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Polina Sleptsova
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
Career RecordÂ
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | Big 12 Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | Big 12 Doubles |
| 25-26 | 5-11 | 4-2 | 1-9 | 0-8 | 13-7 | 5-1 | 8-6 | 3-4 |
| 26-27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 5-11 | 4-2 | 1-9 | 0-8 | 13-7 | 5-1 | 8-6 | 3-4 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2026 | -- | -- | 1-2 | 0-7 | -- | -- | 1-9 |
| Totals | -- | -- | 1-2 | 0-7 | -- | -- | 1-9 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2026 | -- | -- | 8-6 | 8-6 |
| 2027 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | -- | -- | 8-6 | 8-6 |
Career High Rankings:
Singles - N/A
Doubles - N/AÂ
HONORS & AWARDS
- Doubles Flight Champion at Furman Fall Classic (2025)
FRESHMAN (2025-26)
Spring 2026
- Finished the year with a 5-11 overall singles record and a 1-9 dual singles record … Went 1-2 at court three singles and 0-7 at court four singles … Went 13-7 overall in doubles and 8-6 in dual doubles, all coming at court three
- Clinched the doubles point with teammate Ella Brownback at court three after beating UC Santa Barbara's Lily Pradkin and Shanelle Iaconi, 6-4
- Helped Tech win the doubles point against No. 11 Arizona State with a court three win over Karsyn Evans and Lily Taylor, 6-2
- Also aided in a doubles point against No. 60 Grand Canyon after beating Hams Metwally and Amalia Suciu at court three by a 6-4 score
- Aided Tech to a 4-2 victory over No. 37 Iowa with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Tereza Dejnozkova at court three
- Clinched the doubles point over Kansas’ Meriem Ezzedine and Kinley Van Pelt, 6-4, at court three
- Clinched the doubles point against Kansas State’s Sasha Kyselova and Chanel Rustemova at court three, 7-5
- Helped Tech win the doubles point against No. 44 Utah with a 6-0 win at court three over Dylan Lolofie and Kamea Medora
- Clinched the doubles point against No. 11 Arizona State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals, picking up a court three victory against Sarang Lim and Zlata Bartanusz, 7-5, to help the Lady Raiders defeat the Sun Devils, 4-3
Fall 2025
- Finished the fall season with a 4-2 singles record and a 5-1 doubles recordÂ
- Won her doubles flight with teammate Ella Brownback at the Furman Fall Classic with wins over pairs from Wake Forest, Indiana and Furman … Also added singles wins against Patricia Grigoras (Penn State), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, and Mia Robinson (Mississippi State), 6-2, 6-2
- Picked up four total wins at the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains tournament … Earned singles wins over Zoe Adkins (Denver), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), and Luana Avelar (Colorado State), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2) … Also picked up two doubles wins over teams from Colorado State and Idaho State with Brownback
Prior to Texas Tech:
- Ranked as high as No. 168 in the ITF junior singles rankings as well as No. 827 in the ITF women's rankings
- Won three ITF singles and doubles titles during her junior career
- Doubles semifinalist and advanced out of singles qualifying at the Ust-Kamenogorsk 15k (2023)
- Doubles quarterfinalist and advanced out of singles qualifying at the Ust-Kamenogorsk 15k (2024)
- In June 2024, earned a main draw bid at the Antalya 15k after beating three players in qualifying
- Swept the doubles and singles titles at both the J100 Shymkent and J100 Issyk-kul tournaments
- Claimed the singles title at J60 Antalya
- Doubles champion at the J100 Tashkent tournament
- In December 2023, she was the only international player to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl 16s Championships in Plantation, Fla.
- In addition, Sleptsova competed in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup finals
Personal
- Born on May 22
- Majoring in IT, sport management and business management
- Both her mother, Anna Akimbetyeva, and her father, Nikolay Sleptsov, were professional ice hockey players
- Attended Specialized School No. 9 "Zerde" in Astana, Kazakhstan
- Hobbies include reading books, especially before bed, as well as filming and editing video blogs
NCAA Selection Show Media Availability
Monday, April 27
Highlights vs. Boston U (NCAA First Round)
Friday, May 02
Postmatch Press Conference - NCAA First Round
Friday, May 02
Tennis Educational Video
Thursday, May 01
