2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Dair, Asiya
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Asiya Dair
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- High School:
- Gymnasium 105
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Earned third-team All-ACC honors … Fall: Placed 53rd on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national preseason rankings … went 5-1 overall at the Harvard Fall Classic (9/23-25), including 3-0 in singles (2-0 in first singles) and 2-1 in doubles … finished 5-0, including 3-0 in first singles and 2-0 in third doubles, at the Bulldog Invitational (10/7-9) … entered the ITA Northeast Regionals (10/20-25) as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, winning three contests before dropping the quarterfinal match to the eventual champion; also won one doubles match with Emily Safron at the ITA Northeast Regionals … won her singles match in straight sets and went 0-1 in doubles at the Brown Invitational (11/4-5) ... Spring: Ranked as highly as 115th in the nation (4/25) … finished 12-12 in the No. 1 singles spot, including 5-9 in ACC play … primarily played third doubles, going 7-2 with Jackie Urbinati and 3-4 with Elene Tsokilauri … went 4-4 in singles against nationally ranked foes, including victories against No. 42 Rasheeda McAdoo (Georgia Tech) and No. 65 Samantha Harris (Duke) … also added ACC singles victories against Syracuse, Florida State, Virginia Tech and against No. 29 NC State in the second round of the ACC Championship … earned ACC doubles victories against Syracuse, No. 31 NC State, No. 37 Miami and then No. 29 NC State in the second round of the ACC Championship.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
A third-team All-ACC honoree for the second year in a row …Fall: Went 6-2 in singles and 2-5 in doubles in the tournaments season … selected to play in the Riviera/ITA All-American after opening the year ranked No. 96 nationally … Spring: Went 12-6 overall in singles in duals play, adding a 10-9 record in doubles play … started the singles season at the No. 2 position, but finished the year in the No. 1 spot … was 7-4 in ACC singles play and 5-6 in league doubles action … went 5-3 against nationally ranked opponents, including a straight-set win over No. 8 Julia Elbaba (No. 7 Virginia) to open the ACC season and earning ACC Player of the Week honors … ranked as high as No. 48 nationally in singles.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
A third-team All-ACC performer and the ITA Northeast Region Rookie Player of the Year ... Spring: competed at the No. 2 spot in doubles with several partners, and primarily at the No. 3 spot in singles ... went a team-best 16-6 (10-2 ACC) in dual match singles play ... went 3-10 (0-8 ACC) in doubles competitions ... picked up ACC singles wins against Syracuse, Duke, Miami, Pitt, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Louisville, NC State and Wake Forest.
BEFORE BC
Champion of Kazakhstan ... captured second-place in the Closed Asian Championship ... earned the bronze medal in the Youth Asian Olympics Games ... participated in the Grand slams: French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Dairov Zhanat and Dairova Dinara ... has three siblings, Dairov Zhomart, Zhalgasbay Rayymbek and Zhalgasbay Damir ... earned first place in the physics olympiad ... after college hopes to have her own company or to work in the banking industry ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Science as an economics major ... recipient of the Hugh and Doris MacIsaac Family Scholarship Fund.
Earned third-team All-ACC honors … Fall: Placed 53rd on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national preseason rankings … went 5-1 overall at the Harvard Fall Classic (9/23-25), including 3-0 in singles (2-0 in first singles) and 2-1 in doubles … finished 5-0, including 3-0 in first singles and 2-0 in third doubles, at the Bulldog Invitational (10/7-9) … entered the ITA Northeast Regionals (10/20-25) as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, winning three contests before dropping the quarterfinal match to the eventual champion; also won one doubles match with Emily Safron at the ITA Northeast Regionals … won her singles match in straight sets and went 0-1 in doubles at the Brown Invitational (11/4-5) ... Spring: Ranked as highly as 115th in the nation (4/25) … finished 12-12 in the No. 1 singles spot, including 5-9 in ACC play … primarily played third doubles, going 7-2 with Jackie Urbinati and 3-4 with Elene Tsokilauri … went 4-4 in singles against nationally ranked foes, including victories against No. 42 Rasheeda McAdoo (Georgia Tech) and No. 65 Samantha Harris (Duke) … also added ACC singles victories against Syracuse, Florida State, Virginia Tech and against No. 29 NC State in the second round of the ACC Championship … earned ACC doubles victories against Syracuse, No. 31 NC State, No. 37 Miami and then No. 29 NC State in the second round of the ACC Championship.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
A third-team All-ACC honoree for the second year in a row …Fall: Went 6-2 in singles and 2-5 in doubles in the tournaments season … selected to play in the Riviera/ITA All-American after opening the year ranked No. 96 nationally … Spring: Went 12-6 overall in singles in duals play, adding a 10-9 record in doubles play … started the singles season at the No. 2 position, but finished the year in the No. 1 spot … was 7-4 in ACC singles play and 5-6 in league doubles action … went 5-3 against nationally ranked opponents, including a straight-set win over No. 8 Julia Elbaba (No. 7 Virginia) to open the ACC season and earning ACC Player of the Week honors … ranked as high as No. 48 nationally in singles.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
A third-team All-ACC performer and the ITA Northeast Region Rookie Player of the Year ... Spring: competed at the No. 2 spot in doubles with several partners, and primarily at the No. 3 spot in singles ... went a team-best 16-6 (10-2 ACC) in dual match singles play ... went 3-10 (0-8 ACC) in doubles competitions ... picked up ACC singles wins against Syracuse, Duke, Miami, Pitt, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Louisville, NC State and Wake Forest.
BEFORE BC
Champion of Kazakhstan ... captured second-place in the Closed Asian Championship ... earned the bronze medal in the Youth Asian Olympics Games ... participated in the Grand slams: French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Dairov Zhanat and Dairova Dinara ... has three siblings, Dairov Zhomart, Zhalgasbay Rayymbek and Zhalgasbay Damir ... earned first place in the physics olympiad ... after college hopes to have her own company or to work in the banking industry ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Science as an economics major ... recipient of the Hugh and Doris MacIsaac Family Scholarship Fund.
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