Polina Akimova

Polina, originally from Novosibirsk, Russia, began playing tennis at the age of four and achieved a career-high ranking of #99 in Tennis Europe in the G18 division. Beginning in 2019, she attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where she played on the women’s tennis team, compiling a 19-5 singles record over two seasons. During the 2020 season, UTA went undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play and finished 18-4 overall. In 2021, Polina transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she finished her college tennis career with a 24-5 singles record, and led the team to its third Atlantic 10 Championship title, and an NCAA tournament berth. Throughout her college tennis career, Polina earned various honors, including Sun Belt Player of the Week, UMass Player of the Week, ITA Scholar Athlete and A-10 Scholar Athlete. Polina graduated from UMass with a bachelor’s degree in operations and information management, and a master’s degree in business analytics. She joined the SPORTIME/JMTA team in 2024.

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