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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 23, 2022) -- The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Today, June 23, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX being passed by Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 14, 2022) -- The ETSU student-athletes enjoyed another outstanding academic year in 2021-22.
TEMPE, Ariz. (June 9, 2022) -- The ITA Collegiate Tennis Division I Women’s Regional Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point were released for the 2022 spring season on Wednesday, and the ETSU Buccaneers were ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Region. Individually, Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was ranked seventh.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (June 1, 2022) -- The Southern Conference Commissioner’s Cup is coming back to Johnson City!
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 25, 2022) -- The ETSU Athletics Department is currently accepting nominations for induction into the 2022 ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 23, 2022) – Looking to avenge the regular-season loss at home, Fernanda Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) and Emilia Alfaro (Azul, Argentina) clinched wins to keep ETSU close, but it wasn’t enough.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 22, 2022) – For the seventh time since 2015, the Buccaneers will play for a tournament title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 21, 2022) – The ETSU Women’s Tennis took down UNCG 4-0 in the quarterfinal match in the 2022 SoCon Women’s Tennis Tournament.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 15, 2022) – The quest for an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament begins tomorrow morning.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (April 20, 2022) – The Southern Conference announced its postseason women’s tennis awards Wednesday afternoon as Ricky Rojas was named SoCon Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 20, 2022) -- In conjunction with its Day of Giving fundraising event, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics launched an online store to help support Buccaneer student-athletes.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 16, 2022) -- Looking to secure its first ever Southern Conference regular season championship, the 74th-ranked ETSU women’s tennis team fell to No. 41 Furman, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 15, 2022) – The last two unbeaten teams in conference play battle it out tomorrow for the chance to claim the 2022 SoCon Regular Season Title.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 8, 2022) – The Blue & Gold just keep rolling.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 7, 2022) – ETSU Women’s Tennis will square up against UNC Greensboro for their final road match of the season against the Spartans tomorrow afternoon.
TEMPE, Ariz. (April 6, 2022) – For the first time since 2016, the ETSU women’s tennis team has found their name inside the top-75 of the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 3, 2022) – The ETSU women’s tennis team gave another SoCon foe their first conference loss of the season.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 1, 2022) – A ranked win for the first time in 2022 was no joke.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 31, 2022) – The end of the regular season is closely coming upon the ETSU women’s tennis team, playing half of their remaining games this weekend at Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Mar. 26, 2022) – One team stayed perfect in conference competition in Chattanooga.
MACON, Ga. (Mar. 24, 2022) – The Blue & Gold got back on their winning ways for their third conference win of the season, downing Mercer 6-1 in Macon Thursday afternoon.
MACON, Ga. (Mar. 23, 2022) – With five conference matches in their final six games, the ETSU women’s tennis teams knocks out a pair of those conference matches against Mercer and Chattanooga this weekend.
MIAMI, Fla. (Mar. 17, 2022) – The ETSU Women’s tennis team fell to #35 Florida International down in Miami 5-2 Thursday morning.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 15, 2022) – Spring break is off to a great start for the Blue & Gold.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Mar. 15, 2022) – Following a flawless week in both singles and doubles, Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was named SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the week for the second time this season, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 14, 2022) – The ETSU women’s tennis team travels to the sunshine state for three matches against Harvard, Northern Iowa, and FIU.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 11, 2022) – In their five home wins, the ETSU women’s tennis team hasn’t given up a point.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 10, 2022) – The next conference opponent comes to Johnson City as the ETSU women’s tennis team faces off against Wofford tomorrow afternoon at Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 8, 2022) – In dominating fashion, ETSU continued their momentum into their true home opener defeating Lipscomb 4-0 at Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 7, 2022) – Winners of their last four, the ETSU women’s tennis team comes back home for a midweek contest against Lipscomb.
HAMILTON, Ohio (Feb. 27, 2022) – No need for any comeback this time around.
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Feb. 25, 2022) – The ETSU women’s tennis team built off their home weekend, downing Xavier 4-3 in Cincinnati.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2022) – Coming off another pair of home sweeps, the Bucs will take a road trip to Ohio this weekend to take on Xavier and Miami (OH).
