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2022-23 Women's Tennis

Laylo Bakhodirova

  • HT. 5-7
  • YR. Senior

Biography

2022-23 (Fifth-year): Had a tremendous fifth year, winning Southern Conference Player of the Year and a bevy of other conference and national accolades ... Captained ETSU to its first SoCon championship title since 2016, leading ETSU to a 19-8 overall record and a first round appearance in the NCAA Championship against Vanderbilt at Ohio State ... Finished 18-4 in singles and 16-8 in doubles alongside partner Mariya Shumeika ... Finished 7-0 in conference singles — all from the top flight ... Earned first team all-conference singles and doubles ... Was named the ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior ... Broke the ETSU school record for most SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week awards, becoming the first Buccaneer to win the award three times with two in 2023 ... Also became the first non-Furman player to win more than seven career SoCon Player of the Week awards with four in 2023 ...  Was voted by her peers as the ETSU Legacy Award winner and the ETSU Female Athlete of the Year across all sports ... Won the Pinnacle award, given to the player on the SoCon's championship team with the highest undergraduate GPA ... Won four matches in the top flight against regionally-ranked opponents ... Won a match in the top flight against nationally-ranked Yale ... Started the season with a No. 106 ITA National Ranking in singles ... Played in the fall's ITA All-America tournament ... Went on to finish as the No. 11 ranked player in the region ... 2023 SoCon Player of the Year ... 2023 Pinnacle Award ... 2023 First Team All-SoCon selection (Singles and Doubles) ... ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior ... ETSU Legacy Award ... ETSU Female Athlete of the Year ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-Conference ... 4x SoCon Player of the Week (1/17, 1/31, 2/21, 3/28) ... 2x SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (2/22, 4/12) ... 2x SoCon Player of the Month (March, April).

2021-22 (Senior): Ended the season with the Intercollegiate Tennis Asssociation (ITA) No. 117 ranking ... Played all but one match in the top flight for ETSU, posting an impressive 17-6 overall record ... Went 6-1 in SoCon matches ... Had a 3-3 record against nationally-ranked opponents, the highest of which came against No. 25 Abigail Renchell of N.C. State in a thrilling 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8) victory ... Also had a 13-12 doubles record when teaming with Alejandra Morales, including one ranked win over Miami (Ohio) duo Brindtha Ramasay and Laura Rico (No. 55) ... SoCon Player of the Week (Jan. 25, March 15) ... SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 26) ... SoCon Tennis Player of the Month (January) ... First Team All-SoCon selection.

2020-21 (Junior): Went 11-11 at the top spot in singles play and won six of seven SoCon matches ... Her 11 wins were the third-most by a SoCon player at No. 1 ...The Uzbekistan product won three SoCon matches in straight sets without allowing her opponent to win more than three games in a set ... Additionally, she was 2-0 in SoCon matches that went to three sets ... In doubles, she and Emilia Alfaro won 10 matches at the No. 2 spot, including a 5-2 record in league action ... First Team All-SoCon selection.  

2019-20 (Sophomore)*: At the No. 1 spot in singles play, she went 8-4 overall in campaign ... Won seven straight singles matches...With Alejandra Moreales as the number one doubles duo, the team went 6-4 in doubles play ... Won SoCon Player of the Week accolades (Feb. 18).

2018-19 (Freshman): At the number one spot in singles play, she went 8-10 in her freshman season ... With Alejandra Moreales as the number one doubles duo, she went 7-13 in doubles play ... First Team All-SoCon selection

Previous Tennis Achievements: Uzbekistan Republic Champion in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Personal: Born January 23, 1999 … Daughter of Sardor and Muzifa … Majoring in Marketing … Chose ETSU because of the tennis team and academic programs.

 

*2019-20 season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'6"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'6"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'7"