Women's Tennis Sign Emily Pugachevsky

The women's tennis team added Canadian international Emily Pugachevsky to their future lineup

CHARLESTON, Ill. - First year head coach Emily Wang announced her first signing for the Eastern Illinois women's tennis team inking Emily Pugachevsky to a National Letter of Intent. The Canadian standout will join the Panthers next fall for the 2016-17 season.

"The team and I are very excited to welcome Emily to EIU Tennis." said Wang. "She is a strong player and a fighter on the court. She will fit in great with the EIU tennis culture of working hard and getting the job done."

Daughter of Violetta and Eugene Pugachevsky, Emily is no stranger to playing on the big stage having participated in the Canadian National Championships in U14 and U16 tournaments. In 2012 Pugachevsky won the Ontario Tennis Association's Roman Cup Tournament in the U14 and the U16 categories.

Earlier this year she battled her way through the qualifying bracket to make it to the main draw round of 16 in the International Tennis Federation sponsored tournament in Guatemala. Her current overall tennis record is 68-32.

Currently residing just outside of Toronto, Canada Pugachevsky hopes to major in biology and go into pre-med with the aspiration to get into medical school.

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