VCU’S BORISOVA, YUFEROVA NET CAA TENNIS HONORS
4-11-06

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University senior Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus) (pictured) and sophomore Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) have been named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Doubles Players of the Week, the league announced.

Borisova and Yuferova, who are ranked 14 th in the nation in the latest ITA rankings, improved to 19-2 overall after beating Old Dominion’s Charleen Haarhoff and Fernanda Luiz 8-5 April 9 in Norfolk. The Rams’ duo is a perfect 16-0 this spring and have helped lead VCU to a 21-0 overall mark and a No. 19 national ranking.

Last season Borisova and Yuferova earned All-America status, advancing to the NCAA Doubles Tournament quarterfinals. In two seasons as a doubles pair, Borisova and Yuferova have fashioned a 36-7 record, fourth on VCU’s career doubles win list.