University of South Alabama Athletics

2016-17: 17-5 in singles overall, 15-4 in dual matches… 1-0 at No. 4, 2-1 at No. 5, 12-3 at No. 6… Won first seven matches of the spring season, dropping just one game in the process… Blanked Carla Ortega of Louisiana-Lafayette and Andrea Mastrippolito of Nicholls State in back-to-back matches… Put together a six-match win streak in March and April, all in straight sets… Defeated Megan Mullen of Appalachian State 6-1, 6-0… Went 5-2 – all at No. 6 – vs. Sun Belt opponents.
14-7 in doubles overall, 13-5 in dual matches… 0-1 at No. 1, 5-2 at No. 2, 8-2 at No. 3… Ended season on four-match win streak, all by 6-2 score with Laura Matuskova… Won all three matches at the Sun Belt Tournament, including doubles-point clincher in quarterfinals vs. Georgia Southern… Also won four straight matches in February and March, capped off with 6-0 vs. USC Upstate with Alexandria Stiteler… Paired with Matuskova to defeat pair from Oklahoma 6-2… Won five of six matches vs. league teams.

2015-16: 10-4 in singles overall, all in dual matches… 2-0 at No. 2, 1-2 at No. 4, 4-2 at No. 5, 3-0 at No. 6… Won opening four matches of her career, all in straight sets, blanking Daria Butorina of Jackson State, and Diana Mirceta of Jacksonville State… Dropped just one game (6-0, 6-1) against Southeastern Louisiana’s Lucia Bustamante… Won five in a row at the bottom two flights before losing regular-season finale, whitewashing Rebecca Morse of Appalachian State, and outlasting Louisiana Tech’s Manoela Chiacchio after dropping the first set, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1… 13-4 overall in doubles, all in dual matches… 0-1 at No. 1, 4-1 at No. 2, 9-2 at No. 3… Won first four matches of the spring, and 13 of the first 15, including nine in a row… First four matches in streak came with Laura Matuskova, and the final five with Monica Mitta… Last four victories in unbeaten run included just four games lost with shutouts at Southern Miss and vs. Texas State in the Sun Belt Championships.

High School: Attended Gimnasium 22, AKPL in Barnaul, Russia.

Personal: Full name is Alina Zolotareva… Born March 25, 1996 in Barnaul, Russia… Daughter of Vitaly Zolotarev and Elena Belikova… Undecided on a major… Hobbies include horseriding, bicycling and dancing… Favorites – movie: “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street”; book: “White Fang”; pro athletes: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova; musical artists: Rihanna, Shakira and Miley Cyrus; foods: chicken, pasta and cookies… Likes listening to music, going to the movies and being with friends, and dislikes studying, traffic and bad weather… Would like to meet Ashton Kutcher… Thankful for her health… Would like to own her own tennis academy one day.

Major: Interdisciplinary studies