Polina Radeva

Photo by: Diane Larson

Photo by: Diane Larson

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov
Hometown:
Varna, Bulgaria

2018-19
Academic All-MAC … Opened the fall campaign in singles play by finishing runner-up in the Orange Bracket of the BGSU Invitational, losing to fellow Falcon Paula Comella … Placed second in the Freddie Falcon Bracket of the BGSU Invitational doubles play with partner Laura Silveira … Began spring season with wins in both singles and doubles propelling BGSU to it’s first 7-0 sweep to start the spring since 1996 … Picked up first No. 1 singles win of the year against Indiana Tech, helping Falcons to 7-0 sweep … Overcame 5-2 deficit in the first set of singles play against St. Louis to win 6-5 … Named MAC Doubles Team of the Week with partner Ayumi Sasaki on April 10 and again on April 17 … Concluded spring season with a 11-9 singles accumulative record (No. 1, 2-0; No. 2, 2-2; No. 3, 7-7) … Finished spring with a combined 10-9 doubles record (No. 2, Sasaki, 6-1; No. 2, Silveira, 4-8).

2017-18
Named to First Team All-MAC honors … also earned Academic All-MAC accolades … named MAC Doubles Team of the Week with partner Ayumi Sasaki on Jan. 24 after earning 6-2 wins over both Chicago State and Xavier at No. 2 doubles … tallied two titles in the fall campaign including the BGSU Invitational in flight two singles, and at the Wright State Invitational at flight one doubles with partner Sasaki … played majority of the season at No. 2 singles, where she earned an overall record of 12-9 and 5-3 MAC mark … made an appearance at No. 1 singles against Ohio State (March 13) … registered a 12-8 overall record with partner Sasaki in competition at No. 2 doubles, including a 3-3 record in conference competition … totaled 24 wins in the 2018 campaign, after starting the year 5-0 in singles play.

2016-17
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was fourth on the team with 21 overall wins ... finished her sophomore campaign with a 13-17 overall singles mark and a 1-7 record conference play … played as high as No. 2 singles … clinched the match for the Orange and Brown when she defeated Pessina of IUPUI 6-4, 7-5 at the four spot … picked up the final point for the Falcons against Dayton when she took down Kawamoto 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 … went 3-0 at the No. 2 position against Detroit, UIndy and Cleveland State by taking down Detroit’s Pauline Van Herck 6-1, 6-4 (Feb. 17), UIndy’s Stephanie Hirsch 6-3, 6-4 (Feb. 18) and CSU’s Victoria Bensimon 6-1, 6-2 (Feb. 19) … started conference play with a win over Eastern Michigan’s Andrea Martinovska 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 … paired with Ayumi Sasaki the Falcons No. 2 duo … Radeva and Sasaki clinched the doubles point three times over the course of the season with a 6-4 triumph over Mandy Marchant and Jade Kawamoto of Dayton, a 6-4 win versus Detroit’s Iris Thioux and Nynke Van Der Goot and a nail biting 7-6(7) victory over Claire Aleck and Megan Miller of Toledo … the duo beat Denise Azcui and Barbare Eristavi, 6-1 to close out conference play ... Radeva and Sasaki finished the season with a 6-9 record in duals.

2015-16
Began her freshman campaign by winning the Top Flight Championship at the Chicago State Invitational (Sept. 11-13) … picked up her first collegiate victory at the CSU Invitational by defeating Alex Brandt of Bradley, 6-1, 7-6(1) … helped the Falcons capture two victories at the No. 1 spot against Detroit (5-2) and South Dakota (4-3) … finished the season with 18 singles wins … was in the lineup for all 21 matches in the spring … teamed up with Emily Witt at the No. 2 spot for a majority of the season tallying 8 victories … also teamed up with Leeah Floyd and Marina Ferrero … the duo of Radeva/Ferrero finished the season with a 3-2 record.

PERSONAL
Polina Plamenova Radeva was born Sept. 6, 1997, in Varna, Bulgaria ... daughter of Plamen and Deana Radeva … has one brother, Marsel … majoring in psychology at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.690 through the Spring 2017 semester.