record... was 17-5 on the season at the No. 1 position ... defeated Oregon’s Nina Rose (6-3, 6-3) who was ranked No. 57 in the country at the time...has totaled 52 singles-wins in two seasons ... was 19-11 in doubles play ... paired with Emmie Marx to go 10-8 in No. 1 singles ... was 3-0 in No. 2 singles with Sophi Vickers ... earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors on April 14.
2013-14 (at Idaho): Earned 2014 WAC Freshman of the Year, first-team all-WAC singles and second-team all-WAC doubles honors ... named WAC Player of the Week on Feb. 17 ... went 26-11 in singles including 18-5 in the spring, all at the No. 3 position ... was 17-5 in dual-match doubles competition, including a 15-5 record at No. 2 ... went 23-11 in doubles overall.
Prior to Idaho: Ranked as high as No. 76 in Russia in women’s open ... ranked as high as No. 536 in ITF world juniors before coming to Idaho ... played for the national team of Saint-Petersburg at when she was 18.
Personal: Parents are Dimitriy and Marina Bykova ... her father, Dimitriy, competed for the Russian National Team in fencing ... lists favorite athletes as Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova because of their sportsmanship, character and personalities ... came to Fresno State because of Coach Stotland and the team’s history.
