Kyrylo Tsygura

AT VIRGINIA

2017-18 SEASON

• Went 14-13 in singles his freshman season with a 7-5 mark in ACC play
• Played as high as No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles in the lineup
• Opened his collegiate career with a victory over Columbia’s Michal Rolski at the Farnsworth Invitational (Oct. 6), going 3-1 in singles at the tournament

BACKGROUND

• Top-10 recruit on TennisRecruiting.net and the top-ranked player in Maryland
• Achieved a top-100 ITF junior ranking
• Two-time Orange Bowl semifinalist (14s and 16s)
• Two-time Clay Courts semifinalist (14s and 16s) and Hard Court semifinalist (14s and 16s)
• Won the Copa Badia Juniors Tournament singles title in Coral Gables in 2016

PERSONAL

• Parents are Olena Gordiyenko and Paul Tsygura
• Has a younger brother, Michael
• Was born in the Ukraine
• Was a top-five chess player in Maryland when he was 12 years old
• Undeclared major