BLACKSBURG— Virginia Tech women's tennis head coach Terry-Ann Zawacki is pleased to announce the signing of three players to the 2020 class. Katie Andreini, Tamara Barad Itzhaki and Sabina Richtrova will join the squad for the Fall 2020 season.
The three signing bring a wealth of experience at multiple levels and have already accomplished much in their young careers. "We are thrilled to add these three young women to our program next year," Coach Zawacki said. "We feel all three have terrific attributes and are looking for immediate contributions from each of them. They love to compete and are not only great tennis players, but also great people who are strong academically as well as in their communities which fit perfectly into the culture of our program."
Katie Andreini
Cary, N.C.
Green Hope H.S.
UTR 10.1
Prior to Virginia Tech: 5-star recruit... Ranked No. 49 nationally in 2020 class, No. 13 in the southeast and No. 2 in North Carolina via Tennis Recruiting... 2019 NC North Carolina High School OT Player of the Year... 2019 Summer Series @ Virginia Tech doubles champion and singles finalist... Four-time Southern L1/L1A doubles champion... Two-time national L2/L3 Doubles Champion... 2018 NC State qualifiers doubles champion
Personal: Daughter of Charlotte and Todd Andreini... Has one sister, Cami, and one brother, Tony… Plans to major in HNFE… Grew up watching ACC Championships at home facility in Cary, N.C. and has dreamed of playing in the ACC
Coach Zawacki: "We have been following Katie now for a number of years and we have been impressed with her constant improvement, her feisty competitiveness and her eagerness to be a Hokie."
Tamara Barad Itzhaki
Hertzeliya, Israel
Rishonim High School
UTR 11.14
Prior to Virginia Tech: 2018 Herzeliya ITF Pro finalist… Doubles champion at Bat Yam (2018)... Doubles champion at Beer Sheva (2018)... Doubles champion at U18 Haifa, Israel Maccabia International Championship… Single champion at Kfar Maccabia (2018)... No. 1 player at Maccabi North Tel Aviv team in Premier League
Personal: Enjoys traveling and experiencing cultures through tennis… Has seen China, South Korea, the Netherlands, South Africa and Spain in competition
Coach Zawacki: "Tamara has had a great amount of experience playing at a very high level of tennis for the past few years. She has impressed us with her work ethic, her determination and her successes both on and off the court."
Sabina Richtrova
Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic
Secondary School of Tourism
UTR 11
Prior to Virginia Tech: No. 67 nationally in Czech senior ranking, No. 6 nationally in her age group… First-place in doubles U18 National Championship… Third-place in singles U18 National Championship
Coach Zawacki: "Sabina has also impressed us with her constant rise in the rankings and ratings and we feel her best tennis is still ahead of her. She is a positive person and we feel she will be another great contributor both in singles and doubles."