Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  First-year player at FMU.....Should play at the top of the lineup....Ranked highly in her country....Former Patriot All-American Dilshod Sharifi recommended her and has told us only good things about her and her tennis game.

PERSONAL:

• Born Nargiza Yakhyaeve in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• A graduate of Lyceum for Gifted Students, where she played for coach Mansur Yakhyaeva, her father
• Nickname is Narya

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Tennis player
• How you got your nickname: Short version of my name
• Favorite Superhero: Batman
• Favorite Athlete:  Sloane Stephens
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  The Shawshank Redemption
• Favorite Food:  Chicken with rice
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Park
• Your Motivation Music: Not Afraid (Eminem)
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  Provides sport and education
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Reading and dancing
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Study well and play tennis
• Why you chose your sport: Because it's individual kind of sport
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: Don't believe myself