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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 23, 2023) - After knocking off a ranked opponent last week in Miami, the ETSU women’s tennis team returns to Southern Conference play this weekend, starting with a match at Wofford on Friday, March 24 at 3 p.m.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 21, 2023) - For the first time in her career, ETSU sophomore Ralitsa Alexandrova (Sofia, Bulgaria) was named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
MIAMI, Fla. (March 16, 2023) - Spring Break in South Beach ended on a sweet note for ETSU women’s tennis on Thursday, as the Bucs collected their first win over a nationally-ranked team this season with a 5-2 victory over No. 72 Yale in a neutral site meeting in Miami.
MIAMI, Fla. (March 15, 2023) – ETSU women’s tennis faced another challenging opponent to ring in Spring Break, falling in a competitive 4-2 match against No. 36 Florida International University on Wednesday afternoon in South Beach.
MIAMI, Fla. (March 14, 2023) - Following a win to open Southern Conference play last weekend, the ETSU women’s tennis team is taking its spring break in South Beach for a pair of matches against nationally-ranked opponents at Florida International this week.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 11, 2023) - It was a memorable day for ETSU women’s tennis at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon, as head coach Ricky Rojas earned his 100th win and the Bucs defeated UNC Greensboro, 6-1, to open Southern Conference play.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 10, 2023) - The Southern Conference announced its Player of the Month awards for the month of February, naming ETSU women’s tennis senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) as the SoCon Player of the Month in her sport.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 9, 2023) - ETSU head women’s tennis coach Ricky Rojas announced that this week’s Southern Conference opener against UNC Greensboro has been officially moved to Saturday, March 11 at 2 p.m. at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 5, 2023) - In a battle of nationally-ranked opponents, the No. 68 ranked ETSU women’s tennis team saw its six-match winning streak come to an end in a 7-0 road loss to No. 4 NC State in Raleigh, N.C.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 4, 2023) - Playing on campus for the first time this spring, the ETSU women’s tennis team gave the Saturday morning crowd much to celebrate with a 6-1 win over Radford at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex in Johnson City.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 2, 2023) - ETSU head women’s tennis coach Ricky Rojas announced a schedule change for his team this weekend, as the Bucs will now face Radford on Saturday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m. at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex in Johnson City.
TEMPE, Ariz. (March 1, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis is enjoying back-to-back weeks in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Top 75 rankings, coming in at No. 68 in this week’s poll to be ranked for a second straight week.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 22, 2023) - Talk about an incredible week for ETSU senior women’s tennis player Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan).
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland will represent the Southern Conference on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, with his four-year term beginning after the board’s Aug. 2 meeting.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 21, 2023) - For the third time this season and the sixth time in her career, ETSU senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
TEMPE, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2023) - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced their latest NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Top 75 rankings on Tuesday, rating ETSU as the No. 67 team in the nation.
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 18, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis extended one streak and snapped another — both to the good — with a 5-2 win over VCU on Saturday in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 17, 2023) - Riding a four-match win streak, the ETSU women’s tennis team will look to add one more against a challenging VCU squad on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Richmond, Va.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 11, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis won its fourth straight match on Saturday, finishing a successful weekend in the Tri-Cities with a dominant 7-0 sweep of Davidson on Saturday at the Bristol Sportsplex in Bristol, Tenn.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2023) - After a long seven-match stretch on the road, ETSU women’s tennis made the most of its home debut with a 4-0 win over longtime rival Appalachian State inside the Bristol Sportsplex in Bristol, Tenn.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 8, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis graduate player Yunuen Elizarraras (Cuernavaca, Mexico) was announced as the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week by the league office on Wednesday.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 2, 2023) - After playing its first seven games on the road, the ETSU women’s tennis team will finally play in the Tri-Cities this week with matches against Appalachian State on Thursday, Feb. 9 and Davidson on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Bristol Sportsplex Indoor Tennis Courts.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis had a “grand ole” time in Nashville this weekend, finishing with a pair of victories over Lipscomb and Belmont inside the Ensworth Tennis Center on Friday and Saturday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 2, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis will finish a long stretch of road games this weekend in the Music City, battling Lipscomb on Friday, Feb. 3 and Belmont on Saturday, Feb. 4. Both matches will be played at the Ensworth Tennis Center in Nashville.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 31, 2023) - For the second time in three weeks, ETSU senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was named the Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 29, 2023) - For the third straight match, ETSU women’s tennis faced a Power 5 opponent and had a competitive bout. Despite winning the doubles point in a sweep, the Bucs fell 4-2 against Virginia Tech on Sunday in Blacksburg.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 28, 2023) - The ETSU women’s tennis team continues its challenging January schedule on Sunday with a date in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech. First serve is set for 10 a.m. at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2023) -- At a press conference earlier today, East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland named Dr. Richard “Doc” Sander as the university’s permanent director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Sander had been serving as interim athletic director (AD) since August of last year.
