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2024 Women's Tennis Roster

Polina Gontaryk

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Freshman
  • Major Sports Management
  • Highschool Dream School
  • Hometown Brovary, Ukraine
  • Twitter PGontaryk
  • Instagram polina_gontaryk

Biography

FMU:  First-year player at FMU.....ITA Scholar-Athlete 2024....Has a good amount of international experience....Will be looked to play in the top three in singles....Grew up in Ukraine, but has spent the past few years in Germany and is now looking forward to coming to the U.S.....Will be only 17 years old when she arrives on campus....Still growing as a player, and that allows for a big upside in her development....Has a solid base to her game....Excited she has decided to attend Francis Marion and become a Patriot....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring).

PERSONAL:
  • Born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Graduate of Dream School in Odesa, Ukraine
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:   Artist.
  • Favorite Fictional Character: Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
  • Favorite Athlete: Iga Swiatek
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Teen Wolf
  • Favorite Food: Pasta
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: Somewhere near the sea
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Lana Del Rey
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: I don’t know yet
  • Favorite Off-Court Activity: Reading
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Improve my play and my UTR
  • Why you first chose your sport: My brother wanted to play tennis and my mother decided it would be also good for me, and then I really liked it
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Desire to give up. Sometimes I feel tired, sad or unlucky and want to give up, so I have to “fight” with myself to find power and motivation to move on; As everyone knows: no pain, no gain


CAREER TOTALS:
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year Singles Doubles Overall
2024 10-6 9-7 19-13
Total 10-6 9-7 19-13

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