Alina Kuzmenkova '17 Recruiting Profile

I was born in Stavropol, Russia and at the age of four began playing tennis. My family moved to Moscow, Russia, when I was seven. In Moscow I got opportunity to start competing in tournament and practice with different players. In order to achieve higher results, my family moved to Europe, this is when I got the opportunity to meet and practice with high-level educative coaches and compete in different tournamets. While I was in Europe I had chance to take experience from coaches such as Stefan Ortega, Emilio Sanchez, Didac Perez, Dean Vuleta and Carlos Lobato. I have spent two years practicing at the Sanchez-Casal Academy. Since 2008 I was able to practice and play tournaments, both in Europe and USA. In 2013 my family and I moved to USA, where I currently I live and practice. I would like to play collegiate tennis once I graduate from high school in 2017.

Ranking History:

• №8 Russia U10 at the age of 10
• №17 Russia U12 at the age of 11 
• №2 Croatia U12 at the age of 12 
• №5 Croatia U14 at the age of 13 
• №243 USA U18 at the age of 15
• №71 Women's Spain at the age of 16 
• №102 Women's Open Singles USA
• №122 Women's Top 500 Standings USA