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Iva Daneva

Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kavadarci, North Macedonia
High School:
DSU Sportska Akademija

EMU: 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.