Mariya Shumeika

Mariya Shumeika

HT. 5'8"
YR. Gr.
HOMETOWN Minsk, Belarus
PREVIOUS SCHOOL Texas A&M Corpus-Christi

Previous: Played her undergraduate career at Texas A&M Corpus Christi before transferring to ETSU for graduate school ... Was the 2021-22 Southland Conference Tournament MVP and is a two-time second team all-conference and two-time all-academic selection for the SLC.

2021-22
• Clinched match point in the SLC Championship for the Islanders against NJIT to advance A&M-Corpus Christi to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year
• Submitted a 15-7 singles record, primarily at No. 2 singles, and was 4-2 in conference
• Recorded wins over UTSA, UTRGV, Lamar, UIW, NJIT, Southeastern, Nicholls, McNeese, New Orleans, Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville
• Partnered with Camille Townsend to go 11-9 in doubles, mostly at the No. 1 spot
• Notched a 6-3 doubles win with Townsend in the SLC Championship match against NJIT
• Won doubles matches against UTRGV, Lamar, Sam Houston, New Orleans, McNeese, NJIT, Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville
• Won Flight A doubles at the Lamar Tournament in the fall with Camille Townsend
• Won Flight A in both singles and doubles at the Islander Open in the fall

2020-21
• Voted an All-Conference Second-Team Doubles selection at No. 1 with Camille Townsend after going 19-6 on the season and 7-3 in conference; the duo went 2-0 in the SLC Tournament
• Tabbed SLC Player of the Week on Feb. 2, 2021
• Earned SLC All-Academic Second-Team honors after carrying a cumulative 4.0 GPA in kinesiology
• Submitted a 19-3 singles record primarily at No. 1
• Turned in a 7-3 singles mark in conference
• Opened the season on a 17-match winning-streak in singles and eight-match streak in doubles
• Went a combined 4-0 against UTRGV with a pair of singles and doubles victories to help sweep the South Texas Showdown
• Named a Team Captain

2019-20
• First Team Southland All-Academic
• Went 9-3 in singles during the spring and was 3-1 in Southland play, all at No. 1
• Went 10-2 in doubles, playing with Camille Townsend and 3-0 in Southland play
• Won the A doubles flight at the Contender CrossFit Islander Open
• Advanced to the championship match of the A singles Contender CrossFit Islander Open
• Won the No. 6 flight at the Rice Invitational in singles

2018-19
• All-Southland Second Team at No. 4 singles
• Was 15-4 during the year in singles and 8-2 in Southland matches
• Went 13-3 when playing at the No. 4 position and 2-1 at No. 3
• Won seven matches in doubles, playing the entire season at No. 1

Personal: From Minsk, Belarus ... Earned a No. 2 ranking for 18 girls in Belarus ... Was a member of the junior elite training group and the Belarus National Junior Team ... 9.9 UTR rating ... Enrolled in Sports Science and Coaching Education - Master's Program.