Dessi Zlateva

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
General Vladimir Stoychev
Hometown:
Sofia, Bulgaria

Career Highlights
- 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- A-10 Player of the Week on April 20, 2021
- A-10 Player of the Week on March 30, 2021
- 2019 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2017 Second Team All-Atlantic 10

2020-21 (Graduate student)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Finished with a team-best 12-1 singles record, including a perfect 5-0 mark against A-10 opponents during the regular season
• Earned A-10 singles wins against VCU, Duquesne, George Washington, Saint Joseph's and George Mason
• Went 11-0 in her last 12 singles matches to finish the season and never lost a set, including an unfinished match in the A-10 Championship against VCU's Luminita Tutunaru, 6-6, when the match was clinched
• Two-time A-10 Player of the Week (March 30, April 20)
• Won both singles matches in the A-10 Championship against Davidson and Rhode Island at No. 2 singles
• Posted a 11-1 record at No. 2 singles and was 1-0 at No. 1 singles
• In doubles, paired with Emily Dunbar to post a 9-5 doubles record at No. 1 doubles
• They finished the season 5-1 in their last six doubles matches with their lone loss coming against VCU's Tutunaru/Davidescu, 6-4, in the A-10 Championship final

2019-20 (Senior)
• Finished 11-7 overall in singles and was 5-5 in the spring season playing all 10 matches at No. 2 singles
• Won three-straight singles matches and 4-1 in her last five singles matches to end the season
• Tied for second on the team with 11 singles wins
• In doubles, went 7-5 with senior Lea Owens, 0-1 with senior Lyndell Giffenig and 1-2 with Emily Dunbar
• Had an 8-8 overall doubles record and played seven doubles matches in the spring season (2-5)

2018-19 (Junior)
• Named to Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• Finished with a 9-11 overall record in singles and was 7-9 playing at No. 2 (1-1) and No. 3 (6-8) singles positions
• Won four singles matches in a row against players from Towson, Campbell, Saint Joseph's and College of Charleston
• Earned a clutch third set win against UMass Ruth Crawford 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to give Richmond a 4-3 win in the A-10 quarterfinals
• Went 9-9 overall in doubles and was 8-8 during the spring season at No. 2 doubles with teammate Leah Owens
• Had a streak of four-straight doubles wins against teams from Towson, Campbell, Saint Joseph's and College of Charleston

2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Went 5-9 in singles, ending season on six-match unbeaten streak
• Went 10-6 in doubles play, pairing with Dunbar and Owens for most of the spring season
• Logged an eight-match unbeaten streak in doubles with Owens
• Competed in both singles and doubles in fall play at the Cissie Leary Invitational, WFU Invitational and ITA Regional Championship

2016-17 (Freshman)
- Named to Second Team All-Atlantic 10
- Made an immediate impact in singles, coming in to play at the No. 1 position
- Compiled a 12-14 overall singles record, competing against each opponent's top player
- Competed at No. 2 and 3 doubles throughout the season, partnering with Lea Owens and Gaby Rosales in the spring
- Went 12-11 overall in doubles play and 10-9 in the spring, including a stretch of four-straight wins

Prep
- Practiced at the Justine Henin Academy for three years
- Earned a career-high ITF junior ranking of 136
- Won four ITF singles tournaments, two doubles tournaments and reached another doubles final
- Won a bronze medal in doubles play in 2011, placing third in the European Championship U14 in Pilzen
- Named top Bulgarian player for her age, and was invited to join the ITF team twice

Personal
- Daughter of Dessislava Yaneva and Jivko Zlatev