2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Won three singles matches and five doubles matches as a junior … Earned her only Sun Belt Conference singles win with a victory at No. 2 singles over Georgia State’s Michelle Ncube, 6-4, 6-3 (April 14) … Teamed with Mariam Hatem for a win at No. 2 doubles over Arkansas State’s Yasmine Humbert and Rebecca Brody, 7-6 (7-5) (March 26) … Paired with Angela Del Campo Suarez for a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles against Nicholls’ Carla Bouygues and Dareen Hassan (Feb. 5) … Earned a win at No. 2 singles against New Orleans’ Anastassia Kouchnareva, 3-6, 7-5, 10-8 (Feb. 4) … Won her home opener by defeating Missouri State’s Tiera Jarmond, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2 singles (Jan. 28) … Went 0-4 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles action while playing in three events in the fall of 2022 ... Went 3-0 with Giovanna Pereira to win the Purple Doubles Draw at the Lady Demon Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 16-17).
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE-2)
Finished 7-4 in singles play and 7-8 in doubles action … Teamed with Brianna Gomez in the White Doubles Draw to pick up the title, going 3-0 on the weekend at the Lady Demon Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 23-24) … Earned a win over Louisiana Tech’s Ilana Tetruashvili (6-3, 6-2) at the LA Tech Invitational (Nov. 6) … Did not play singles but teamed with Giovanna Pereira for a 6-3 win over Grambling’s Brittney Combest and Ana Ochoa (Jan. 22) … Picked up a three-set victory over Central Arkansas’ Sumomo Hamanaga, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, on court four (March 5) … Paired with Alessandra Anghel for a 6-0 win over Troy’s Andrea Widing and Anastasiia Khokhlova on court one (March 12) … Swept UL Lafayette’s Lucie Raquin, 6-4, 6-1, on court three (March 18) … Earned a win over Georgia Southern’s Sophie Wagemaker on court three, 6-1, 6-4 (March 26) … Knocked off Texas State’s Sofia Fortuno on court four, 6-4, 6-3, and paired with Brianna Gomez for a 6-4 win over Fortuno and Kylee Shannon in doubles (April 10) … Teamed with Gomez for a 6-3 win over Coastal Carolina’s Paola Landin Lopez and Weatherhead at Sun Belt Conference Championship on court three (April 22).
2021 (SOPHOMORE-1)
Opened her sophomore campaign on February 2, 2021 when she faced Alexis Lopez (Samford), suffering a 6-1, 6-2 setback … followed that performance with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 triumph over Natalina Molina (Lamar) in a clash of No. 3 seeds … made her first doubles appearance of season on September 18 when she and teammate Daniela Hernandez suffered an 8-6 loss to Jessie Young/Bogdana Zaporozhets (Chattanooga) … teamed with Hala Badwy in a doubles match against Samford’s No. 1 seeded tandem of Cindy Oest/Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg, who emerged with a 7-5 win … joined Badwy in doubles action to come through with a 6-3 victory over Bianca Vitale/Natalia Molina (Lamar) on February 7th … played her third doubles match with Badwy at her side, against Zala Ule/Ai Noa Fabre (Stephen F. Austin), but the match was unfinished … managed four wins during the spring season, all consecutive … snagged a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Christina Jordan (UL-Lafayette) on March 22 … followed with a 5-7, 6-0, 6-0 win over Dorota Szczygielska (Northwestern State) on March 23 … claimed a 6-4, 6-4 win against Shelby King (Arkansas State) on March 28th, her first Sun Belt win of the slate … wrapped up the final match of the regular season, against Arkansas State (April 11) with a 6-1, 7-6 (1-0) decision over Shelby King … notched her first win of the spring slate in doubles play, alongside partner Hala Badwy, against Alcorn State (March 6) as the pair defeated Tangia Riley-Codrington and Kimberley Kaome by a 6-0 score … added a second 6-0 victory over the weekend, downing I. Mora and Brittney Combest (Grambling State) the following afternoon … ended the regular season on a five-match winning streak, which began with a 6-2 victory over Polina Akimova and Nanaka Takeuchi (UT-Arlington) on March 16 … added a 6-4 win over Clara Mantaux and Floriane Picaut (UL-Lafayette) on March 22 … earned a 6-4 win at Northwestern State (March 23) by defeating Mariella Minetti and Greta Wallin … put together a 6-2 victory at Arkansas State (March 28) with a win over Thea Rice and Hunter Roper … ended the regular season by earning a 6-2 decision over Thea Rice and Hunter Roper (Arkansas State) … picked up a doubles point alongside teammate Hala Badwy in clash with Georgia State’s Ellie Aldrich and Andreea Stanescu in a 7-5 decision on April 15th … was one of six Warhawks with double-digit singles victories on the season, finishing 10-2 with eight wins as a three seed, and one win each in No. 2 and No. 4 action … the tandem of Badwy and Balaba were responsible for the second-most doubles wins (nine) of any Warhawk pair on the season, all coming from the No. 1 seed.
WYOMING
Named 2020 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... Compiled an 11-10 overall record in singles play in 2019-20, including 5-5 in duals, while playing exclusively at the No. 2 position ... Won the "B" Draw title (4-0) in the Wyoming Invite ... Selected to the All-Mountain West Doubles Team with partner Maria Oreshkina ... Went 13-8 in doubles play in 2019-20, including a 6-3 record during the spring while playing mostly with Oreshkina.
SCHOOL NO. 5
Graduated from School No. 5 in Brovary, Ukraine.
INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Attained a career-best Junior ITF world ranking of 459 in July 2017 ... Advanced to the finals in both singles and doubles play at the National Ukraine Championship.
