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Iva Daneva
- Height:
- 5-7
- Eligibility:
- Y-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kavadarci, North Macedonia
- High School:
- DSU Sportska Akademija
Awards & Honors:
1x Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week w/Viki Hazmukova (1/27/25)
2025-26 ITA Division I Women’s Scholar-Athlete
2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025-26 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
EMU: Entering her third year in 2026-27 with three seasons of eligibility remaining… 2025-26: Saw action in doubles mostly throughout the season, compiling a record of 9-9… Her nine wins tied for the third-highest total on the team… Paired with Regina Mendez Carreno for much of the season, posting an 8-8 record, including a 2-3 mark in MAC play… Was 1-1 in MAC play with Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiya as well… Joined with Mendez Carreno to clinch the doubles point for the team twice, doing so in back-to-back contests… Secured the doubles point at the No. 3 position in the season-opening win over Cleveland State before claiming the point on the road at Ferris State as well… Played in five singles matches with three losses and two match going unfinished… 2024-25: Captured 10 combined wins in her freshman season before being sidelined by injury… Reached the quarterfinals of the MAC Fall Individuals after defeating Sara Zalukar (Miami) in huge comeback, 0-6, 7-6(14), 6-1, where she trailed 5-2 in the second set before taking the tiebreaker and running away in the third… Reached the round of 32 in the ITA Midwest Regional qualifier… Captured six wins in doubles competitions… Joined with Viki Hazmukova to win their first two duals together with 6-2 scores at Cincinnati and Dayton… for their efforts, the freshmen were named the MAC Doubles Team of the Week (Jan. 27).
PRIOR TO EMU: Has represented North Macedonia in a handful of tournaments, including the Billie Jean King Cup, the European Junior U18 Championships, and the U18 Summer Cups... Played in the BJK Cup in 2021, 2022, and 2023, helping the team earn promotion to the Europe Group III tournament for 2024... Competed for North Macedonia at the 2022 and 2023 Euro tournament in Klosters, Switzerland, after playing in the U14 event in 2019... Highly successful on the domestic circuit in North Macedonia, claiming 13 national titles at various age groups, including the junior girls (under 18) and master’s tournaments in 2023... Other championships include two more U18 crowns (2020, 2022), one title each at the U16 (2021), U14 (2019), and U12 (2017) events... Four-time U18 Masters champion (2019-22) and one-time U16 Masters champion (2019)... Individually, competed in numerous ITF events, reaching the finals in five tournaments and capturing titles in two doubles events, including the J60 ITF Tournament in Maribor, Slovenia (November 2022) and the J30 ITF Tournament in Tirana, Albania (September 2022)... Twice reached the semifinals of the Category 3 Tennis Europe Tournament for U14 juniors that were held in Albania and North Macedonia in 2019…
PERSONAL: Full Name: Iva Daneva... Parents are Zlatko Danev and Silvana Daneva... Has one sister, Ana... Exercise Science/Athletic Training major.
1x Mid-American Conference Doubles Team of the Week w/Viki Hazmukova (1/27/25)
2025-26 ITA Division I Women’s Scholar-Athlete
2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025-26 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
EMU: Entering her third year in 2026-27 with three seasons of eligibility remaining… 2025-26: Saw action in doubles mostly throughout the season, compiling a record of 9-9… Her nine wins tied for the third-highest total on the team… Paired with Regina Mendez Carreno for much of the season, posting an 8-8 record, including a 2-3 mark in MAC play… Was 1-1 in MAC play with Cylova Zuleyka Hukmasabiya as well… Joined with Mendez Carreno to clinch the doubles point for the team twice, doing so in back-to-back contests… Secured the doubles point at the No. 3 position in the season-opening win over Cleveland State before claiming the point on the road at Ferris State as well… Played in five singles matches with three losses and two match going unfinished… 2024-25: Captured 10 combined wins in her freshman season before being sidelined by injury… Reached the quarterfinals of the MAC Fall Individuals after defeating Sara Zalukar (Miami) in huge comeback, 0-6, 7-6(14), 6-1, where she trailed 5-2 in the second set before taking the tiebreaker and running away in the third… Reached the round of 32 in the ITA Midwest Regional qualifier… Captured six wins in doubles competitions… Joined with Viki Hazmukova to win their first two duals together with 6-2 scores at Cincinnati and Dayton… for their efforts, the freshmen were named the MAC Doubles Team of the Week (Jan. 27).
PRIOR TO EMU: Has represented North Macedonia in a handful of tournaments, including the Billie Jean King Cup, the European Junior U18 Championships, and the U18 Summer Cups... Played in the BJK Cup in 2021, 2022, and 2023, helping the team earn promotion to the Europe Group III tournament for 2024... Competed for North Macedonia at the 2022 and 2023 Euro tournament in Klosters, Switzerland, after playing in the U14 event in 2019... Highly successful on the domestic circuit in North Macedonia, claiming 13 national titles at various age groups, including the junior girls (under 18) and master’s tournaments in 2023... Other championships include two more U18 crowns (2020, 2022), one title each at the U16 (2021), U14 (2019), and U12 (2017) events... Four-time U18 Masters champion (2019-22) and one-time U16 Masters champion (2019)... Individually, competed in numerous ITF events, reaching the finals in five tournaments and capturing titles in two doubles events, including the J60 ITF Tournament in Maribor, Slovenia (November 2022) and the J30 ITF Tournament in Tirana, Albania (September 2022)... Twice reached the semifinals of the Category 3 Tennis Europe Tournament for U14 juniors that were held in Albania and North Macedonia in 2019…
PERSONAL: Full Name: Iva Daneva... Parents are Zlatko Danev and Silvana Daneva... Has one sister, Ana... Exercise Science/Athletic Training major.
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