BU Freshman Class Earns National Ranking
September 7, 2015 | Women's Tennis
BOSTON - As head coach Lesley Sheehan prepares for the start of her 31st season at the helm, the Boston University women's tennis team will feature a nationally-ranked freshman class for the eighth time in nine years. Sabrina Faybyshev, Kaely Malik, Remi Ramos and Kate Semashko are the four members of the Class of 2019 that was ranked 11th nationally among mid-major programs according to TennisRecruiting.net.
The mid-major conferences for tennis include programs from the America East, American Athletic, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, C-USA, Great West, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WCC, and WAC conferences from NCAA Division I - as well as all programs outside of NCAA Division I.
A four-star recruit who trained at Harold Solomon Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Faybyshev (Marloboro, N.J.) won multiple regional tournaments her first two seasons and started traveling to ITF tournaments her final two years. She most recently won the doubles title at the Grade 4 ITF Copa Universidad Galileo junior tournament her senior year and previously repeated as champion at the Eastern Section Zonals in 2012.
Malik (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) was a four-time team captain at Pine Crest School. A three-star recruit whose ranking continued to rise each season up to 194, she earned Broward County First Team accolades her final three years. She helped her team win the state title and finish as the Deco Turf national runner-up. Her junior season, she won the state doubles title.
Ramos (Parkland, Fla.) is a four-star recruit who trained at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy and ranked as high as No. 53 nationally according to TennisRecruiting.net. She captured the state and regional titles as a freshman and finished third at the Florida State Closed tournament her sophomore season. She suffered multiple hip injuries her junior year and battled back to become healthy and fulfill her ultimate goal of competing at the collegiate level.
Originally from Belarus, Semashko is a four-star recruit who trained at the Weil Tennis Academy in California. She won several SoCAL tournaments during her final three years after competing back home. As a senior, she won the doubles title at the San Luis Obispo Open and finished as a finalist in singles . She also won the G16s title at the Santa Barbara Jr. Open as a junior.
The Terriers will open the fall schedule on Sept. 18-20 at the Harvard Fall Classic.
