Scrivano Inks Russian Native, Shcherbinina, for WT in Fall of ‘21

WACO, Texas – Baylor head women's tennis coach Joey Scrivano announced the signing of Alina Shcherbinina for the fall of 2021, Tuesday. Shcherbinina, a Moscow, Russia native, is the second of the Baylor signing class of 2021.

Shcherbinina is one of the top juniors in the world with a current ranking of No. 45 and a career-best of No. 39 in January of 2021. Overall, her career-best WTA singles ranking is 912. Shcherbinina also carries a UTR rating of 11.

"Alina is an exceptional tennis player and tough-minded competitor. She's gritty performer and has experienced a lot of success thus far. She has completed an impressive junior tennis career, having earned an ITF top-40 singles world ranking," said Scrivano. "There is always a leaving curve when you transition to this level, but we feel that she will make the adjustment smoothly because of her strong character. We're excited to have her join our team and be a part of the Baylor family."

Shcherbinina is a 5-8, right-hander who also ranked No. 5 in Tennis Europe among juniors and No. 3 in singles, with a No. 1-ranking in junior doubles in Russia. She was both the singles and doubles champion of the U18 Moscow Cup. She studied prep school at Stolichnyi Kit.

She joins Olivia Malm as the other freshman signee for the 2021-22 school year. Malm was signed out of Sweden in November. Isabella Harvison, a transfer from Alabama who is sitting out, will also join the pair as newcomers next season.

Scrivano Inks Russian Native, Shcherbinina, for WT in Fall of ‘21

Players Mentioned

Isabella Harvison

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