2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Shusharina, Maria
Maria Shusharina
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- GBOU School No. 118
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
Bio
AWARDS:
2024: Appeared in 27 matches…went 17-8 (two unfinished) in singles and 18-2 (six unfinished) in doubles… earned All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight year... put together a nine-match unbeaten streak (one unfinished) in singles play from 3/1 until 4/19, including eight wins at the #1 position… also had a nine-match doubles winning streak (three unfinished), lasting from 1/27 until 3/22... finished the season with another nine-match doubles winning streak (4/5-5/3)… was awarded Big Ten Player of the Week on 4/17 after going 4-0 across singles and doubles play against No. 58 Purdue (4/12) and Indiana (4/14)... won two singles matches against ranked players and eight against ranked teams… beat No. 119 Anessa Lee in the 'Cats close loss to No. 22 Vanderbilt (2/12)... defeated No. 122 Daianne Hayashida as part of the team victory over No. 75 Iowa (3/24)... was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team following her match-clinching singles win in the quarterfinal against Nebraska (4/26)... picked up a singles victory in straight sets and a doubles win with Lau in Northwestern's NCAA Tournament match against Arizona State (5/3)... won nine doubles matches against ranked teams, all with partner Britany Lau.
2023: 9-8 in singles (seven unfinished) ... 9-6 in doubles (eight unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten streak (two unfinished) against Big Ten opponents in April ... Picked up singles wins against three ranked foes ... Owned a 4-1 record (two unfinished) playing alongside Briana Crowley ... Notched doubles wins against No. 10 Duke (3/22) with Sydney Pratt and No. 68 Nebraska (4/23) with Aino Alkio.
2022: 12-9 in singles (one unfinished) ... 11-5 in doubles (six unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference honoree ... Won five of six singles matches against Big Ten Conference competition, a stretch that spanned from March to April ... Collected wins over ranked opponents in matchups with Georgia Tech (2/6) and No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19) ... Climbed as high as No. 85 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Singles Rankings (2/20) ... Was 10-4 in doubles when playing alongside Christina Hand ... Tandem secured nationally ranked wins over squads from No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19) and No. 10 Duke (3/23).
2021: 8-11 in singles (four unfinished) … 5-7 in doubles … All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Competed primarily in the number one singles position … Defeated the No. 121 singles player 6-3, 6-4 in a win over Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/7) … Beat the No. 70 singles player 6-2, 6-4 in a win over Minnesota (3/26) … Won 6-2, 6-2 over the No. 21 singles player in the win over No. 16 Wake Forest (1/25).
High School: Top-500 world ranking … Holds 23-13 professional record.
SINGLES
- 4x All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2024)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (4/17/24)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2024)
2024: Appeared in 27 matches…went 17-8 (two unfinished) in singles and 18-2 (six unfinished) in doubles… earned All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight year... put together a nine-match unbeaten streak (one unfinished) in singles play from 3/1 until 4/19, including eight wins at the #1 position… also had a nine-match doubles winning streak (three unfinished), lasting from 1/27 until 3/22... finished the season with another nine-match doubles winning streak (4/5-5/3)… was awarded Big Ten Player of the Week on 4/17 after going 4-0 across singles and doubles play against No. 58 Purdue (4/12) and Indiana (4/14)... won two singles matches against ranked players and eight against ranked teams… beat No. 119 Anessa Lee in the 'Cats close loss to No. 22 Vanderbilt (2/12)... defeated No. 122 Daianne Hayashida as part of the team victory over No. 75 Iowa (3/24)... was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team following her match-clinching singles win in the quarterfinal against Nebraska (4/26)... picked up a singles victory in straight sets and a doubles win with Lau in Northwestern's NCAA Tournament match against Arizona State (5/3)... won nine doubles matches against ranked teams, all with partner Britany Lau.
2023: 9-8 in singles (seven unfinished) ... 9-6 in doubles (eight unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten streak (two unfinished) against Big Ten opponents in April ... Picked up singles wins against three ranked foes ... Owned a 4-1 record (two unfinished) playing alongside Briana Crowley ... Notched doubles wins against No. 10 Duke (3/22) with Sydney Pratt and No. 68 Nebraska (4/23) with Aino Alkio.
2022: 12-9 in singles (one unfinished) ... 11-5 in doubles (six unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference honoree ... Won five of six singles matches against Big Ten Conference competition, a stretch that spanned from March to April ... Collected wins over ranked opponents in matchups with Georgia Tech (2/6) and No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19) ... Climbed as high as No. 85 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Singles Rankings (2/20) ... Was 10-4 in doubles when playing alongside Christina Hand ... Tandem secured nationally ranked wins over squads from No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19) and No. 10 Duke (3/23).
2021: 8-11 in singles (four unfinished) … 5-7 in doubles … All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Competed primarily in the number one singles position … Defeated the No. 121 singles player 6-3, 6-4 in a win over Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/7) … Beat the No. 70 singles player 6-2, 6-4 in a win over Minnesota (3/26) … Won 6-2, 6-2 over the No. 21 singles player in the win over No. 16 Wake Forest (1/25).
High School: Top-500 world ranking … Holds 23-13 professional record.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Fall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8-13 | 8-13 | -- | 6-8 | 6-13 | 2-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 12-9 | 12-9 | -- | 7-4 | 1-0 | 10-8 | 1-1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 9-8 | 9-8 | -- | 5-1 | 6-7 | 3-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 19-13 | 17-8 | 2-5 | 8-2 | 12-6 | 5-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38-43 | 46-38 | 2-5 | 26-15 | 25-26 | 20-11 | 1-1 | -- | -- | -- |
DOUBLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Fall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6-8 | 6-8 | -- | 5-4 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 6-3 |
| 2022 | 11-5 | 11-5 | -- | 6-1 | 9-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 9-6 | 9-6 | -- | 3-3 | -- | 4-2 | 5-4 |
| 2024 | 22-8 | 18-2 | 4-6 | 7-1 | -- | 2-2 | 16-0 |
| Career | 48-27 | 44-21 | 4-6 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 8-8 | 27-8 |
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