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2026-27 Tennis Roster
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Maria Batinic
- Height:
- 5-4
- Eligibility:
- Y-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rochester Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Online School
- Prev School:
- Findlay
Awards & Honors:
2025-26 Great Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year
2025-26 All-Great Midwest Conference First Team Selection
1x Great Midwest Conference Player of the Week (2025-26)
EMU: Comes to Ypsilanti as a second-year player with four seasons of eligibility remaining.
FINDLAY: Had a remarkable freshman season with Findlay as she helped the Oilers win the Great Midwest Conference regular season and tournament titles before capturing the NCAA Midwest Region #2 crown and advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in program history… 2025-26: Named the Great Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-G-MAC First Team… Posted a combined record of 48-11 on the year that included a 25-5 mark in singles play and a 23-6 record in doubles action… Won her final 19 singles bouts of the season to help spur the team’s championship run that included the regular season and tournament titles in the G-MAC… Helped the Oilers win the NCAA Midwest Region #2 title to advance to the NCAA Division II Championship tournament for the first time in program history… Climbed as high as No. 32 in the ITA national singles rankings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended an online school in Russia… Won an ITF J30 singles title at the Lexus Junior International Newport (Great Britain) in 2025… Added quarterfinal appearances at the Tallink Junior Open (Estonia) and Jurmala Open (Latvia).
PERSONAL: Full Name: Maria Batinic… Daughter of Zeljko and Yuliya Batinic… Biochemistry major.
2025-26 Great Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year
2025-26 All-Great Midwest Conference First Team Selection
1x Great Midwest Conference Player of the Week (2025-26)
EMU: Comes to Ypsilanti as a second-year player with four seasons of eligibility remaining.
FINDLAY: Had a remarkable freshman season with Findlay as she helped the Oilers win the Great Midwest Conference regular season and tournament titles before capturing the NCAA Midwest Region #2 crown and advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in program history… 2025-26: Named the Great Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-G-MAC First Team… Posted a combined record of 48-11 on the year that included a 25-5 mark in singles play and a 23-6 record in doubles action… Won her final 19 singles bouts of the season to help spur the team’s championship run that included the regular season and tournament titles in the G-MAC… Helped the Oilers win the NCAA Midwest Region #2 title to advance to the NCAA Division II Championship tournament for the first time in program history… Climbed as high as No. 32 in the ITA national singles rankings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended an online school in Russia… Won an ITF J30 singles title at the Lexus Junior International Newport (Great Britain) in 2025… Added quarterfinal appearances at the Tallink Junior Open (Estonia) and Jurmala Open (Latvia).
PERSONAL: Full Name: Maria Batinic… Daughter of Zeljko and Yuliya Batinic… Biochemistry major.
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