Tina Bokhua

Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Moscow, Russia
High School:
Education Center #1847

2016 Spring (Sophomore): Finished the season with a 13-6 overall singles record and 7-7 doubles mark • left the team midway through the season • posted a 4-3 record vs. nationally-ranked opponents • in addition to her win during the fall over fifth-ranked Kuhlman, upset No. 85 Andrea LeBlanc of New Mexico, No. 62 Julia O’Loughlin of Denver and No. 45 Anastasiya Rychagova of Kansas • paired with Nuria Ormeño Ruiz to win 6-4 over Northern Colorado’s 40th-ranked doubles pair on Feb. 12 • became CU’s first-ever Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 1 after upsetting O’Loughlin and also winning against Boise State • achieved a No. 42 national ranking on Feb. 10, the highest ranking of her career.

2015 Fall (Sophomore): Posted a 5-5 singles record and 3-2 doubles mark • upset fifth-ranked Josie Kuhlman of Florida 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the ITA All-American Championships • reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Mountain Region Championships after wins over Jordan Denesik of Northern Arizona and Mercedes Lopez Velez of UNLV.

2015 Spring (freshman): Named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region Rookie of the Year, becoming fifth CU regional Rookie of the Year since 2004 • Played the majority of her initial spring season at the top singles position, collecting seven victories, five of them against the mountain region • Ended Mountain Region as the No. 4 ranked singles player • Played all but one spring singles match at No. 1 singles, other was at No. 2 • Won seven singles matches at No. 1, eight wins during the spring (other at No. 2) • 12 singles victories overall during the year • Picked up first Pac-12 singles victory defeating Elizaveta Luzina (Washington State) in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) on Mar. 29 • Clinched three team wins at No. 1 singles (Kansas State, Jan. 31; Colorado State; Feb. 1; Washington State: Mar. 29) • Won her first four singles matches of dual play, and 7 of her first 10 matches before injuries sidelined her from the top singles spot • Pushed then-No. 2 and NCAA Round of 16 singles participant Maegan Manasse (California) to three sets (3-6, 6-4, 0-1[5]) and then-No. 22 nationally ranked and NCAA Round of 16 singles player Sabrina Santamaria (USC) to three sets (7-5, 4-6, 0-1[2]) • In doubles, ended the season ranked No. 4 in the Mountain Region with teammate Julyette Steur • Picked up a team-high seven wins with Steur at No. 1 doubles, the most wins at any position by any CU team • Won eight spring doubles overall, tying for the spring high • Clinched three doubles team wins with Steur (Air Force; Jan. 30; Wichita State: Feb. 6; UMKC; Feb. 7) • Teamed with Kyra Wojcik to become one of two CU doubles tandems to reach Pac-12 Tournament main draw quarterfinals, a school-first, defeating O’Sullivan/Panoho (Arizona State) 8-4 in Round of 16 main draw international bracket.

2014 Fall (freshman): Won four of six singles matches and five of seven doubles matches • Advanced to the finals of the Green Singles Bracket of the North Texas Wild West Shootout (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) • Won doubles matches with Alex Aiello, three at CU Invitational (Sept. 25-28) and another at the North Texas Wild West Shootout.

Tennis in Russia: Member of the Russian junior national team • Highest International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior ranking is No. 295 • Highest Russian ranking was No. No. 9 • Third place in Russian championship under-16 in singles (2011) and a second place under-18 doubles (2013) • Won the 2014 ITF junior tournament (grade 4) in Finland and also the ITF grade 4 doubles in Belarus • Among her other runner up finishes was the 2013 grade 4 tournament in Finland; grade 5 in Russia in 2011 and 2012; and a 2012 doubles in Belarus (grade 5 ITF); and in Russia in 2011 and 2012 (grade 5 ITF).

Personal: Born July 25, 1996 in Moscow, Russia • Daughter of Gia Bokhua and Galina Sopun • Enjoys reading and spending time with her friends.

In the Classroom: Intended major at CU is business.