Women’s Tennis 2021-22 Recruiting Class Ranked No. 25 Nationally
Jun 08, 2021 | Tennis
It marks the first time since 2017 that K-State has appeared in the rankings
Pronunciation Guide: Dinora Alloyarova - Dy-NARA Alloy-AH-Rova | Florentine Dekkers - flawr-uh n-teen Dek-kers
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State's women's tennis 2021-22 recruiting class of Dinora Alloyarova (Engels, Russia) and Florentine Dekkers (Ammerzoden, Netherlands) has been rated among the Top 25 nationally by the Tennis Recruiting Network, which is the premier site for junior tennis.
K-State's two-person signing class came in at No. 25 nationally, as the Wildcats were one of five Big 12 teams (Texas, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Iowa State) to appear in the ranking. The top-5 included traditional tennis powers Stanford, Texas A&M, Duke, Georgia and UCLA.
It marked the first time that K-State has appeared in the rankings in four years since departing senior Margot Decker and rising seniors Maria Linares and Anna Turco boasted the 14th-best class in 2017.
"It's great that our program has earned this recognition," said head coach Jordan Smith. "Like all schools this past year, it was a challenge with COVID-19 and having visits. We definitely had to be more creative than ever with our recruiting, but we always stayed within our core values in developing strong connections with our recruits. I'm thankful to have a staff like (associate head coach) Tom (Rees) and (volunteer assistant) Logan (Burgess Hayes) that were able to help create a new dynamic approach to recruiting.
"Dinara and Florentine are really excited about joining us in the fall. Both have done well in international junior competitions, and I believe they will transition nicely into collegiate tennis."
A product of Engels, Russia, Alloyarova has received numerous rankings from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) during her time in Asia. She has been ranked as high as No. 364 in the World Junior Rankings while earning a position at No. 1186 in the ITF Pro Rankings. The incoming freshman has collected a Universal Tennis Rating of 10.71 while garnering spots in the U16 (No. 11), U18 (No. 33) and women's national rankings (No. 98).
A first-generation college student, Alloyarova trains out of Ozerov Academy in her home country and is guided by Svetlana Gasanova and Elena Bryukhovets.
Alloyarova has racked up several individual titles during her young tennis career, which includes taking home the crowns at the 2020 ITF J5 Singles Tournament and three more titles during the 2018 season (ITF J5 Singles Baltic Wind Tournament, ITF J5 Doubles Green Cup Tournament and ITF J4 Doubles TZS Cup Tournament).
The Russian standout also posted runner-up finishes at the 2020 ITF J3 Singles Tournament, 2018 ITF J4 Singles TZS Cup Tournament and 2019 U18 Russian National Teams Championships.
Dekkers will provide a boost to the Wildcats when next season gets underway, as she has earned a Universal Tennis Rating of 10.34 and has been spotted as high as No. 254 in the ITF World Junior Rankings. She recently earned a No. 25 ranking in the Netherlands Women's Open Rankings.
Dekkers' trophy case includes several tournament titles in the Netherlands in 2019, where she won two ITF Tournaments in Dijon (J5 Singles and J5 Doubles), the ITF J4 Doubles Tournament in Almere and another ITF J5 Doubles Tournament in Limassol. She is also a multiple-time Dutch champion in both singles and doubles' action.
During the 2019 ITF Junior Tour, Dekkers collected an impressive 27-12 mark in singles play, with 13 of those victories taking place on clay courts.
The Wildcats will return six letter winners, including All-Big 12 selections Karine-Marion Job and Maria Linares, for the 2021-22 season. Job collected Big 12 honors in both singles and doubles play, while Linares earned recognition for her contributions with Job in doubles' competition at the No. 1 spot. The team finished the spring schedule with a 7-12 overall record, including a 2-7 mark in conference play.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State's women's tennis 2021-22 recruiting class of Dinora Alloyarova (Engels, Russia) and Florentine Dekkers (Ammerzoden, Netherlands) has been rated among the Top 25 nationally by the Tennis Recruiting Network, which is the premier site for junior tennis.
K-State's two-person signing class came in at No. 25 nationally, as the Wildcats were one of five Big 12 teams (Texas, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Iowa State) to appear in the ranking. The top-5 included traditional tennis powers Stanford, Texas A&M, Duke, Georgia and UCLA.
It marked the first time that K-State has appeared in the rankings in four years since departing senior Margot Decker and rising seniors Maria Linares and Anna Turco boasted the 14th-best class in 2017.
"It's great that our program has earned this recognition," said head coach Jordan Smith. "Like all schools this past year, it was a challenge with COVID-19 and having visits. We definitely had to be more creative than ever with our recruiting, but we always stayed within our core values in developing strong connections with our recruits. I'm thankful to have a staff like (associate head coach) Tom (Rees) and (volunteer assistant) Logan (Burgess Hayes) that were able to help create a new dynamic approach to recruiting.
"Dinara and Florentine are really excited about joining us in the fall. Both have done well in international junior competitions, and I believe they will transition nicely into collegiate tennis."
A product of Engels, Russia, Alloyarova has received numerous rankings from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) during her time in Asia. She has been ranked as high as No. 364 in the World Junior Rankings while earning a position at No. 1186 in the ITF Pro Rankings. The incoming freshman has collected a Universal Tennis Rating of 10.71 while garnering spots in the U16 (No. 11), U18 (No. 33) and women's national rankings (No. 98).
A first-generation college student, Alloyarova trains out of Ozerov Academy in her home country and is guided by Svetlana Gasanova and Elena Bryukhovets.
Alloyarova has racked up several individual titles during her young tennis career, which includes taking home the crowns at the 2020 ITF J5 Singles Tournament and three more titles during the 2018 season (ITF J5 Singles Baltic Wind Tournament, ITF J5 Doubles Green Cup Tournament and ITF J4 Doubles TZS Cup Tournament).
The Russian standout also posted runner-up finishes at the 2020 ITF J3 Singles Tournament, 2018 ITF J4 Singles TZS Cup Tournament and 2019 U18 Russian National Teams Championships.
Dekkers will provide a boost to the Wildcats when next season gets underway, as she has earned a Universal Tennis Rating of 10.34 and has been spotted as high as No. 254 in the ITF World Junior Rankings. She recently earned a No. 25 ranking in the Netherlands Women's Open Rankings.
Dekkers' trophy case includes several tournament titles in the Netherlands in 2019, where she won two ITF Tournaments in Dijon (J5 Singles and J5 Doubles), the ITF J4 Doubles Tournament in Almere and another ITF J5 Doubles Tournament in Limassol. She is also a multiple-time Dutch champion in both singles and doubles' action.
During the 2019 ITF Junior Tour, Dekkers collected an impressive 27-12 mark in singles play, with 13 of those victories taking place on clay courts.
The Wildcats will return six letter winners, including All-Big 12 selections Karine-Marion Job and Maria Linares, for the 2021-22 season. Job collected Big 12 honors in both singles and doubles play, while Linares earned recognition for her contributions with Job in doubles' competition at the No. 1 spot. The team finished the spring schedule with a 7-12 overall record, including a 2-7 mark in conference play.
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