2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
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Zhytelna, Yuliia
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Yuliia Zhytelna
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Kiev, Ukraine
- High School:
- The Specializod School
Bio
2025 Singles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2025 Doubles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024 Singles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024 Doubles All-Big West First Team
2023 Singles All-Big West Second Team
2023 Doubles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2023 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Winner for the Southwest Region
CSUN - 2025 (Senior)
Collected All-Big West Honorable Mention in Singles and Doubles… Played 21 matches on Court No.1 going 9-12 in those matches… Had a four game win streak in singles when she defeated San Jose State (2/22), Dominican (2/23), Pacific (3/1) and Youngstown State (3/8)... Played with four different doubles partners, but primarily played with Madison Shepperson… Zhytelna and Shepperson shined, winning their first nine matches played together, their 10-2 record overall was best on the team…Named to Spring Academic All-Big West Team
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Zhytelna earned all-conference honors in singles and doubles ... received an All-Big West First Team selection in doubles after posting a team-best 11-5 record with Sasha Turchak at No. 1 ... collected an All-Big West Honorable Mention in singles after registering an 8-8 record at No. 2 ... recorded a 6-2 record in doubles in Big West play ... pulled out a three-set singles win over Cal Poly (3/9/24) ... won of five her final six doubles decisions, posting wins over Pacific (4/6/24), UC Davis (4/7/24), Long Beach State (4/12/24), UC San Diego (4/16/24) and Hawai'i (4/21/24) ... earned a thrilling three-set win in singles over UC San Diego, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4/16/24) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Named second team All-Conference in singles after leading the team with 15 victories (15-5) ... chosen honorable mention All-Conference in doubles ... teamed with Sasha Turchak for a 14-8 record as the duo tied for lead in doubles wins with Angela Ho ... selected Big West Player of the Week ending Feb. 5 ... named as a January 2023 recipient of the CalHOPE Courage Award ... the monthly CalHOPE Courage Award honors California college and university student-athletes who have overcome the stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity ... was named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Women's Tennis Team, selected by College Sports Communicators after maintaining a 3.81 GPA in her Journalism (OPT) Broadcast major ... named the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship winner for the Southwest Region ... selected as an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... chosen Academic All-Conference.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in three singles matches, going 1-1 with one unfinished competition ... defeated Sophia Ostovany of Westmont in straight sets in the season opener against Westmont ... lost in straight sets to San José State's Jovana Babic...was leading UC Santa Barbara's Marta GonzalezBallbe 6-4, 1-4 before the Gauchos clinched the dual against the Matadors ... went 1-3 in doubles with one unfinished match ... teamed with Ekaterina Repina to defeat Westmont's No. 1 team in the season opener...lost next two matches with Repina against San José State and Sacramento State ... teamed with Jenna Dorian to lead UC Riverside's No. 3 team 5-2 before CSUN clinched the dual ... playing with Dorian, lost to UCSB's No. 3 team 6-2 in final event of season.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Sat out the season as a redshirt in the CSUN program.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of The Specializod school … coach was Natalia Medvedeva … a four-year letter winner … won a U-14 team championship.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Volodymyr and Natalia Zhytelna … a Journalism (OPT) Broadcast major ... favorites include the Golden State Warriors, Novak Djokovich, Henry Cavill, Game of Thrones, anything her mom makes, Pentatonix, Twenty One Pilots, The Weknd, Travis Scott … the most famous person she has met is Elina Svitolina … the person in history she would like to meet is Queen Victoria … the two people in history she would like to have dinner with are Shawn Mendes and her grandfather which she believes would be hilarious … her heroes are her parents who she says gave her the opportunities to be a great person and have the best life.
2025 Doubles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024 Singles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2024 Doubles All-Big West First Team
2023 Singles All-Big West Second Team
2023 Doubles All-Big West Honorable Mention
2023 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Winner for the Southwest Region
CSUN - 2025 (Senior)
Collected All-Big West Honorable Mention in Singles and Doubles… Played 21 matches on Court No.1 going 9-12 in those matches… Had a four game win streak in singles when she defeated San Jose State (2/22), Dominican (2/23), Pacific (3/1) and Youngstown State (3/8)... Played with four different doubles partners, but primarily played with Madison Shepperson… Zhytelna and Shepperson shined, winning their first nine matches played together, their 10-2 record overall was best on the team…Named to Spring Academic All-Big West Team
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Zhytelna earned all-conference honors in singles and doubles ... received an All-Big West First Team selection in doubles after posting a team-best 11-5 record with Sasha Turchak at No. 1 ... collected an All-Big West Honorable Mention in singles after registering an 8-8 record at No. 2 ... recorded a 6-2 record in doubles in Big West play ... pulled out a three-set singles win over Cal Poly (3/9/24) ... won of five her final six doubles decisions, posting wins over Pacific (4/6/24), UC Davis (4/7/24), Long Beach State (4/12/24), UC San Diego (4/16/24) and Hawai'i (4/21/24) ... earned a thrilling three-set win in singles over UC San Diego, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4/16/24) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District honors.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Named second team All-Conference in singles after leading the team with 15 victories (15-5) ... chosen honorable mention All-Conference in doubles ... teamed with Sasha Turchak for a 14-8 record as the duo tied for lead in doubles wins with Angela Ho ... selected Big West Player of the Week ending Feb. 5 ... named as a January 2023 recipient of the CalHOPE Courage Award ... the monthly CalHOPE Courage Award honors California college and university student-athletes who have overcome the stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity ... was named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Women's Tennis Team, selected by College Sports Communicators after maintaining a 3.81 GPA in her Journalism (OPT) Broadcast major ... named the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship winner for the Southwest Region ... selected as an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... chosen Academic All-Conference.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in three singles matches, going 1-1 with one unfinished competition ... defeated Sophia Ostovany of Westmont in straight sets in the season opener against Westmont ... lost in straight sets to San José State's Jovana Babic...was leading UC Santa Barbara's Marta GonzalezBallbe 6-4, 1-4 before the Gauchos clinched the dual against the Matadors ... went 1-3 in doubles with one unfinished match ... teamed with Ekaterina Repina to defeat Westmont's No. 1 team in the season opener...lost next two matches with Repina against San José State and Sacramento State ... teamed with Jenna Dorian to lead UC Riverside's No. 3 team 5-2 before CSUN clinched the dual ... playing with Dorian, lost to UCSB's No. 3 team 6-2 in final event of season.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Sat out the season as a redshirt in the CSUN program.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of The Specializod school … coach was Natalia Medvedeva … a four-year letter winner … won a U-14 team championship.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Volodymyr and Natalia Zhytelna … a Journalism (OPT) Broadcast major ... favorites include the Golden State Warriors, Novak Djokovich, Henry Cavill, Game of Thrones, anything her mom makes, Pentatonix, Twenty One Pilots, The Weknd, Travis Scott … the most famous person she has met is Elina Svitolina … the person in history she would like to meet is Queen Victoria … the two people in history she would like to have dinner with are Shawn Mendes and her grandfather which she believes would be hilarious … her heroes are her parents who she says gave her the opportunities to be a great person and have the best life.
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