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 19, 2022) – Another perfect home weekend was in store for ETSU as they downed Appalachian State 7-0 at Bristol. The win makes it back-to-back sweeps for the second time this season.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2022) – Following a tough match against VCU, the Bucs got on their winning ways as they swept Western Carolina 7-0 in Bristol.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 17, 2022) – After dropping a tough match to VCU, the ETSU women’s tennis team is back in action at home this weekend against Western Carolina and Appalachian State.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 12, 2022) – Looking to get hot before conference play started, the Bucs were met with the VCU Rams in Bristol as the Rams took the match 4-0 playing to clinch.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 11, 2022) – After just over a full week of preparation, the Bucs look to keep their home record safe as they host VCU tomorrow morning in Bristol.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2022) – Junior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) found her name in the latest ITA Division I Women’s Tennis rankings released on Wednesday. Bakhodirova currently sits #87 in the country.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 4, 2022) – While her and the Bucs were in Nashville, more honors were coming to Johnson City from the conference.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2022) – Coming off a perfect weekend, the Bucs were halted by the Commodores in Nashville, dropping the match 5-2 Friday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2022) – Another Nashville opponent is up next for the Bucs as they face the Commodores Friday morning.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2022) – The first two team wins of the season came in emphatic fashion, as the Bucs tacked on their second team win in a 7-0 sweep over Belmont in Bristol.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2022) – Dominant from the beginning, the Bucs set the tone after taking all doubles flights en route to a 7-0 victory over MTSU in Murfreesboro Friday evening.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2022) – The Bucs turn their attention to two Nashville-area foes this weekend as the Bucs visit Murfreesboro on Friday afternoon and make the quick trip back to host Belmont Sunday morning
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 26, 2022) – A day after being named SoCon Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzkebistan) was named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 25, 2022) – After adding her third ranked singles victory of the season, junior Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) was named Southern Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 23, 2022) – The Bucs managed to split the first two doubles matches against NC State, but the 8th-ranked Wolfpack dominated in singles play as the Bucs fell 6-1 Sunday night.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 22, 2022) – With a chance late to take the match on all singles points, the Hokies fended off the Bucs en-route to a 6-1 victory in Blacksburg. Alejandra Morales (Santiago, Chile) won her singles match in the No. 2 spot 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 21, 2022) – Coming off a heartbreaker in Lexington last weekend, the Bucs flip the page and turn their attention to two ACC opponents: Virginia Tech and #8 NC State. ETSU will take on Virginia Tech Saturday morning, then make the trip to Raleigh to take on the Wolfpack.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2022) – Fighting and battling until the very end, the Bucs gave it their all despite falling to Kentucky in a doubleheader Friday. The Bucs fell 4-3 in both matches against the Wildcats.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 13, 2022) – The ETSU women’s tennis team will begin their 2022 spring season with a doubleheader at Kentucky tomorrow morning. The first match is slated to being at 9 a.m.
SPARTANBURG, S.C (Dec. 31, 2021) -- As the Southern Conference wraps up its celebration of its first 100 years of history as 2021 comes to a close, the league has named its 100th anniversary teams. The Bucs totaled 82 selections on the conference list, which was announced on Thursday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Dec. 21, 2021) -- The Southern Conference named its All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team on Monday, with two representatives each from all 10 member schools being recognized by the league. ETSU’s two representatives to earn the honor were Dr. Natalie Smith and Jeff Shell.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 14, 2021) – East Tennessee State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Ricky Rojas officially released the 2022 spring schedule Tuesday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 8, 2021) – After a successful fall slate, Fernanda Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) and Yunuen Elizarraras (Cuernavaca, Mexico) found themselves in the top-60 doubles rankings at the Division I level, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced on Wednesday. The Bucs duo sits at #44 in the country.
