Anna Lajos

Laurel Utterback

/ Women's Tennis

Photo by: Roberto Bellini

Class:
Freshman
High School:
American Community School of Abu Dhabi
Hometown:
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Career: Ninth in Bucknell history in career doubles victories (49)...tied for 15th in career singles victories (53)...20th in career combined victories (102)...one-time Bison Athlete of the Week.

2024-25 (Senior): Team Captain...finished 9th in Bucknell history in career doubles victories with 49…tied for 15th in career singles wins with 53…20th in career combined wins with 102…went 5-11 overall in singles, including a 5-11 (2-4 PL) dual record…recorded a 3-10 overall doubles record, including a 3-10 (1-2 PL) dual record.

2023-24 (Junior): Tied for third on the team in singles wins with a 14-17 record and went 18-15 in doubles play … went 8-1 in tournament singles and 6-16 (1-6 PL) in dual singles … posted an 8-2 mark in tournament doubles and a 10-13 mark in dual doubles (1-6 PL) … primarily saw action at second singles and went 6-2 playing at second doubles … was 7-3 in doubles play while alongside Tyne Miller … opened the season with seven consecutive singles wins … defeated Lafayette’s Hanna Ganachi at second singles for Patriot League win … played at second singles and third doubles in Patriot League Tournament match against Navy … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Led the team in singles wins with a 17-15 record and went 15-10 in doubles … in duals, went 11-12 (3-3 PL) in singles and 13-8 (4-3 PL) in doubles … played seven matches at No. 1 singles and 16 at the No. 2 position … went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and 11-8 at No. 2 doubles … went 6-3 in tournament singles … won 10 of her 17 singles victories in straight sets … went 4-2 in Patriot League doubles matches playing alongside Tyne Miller … defeated Colgate’s Emme Levenson 6-0, 6-1 in the Patriot League Championship quarterfinal round … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 (Freshman): Turned in a strong rookie campaign, going 17-7 at singles and 13-10 at doubles ... in dual matches, went 12-7 (2-3 PL) at singles and 10-9 (2-4 PL) at doubles ... majority of singles matches came on the fifth court, on which logged an 8-3 ledger ... went 1-1 in the third spot and 3-3 in the fourth position ... clinched Bucknell's 4-3 victory over Villanova in its dual match opener with a 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2 decision over Bella Steffen on the fifth court ... rallied to defeat Danielle Alamo, 3-6, 6-1, 10-7, at fifth singles to account for Bucknell's lone point in match at Penn State ... in tournaments, went an unbeaten 5-0 at singles ... won the 'C' Commitment singles title at Navy's Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational with a 3-0 record ... in doubles, partnered with Madi Sebulsky (8-6, 1-3 PL), Laurel Utterback (3-2) and Kate Novak (2-2, 1-1 PL) ... went 9-4 on the third doubles court ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bucknell: Named MVP and won gold in girl’s No. 1 singles as a freshman before finishing career individually for Zayed Sports City Academy … International Tennis Federation career-high ranking of 1,395 … career-high rank of No. 3 among United Arab Emirates girls … competed in national tournaments in Spain, scoring wins at the U14, U16 and U18 levels … captured victories in UAE national tournaments.

Personal: Daughter of Ivan and Anna Lajos … has one brother: Arseny ... spent time living in Poland, Russia and the UAE.