| Sasha Kulikova |
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FRESHMAN SEASON
Singles: 2007 team MVP... 2008 preseason rank of 97... went on a nine-match win-streak from 3/11-4/7/07 with wins over opponents from #27 Florida State (3/11/07), NC State (3/16/07), Furman (3/17/07), #17 William & Mary (3/21/07), Virginia Tech (3/24/07), Virginia (3/24/07), Boston College (3/31/07), Maryland (4/1/07) and #6 Georgia Tech (4/7/07)... all but two wins in dual match season were in straight sets including both wins during post-season (Maryland on 4/19/07 and Penn on 5/11/07)... started career at Wake with seven consecutive wins during the fall season.
Doubles: Made rankings debut with partner Ana Jerman at No. 54 on April 30... finished the season ranked 49th... 2008 preseason rank of 29th... Defeated #22 Caitlin Collins/Sanaz Marand (UNC) with Jerman... went on a 12-match win-streak with Jerman from 3/11/07-5/11/07, defeating opponents from #27 Florida State, #45 NC State, Furman, #17 William & Mary, Boston College, #75 Maryland, #6 Georgia Tech, #8 Clemson, #18 Duke, Maryland, #10 North Carolina and #51 Penn... opened doubles career at Wake on 5-0 streak with partner Christian Tara.
PRIOR TO WAKE FOREST
A top-150 singles player in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings... a member of the Russian Junior National Team from 2002-2006... ranked sixth in the U-18 division... ranked as high as 526th by the WTA when she was 16 years old and 618th in doubles... has defeated six players ranked in the WTA's top 500 including Irina Buryachok, Margalita Chakhnashvili, Ekaterina Kozhokhina, Renata Kucerkova, Lucia Jimenez-Almendros and Karen Paterson... reached the finals of the Cup of Russia event in February 2006 and captured the doubles title... doubles runner-up and singles semifinalist in the ITF 2nd Category in January 2006 located in Brataslava, Slovakia... has tremendous international experience having participated in tournaments in Israel, Russia, Slovakia, England, Belgium, Tunisia, Spain, Italy, Germany since the age of 13.
PERSONAL
Born May 26, 1989... parents are Dmitry Kulikova and Vera Kulikova... plans to major in psychology or economics... hopes to attend graduate school... academically ranked in the top five of her 30-person graduating class... chose to attend Wake Forest over Baylor, Southern Cal, Texas and Tulsa.
Career Stats
| Year | Dual | ACC | Tournament | Total |
| 2006-07 | 17-4 | 9-2 | 9-2 | 26-6 |
| Career | 17-4 | 9-2 | 9-2 | 26-6 |