OXFORD, Miss. (Jan. 22, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis finished a weekend of SEC opponents with a challenging Ole Miss team on Sunday, falling 5-2 at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center in Oxford, Miss.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2023) - After winning its first two matches of the spring season last week, ETSU had its first setback on Friday with a 7-0 loss to Kentucky in Lexington.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2023) - Following a successful 2-0 start to the 2023 spring season, ETSU women’s tennis will look to keep it rolling against a pair of Southeastern Conference opponents in Kentucky and Ole Miss this weekend.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 17, 2023) - The Southern Conference announced its first SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week award winner of the spring season on Tuesday, naming ETSU senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) as the honoree.
HONOLULU (Jan. 13, 2023) - A much-anticipated winter trip to Hawaii was a successful one for ETSU women’s tennis, as the Bucs opened the 2023 spring season with wins over the University of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific on Thursday and Friday in Honolulu.
HONOLULU (Jan. 11, 2023) - ETSU women’s tennis picked a beautiful backdrop for the first trip of the 2023 spring season, as the Bucs will play two games in the Aloha State against the University of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 8, 2022) - ETSU head coach Ricardo Rojas officially announced the 2023 women’s tennis spring schedule on Thursday. The season begins on January 12-13, 2023 with an exciting trip outside the continental United States.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2022) -- As we approach the Holiday season, the ETSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is reminding Buccaneer fans and the Johnson City community that they are continuing to hold its Cold Weather Clothing Drive, which runs through Thursday, Dec. 1.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 3, 2022) -- The East Tennessee State University Athletic Department and Food City announced on Thursday that they have joined forces to help with its annual Race Against Hunger Campaign.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Oct. 31, 2022) - ETSU women’s tennis completed its fall season this past weekend at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic at the University of Alabama, sending four Bucs and bringing home six wins to end the fall season on a high note.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Oct. 27, 2022) - The ETSU women’s tennis team will travel south for its final fall invitational of the season — the Roberta Alison Fall Classic hosted by the University of Alabama on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29 in Tuscaloosa.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 24, 2022) - The ETSU women’s tennis program finished up its run in the ITA Division I Women’s Ohio Valley Regional this weekend in Knoxville, celebrating 14 wins and a pair of quarterfinal runs in singles and doubles.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 18, 2022) - The ETSU tennis team continues its fall season on Wednesday in Knoxville at the ITA Division I Women’s Ohio Valley Regional Championships. The tournament will run from Oct. 19-24.
CARY, N.C. (Oct. 5, 2022) - Senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) represented ETSU on the highest stage for fall collegiate women’s tennis, wrapping up play at the ITA All-American Championships earlier this week.
CARY, N.C. (Sept. 30, 2022) - Senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) will rep ETSU tennis against some of the nation’s best this week, as she competes in the ITA Women’s All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. from Oct. 1-9.
RALEIGH/CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 25, 2022) - The ETSU tennis team turned in another successful fall weekend with a 20-15 combined record in competitions at both the 49ers Invite in Charlotte, N.C. and the College Ranked Spotlight in Raleigh, N.C.
RALEIGH/CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2022) - After a successful fall opener last weekend, ETSU tennis returns to the court this week with a split-squad weekend in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.
ELON, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The ETSU women started the fall season with a statement, bringing home 20 wins following this weekend’s Elon Invitational in Elon, N.C.
ELON, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2022) – The fall season for the ETSU women's tennis program begins this weekend in Elon, N.C. at the Elon Invitational on Friday, Sept. 16. The three-day, 11-team invitational concludes Sunday, Sept. 18.
TEMPE, Ariz. (Sept. 6, 2022) – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its preseason player rankings for the 2022 fall season Tuesday, listing ETSU senior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) as a nationally-ranked player.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 27, 2022) -- A day after placing 66 student-athletes on the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team, ETSU landed 239 student-athletes on the SoCon Honor Roll, as the league office announced the full listing of academic honors on Wednesday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 26, 2022) -- With the Southern Conference announcing its Academic All-Conference selections on Tuesday, ETSU placed 66 student-athletes on the prestigious teams.
TEMPE, Ariz. (July 11, 2022) – The ETSU women’s tennis team earned ITA All-Academic honors, while five Buccaneers were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, as the organization announced its academic awards on Monday.