2024-25 (Junior)
Named All-Horizon League Second Team following a campaign in which Konieva stepped up to play No. 1 singles as well as continuing her role as a part of the No. 1 doubles squad … led the Panthers in doubles victories with 16 and finished just one of the team lead in total victories with 25 (nine singles wins) … opened the fall season with three doubles wins at the Gopher Invitational Sept. 2-22, topping Omaha (twice/6-4 and 6-4 on 9/20 & 9/21) as well as against Creighton (7-5 on 9/22) … went a perfect 3-0 at the Redbird Invitational in doubles play Sept. 27-29, topping St. Thomas, Bradley, and UIC … also picked up a pair of singles wins at the event, defeating Bradley (6-3, 6-3) and Illinois State (2-6, 6-2, 10-8) … teamed up with Nikola Nikolajeva as the Armour Horizon League Tennis Doubles Team of the Week Jan. 29 … the duo played a key role in the Panthers to a 2-0 week to open the season, defeating Bradley, 6-3, and followed that up with a 6-0 blanking of Providence - winning both at No. 1 doubles … teamed up again with Nikolajeva to defeat No. 2 UChicago in doubles Feb. 7, winning 6-1 at No. 1 … recorded Horizon League wins over Oakland March 29 (6-3, 6-7 [5-7], 6-3), Chicago State April 12 (6-0, 6-3), and again versus the Golden Grizzlies at the Horizon League Championships April 25 (7-5, 6-4) … repeated her stellar accolades in the classroom, once again as a member of the Horizon League Valeo All-Academic Team and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as well as maintaining her regular spot on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
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2023-24 (Sophomore)
Picked up right where she left off as a sophomore, finishing the season with a singles record of 17-9 and a doubles ledger of 17-8 ... her 17 wins led the team in singles play and her 17 doubles victories finished second on the squad and just one off the lead ... played primarily at No. 2 and also played No. 1 positions ... started the season on a roll, winning her first five singles decisions and seven doubles matches ... went 6-0 at the season-opening Betsy Kuhle Invitational Sept. 29-Oct. 1, posting singles wins against Youngstown State (6-2, 6-2), Marquette (6-2, 6-1), and Western Michigan (6-7 [4-7], 6-1, 10-6) as well as doubles triumphs against YSU (6-2), Marquette (6-4), and WMU (7-6 [8-6]) ... fashioned a 4-0 mark at the Warhawk Invitational Oct. 6-7, with a perfect 3-0 mark in doubles play ... dropped a singles match to Notre Dame to close the fall at the ITA Midwest Regional before claiming 10 consecutive victories to open the dual portion of the campaign in January ... at 10 in a row, she tied with the longest singles victory streak by a Panther since Mayya Perova went for 10 in a row in the spring of 2022 ... the first six came in straight sets before a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 decision against SIUE Feb. 17, with the next three also wrapping up in two-set decisions ... streak was finally snapped against #25 Wisconsin March 16 ... picked up conference wins at Northern Kentucky (4-6, 7-6 [10-8], 10-6) April 20 and at IUPUI (6-2, 6-3) the next day ... claimed five straight doubles victories at No. 1 with Babette Burgersdijk at the end of March, including back-to-back days against the top two teams in the Horizon League, defeating Cleveland State (6-3) April 6 and Youngstown State (6-2) less than 24 hours later ... earned numerous awards for her work in the classroom: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, Horizon League Valeo All-Academic Team, and the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
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2022-23 (Freshman)
Named All-Horizon League First Team as well as the Horizon League Freshmen of the Year following an outstanding first season with the Panthers ... just fourth MKE tennis player to earn Freshman of the Year honors in program history ... finished the season with an overall record of 20-14 in singles play and 18-14 in doubles action to cap ... played singles from No. 2 to No. 4 position ... recorded 20-plus singles victories, the first Panther to achieve the milestone since 2017 ... named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar Athlete and to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll ... enjoyed quite the collegiate debut, going 2-1 in both singles and doubles play at the Bethany Moore Classic Sept. 23-24 ... topped two different Dayton players (7-6 [8-6], 6-3 & 6-2, 6-2) in singles and teamed up with Sara Simonova to defeat Oakland (8-2) and Dayton (8-6) in doubles ... claimed two more singles and doubles victories the next weekend at the Warhawk Invitational, knocking off Cardinal Stritch (6-4, 3-6, 10-8) and Lewis (6-7 [2-7], 6-4, 10-5) on the singles courts and CSU/Lewis in doubles play ... picked up two more doubles victories at the Redbird Hidden Duals Nov. 5-6 before making it three in a row with a 6-4 win over Cleveland State Nov. 13 ... won all three of her matches that finished in the dual season opener sweep against Hillsdale Jan. 22, winning 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, and 6-2 in No. 2 doubles ... won an impressive match at Dayton, claiming a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) decision at No. 4 Jan. 29 ... topped Marquette (7-6 [6-4], 6-2) Feb. 26 and handled Northern Iowa in the next match, getting the comeback at No. 3 with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 decision ... teamed up with Giorgia Cavestro for doubles wins against NIU (6-2 March 4) and UIC (6-3 March 5) to pick up Horizon League Doubles Team of the Week honors ... started Horizon League play with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Oakland at No. 2 April 2 ... finished the league slate with an impressive 4-2 ledger, adding decisions over Chicago State (6-4, 6-3 April 15), Northern Kentucky (6-3, 6-3 April 22), and IUPUI (6-1, 6-2 April 23) - all at No. 2 singles.
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PERSONAL
Chose Milwaukee because she felt it was the best choice for her future career … lists most memorable sports experience when she defeated the No. 1 seed in the TE Tournament … played for Unicort club team … enjoys knitting, drawing, sculpting and reading … daughter of Iryna and Serhii Konieva … born August 7, 2005 ... a Psychology major.
PRONUNCIATION: Nod-YA CONE-ye-vah