The East Tennessee State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced a new partnership with INFLCR (pronounced influencer) to provide ETSU student-athletes the best platform to assist them in their name, image and likeness (NIL) experience. Using tools provided by INFLCR, ETSU student-athletes will learn the processes of maximizing their NIL potential, while maintaining NCAA compliance.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 25th, 2021) – With a couple of upsets already in the bag, the ETSU women’s tennis team made a statement this past weekend on the campus of Middle Tennessee State at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals tournament. The pair of Fernanda Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) and Yuneun Elizarraras (Cuernavaca, Mexico) showed grit and execution to go past the #3 seed pair from Vanderbilt 8-6, but couldn’t keep their momentum against the eventual doubles champion from Indiana.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2021) – The ETSU women’s tennis program looks upon the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in Murfreesboro, Tenn., after a busy fall slate of invitationals. The event will run from Oct. 20-25.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Oct. 10th, 2021) – With a field of top programs in the nation and three that made the NCAA tournament, ETSU’s women’s tennis team got a taste of top competition this past weekend in North Carolina, going 10-6 in singles play and 6-3 in doubles play in the hidden dual tournament. Laylo Bakhodirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) won both her singles matches and three doubles matches with Alejandra Morales (Santiago, Chile). Mayya Gorbunova (Moscow, Russia) won her two singles and doubles matches as well.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 7th, 2021) – The Bucs look to continue their fall dominance as they head to Charlotte for the 49er invite. This is the third and final invitational that the Bucs will compete in, as they have the ITA Regionals in a few weeks following. This will be the first time ETSU has visited the 49ers in fall competition.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2021) – The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its induction ceremony for the 2020 Hall of Fame class last Friday, Oct. 1, inside the Martin Center.
MACON, Ga. (Oct. 3, 2021) – The ETSU Women’s Tennis team continued their fall slate in Macon at the Gridiron Classic, and finished the tournament with five singles victories and one doubles victory. Fernanda Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) got her second singles draw victory of the fall season after a great outing in Blacksburg a few weekends ago.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 30, 2021) – A couple of weekends removed from junior Maria Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) winning her first singles competition of the academic year, the Bucs load up and head to Macon for the Gridiron Classic. The Bucs were in attendance last fall for the two-day event, winning eight of nine doubles matches against Mercer, Chattanooga, Troy, and Middle Tennessee State.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 22, 2021) -- The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will hold an induction ceremony for the 2020 Hall of Fame Class, presented by Johnson City Honda, on Friday, Oct. 1, inside the Martin Center.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Sept. 19, 2021) – The ETSU Women’s Tennis team ended their first fall invitational on a high note with Junior Maria Carvajal (Queretaro, Mexico) winning the Maroon draw in singles over the weekend. She defeated Penn State’s Karly Friedland 6-3, 6-3 en route to the victory.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2021) – After falling to Furman in the conference championship in the spring, the ETSU Women’s Tennis team is ready to start their fall slate of invitationals, starting at Virginia Tech. This is the first of three invitationals that the Bucs will participate in.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2021) – ETSU Women’s Tennis Head Coach Ricky Rojas officially release the fall portion of the 2021-22 women’s tennis schedule Friday. The Bucs are back in action after a spring season that saw them finish above .500 overall (13-10, 7-2 SoCon).
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2021) -- With Monday marking the first day of class for the fall semester, the East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics launched the Tri-Star Student-Athlete award.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug 18, 2021) -- The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday the creation of the Blue and Gold Club. The Blue and Gold Club is an alumni network for all former ETSU student-athletes, spirit squad members, student managers and student training staff members.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug 16, 2021) -- The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday details regarding its 2020 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
ABINGDON, Va. (Aug. 16, 2021) -- ETSU Athletics, Food City and WJHL News Channel 11 are partnering to host the BUCS for Kids fundraising campaign in support of Niswonger Children’s Hospital. The event will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday August 21, 2021 at Food City locations in Johnson City (S. Roan St., N State of Franklin Rd, and Boones Creek), Jonesborough, and Gray.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 15, 2021) – For the second consecutive day, the ETSU Athletic Department received recognition for its student-athletes, with the Southern Conference Honor Roll being announced on Thursday afternoon. The Bucs placed 249 student-athletes on the 2020-21 list, just shy of the program record 262 selections last year.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 14, 2021) -- A total of 118 ETSU student-athletes earned Southern Conference All-Academic honors as the league office announced its 2020-21 selections on Wednesday.
