NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion women’s tennis head coach Dominic Manilla announced the addition of Oleksandra Andrieieva (Odessa, Ukraine) and Brooke Pilkington (Virginia Beach, Va.) on Friday afternoon.
“Oleksandra and Brooke are excellent additions to an already strong returning ODU squad,” said Manilla. “Both players should make an immediate impact on the lineup and I am looking forward to their arrival on campus.”
MEET OLEKSANDRA ANDRIEIEVA
- Reached highest Junior ITF ranking of 49
- Participated in 2017 Australian Open Junior Tournament
- Career high 11.68 UTR
- Five-time International Junior ITF Singles Tournament Champion
- Four-time International Junior ITF Singles Tournament Finalist
- Two-time Doubles ITF Junior Circuit Tournament Champion
- Won the Moldova Open with current Monarch Yulia Starodubtseva
- Held the title of “Master of Sport in Ukraine” since age 14
- Competed in the ITF pro circuit events and reached a WTA ranking of 853
- Sister Taisya plays college tennis at San Francisco Academy of the Arts
- Current Monarch Nataliia Vlasova and former Monarch Nika Khomolovska both came to Norfolk from Odessa, Ukraine
Manilla on Andrieieva:
“Oleksandra is amongst the highest profile recruits we have signed since Toni and I started at ODU.