Linnikova Named 2024 ITA All-American
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia women's tennis junior Angelina Linnikova has been announced as a 2024 ITA Women's Singles All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) who released its All-America teams Wednesday afternoon.
Linnikova becomes the fifth All-American in program history and the third in the last three years for UNG. She's the first singles All-American since Adrienne Bofinger was selected in 2019.
The junior simply dominated singles play this season for the Nighthawks. She went 22-4, tying the most wins in a single season in program history. Her .846 winning percentage ranks third all-time in UNG history.
Despite being a junior, Linnikova has only competed in the last two seasons for the Nighthawks. Still she's already racked up 38 total wins which slots her at fourth all-time in program history.
The Irkutsk, Russia native made headlines this season by going 3-2 against ITA nationally ranked opponents. That mark helped her climb as high as No. 6 in the ITA women's singles rankings, which is the highest ranking an individual has ever earned in program history. The All-America selection is Linnikova's second honor from the ITA this season. She was named the 2024 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch back in April.
Linnikova earned three separate Peach Belt Conference honors this year as she was named to the PBC All-Conference First Team for Singles and Second Team for Doubles while also joining her doubles partner, senior Svetlana Teterina, as a member of the 2024 PBC Tournament Most Valuable Doubles Team.
Linnikova's dominance on the court this year helped her team record the best season in program history after a record 25 wins and UNG's first ever appearance in the National Semifinals.
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