21/07/2014
AKRON, Ohio -- University of Akron women's tennis head coach Brandon Padgett announced that Ariadna Blinova have committed to join the Zips starting in the fall semester of 2014.
"We are extremely excited to have this wonderful young lady join our program," said Padgett. "Her athletic talent will add a different dimension to our team on the court, but she is also successful in the classroom and that is why we are looking forward to welcoming her to Akron."
"Ariadna is such a bright young lady with immense talent on and off the tennis court. Academically, she is extremely smart, with an excellent understanding of what she wants out of her college experience, and the direction that she will go. Athletically, we feel that Ariadna will make an immediate impact on our team, with an all-court style of play that will be tough to beat," Padgett said.
"I chose The University of Akron because it has a wide range of engineering specialties that I am interested in,and my dream is to become a world standard civil engineer," Blinova said. "I like the location of the university and I am very excited to play for Coach Padgett."