Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis wins her @AustralianOpen 1st round Singles Qualifying match coming from 2-5 down in the 1st set to advance with a 7-5,6-0 win over J Zuger !!
Diana now plays Robin Montgomery tonight 5th match on Court 14, approx Midnight - 3am ET #

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis wins her @AustralianOpen 1st round Singles Qualifying match coming from 2-5 down in the 1st set to advance with a 7-5,6-0 win over J Zuger 🇨🇭!!
Diana now plays Robin Montgomery 🇺🇸 tonight 5th match on Court 14, approx Midnight - 3am ET #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/C7noAp6lj8

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 10, 2023

Former @PackWTennis players Myrna Bawono & Tayla Stenta supporting Diana Shnaider today in Melbourne at the @AustralianOpen

Former @PackWTennis players Myrna Bawono & Tayla Stenta supporting Diana Shnaider today in Melbourne 🇦🇺 at the @AustralianOpen#WPN #AusOpen #GoPack 🐺🐾 pic.twitter.com/M5KQAdqROr

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 10, 2023

Diana Shnaider won second round qualifying match 6-4. 6-4

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis will play the 3rd & Final round of Qualifying for the chance to compete in the Singles Main Draw at the @AustralianOpen tonight 4th match on Court 14 at approx Midnight ET vs Anastasia Tikhonova steamed Live on ESPN+ #

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis will play the 3rd & Final round of Qualifying for the chance to compete in the Singles Main Draw at the @AustralianOpen tonight 4th match on Court 14 at approx Midnight ET vs Anastasia Tikhonova steamed Live on ESPN+ #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/jS65f8Thg2

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 11, 2023

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Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis will play the 3rd & Final round of Qualifying for the chance to compete in the Singles Main Draw at the @AustralianOpen tonight 4th match on Court 14 at approx Midnight ET vs Anastasia Tikhonova steamed Live on ESPN+ #

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis will play the 3rd & Final round of Qualifying for the chance to compete in the Singles Main Draw at the @AustralianOpen tonight 4th match on Court 14 at approx Midnight ET vs Anastasia Tikhonova steamed Live on ESPN+ #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/jS65f8Thg2

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 11, 2023

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Shnaider win 6-2, 6-1

Congrats Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis winning all 3 Singles Qualifying rounds at the@AustralianOpen
in straight sets to advance to a 1st Grand Slam Main Draw!!
Diana will discover her 1st rd opponent later today & play next Monday or Tuesday

Congrats Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis winning all 3 Singles Qualifying rounds at the @AustralianOpen in straight sets to advance to a 1st Grand Slam Main Draw!!
Diana will discover her 1st rd opponent later today & play next Monday or Tuesday#Trajectory #GoPack #AusOpen 🐺🐾 pic.twitter.com/GpjGRpvA1N

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 12, 2023

If Shnaider wins her first round match in the Australian Open tonight, I'm worried we may never see her play for the Wolfpack.

This preview of the Australian Open describes her rise in the WTA rankings as "meteoric":

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3020950/ao2023-s-grand-slam-debuts-brenda-fruhvirtova-lys-shnaider-and-more

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Diana Shnaider

Former junior No.2 Diana Shnaider could be on her way to becoming one of the most accomplished college freshmen ever -- before even playing a match for North Carolina State, with whom she enrolled last year.

Shnaider's junior pedigree is formidable: she has reached the girls' doubles final of all four Grand Slams with four different partners, winning three of them (Wimbledon 2021 with Kristina Dmitruk, the Australian Open 2022 with Clervie Ngounoue and the US Open 2022 with Lucie Havlickova). Her transition to the pros has also been spectacular. Unranked at the start of October 2021, Shnaider compiled a 58-16 record in 2022 and has needed just 15 months to rocket to her current career high of No.105.

Indeed, Shnaider -- whose game is anchored around a lethal left-handed forehand -- has surged nearly 100 places in the last three months alone. She notched her first Top 100 victory over Panna Udvardy on the way to the Las Vegas ITF W60 final last October, and followed that with a maiden WTA 125 title in Montevideo in November.

That form was also evident last week in her first Grand Slam qualifying campaign, which Shnaider navigated without the loss of a set, including a quality 6-4, 6-4 win over 2021 US Open junior champion Robin Montgomery. Remarkably, the Australian Open will be Shnaider's first tour-level main draw.

The Moscow-born 18-year-old has said that her college decision was motivated in part by the global political situation and her fear that she would be unable to play professional tournaments. But for now, her rise is proving to be meteoric. Shnaider takes on Kristina Kucova in the first round, with a potential second-round meeting with Maria Sakkari at stake.

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Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis plays her opening round Main Draw Singles match at the @AustralianOpen this evening in Melbourne! Follow Diana on Court 16 on ESPN+ starting at 7pm ET vs Kristina Kucova (SVK)

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis plays her opening round Main Draw Singles match at the @AustralianOpen this evening in Melbourne! Follow Diana on Court 16 on ESPN+ starting at 7pm ET vs Kristina Kucova (SVK) #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/4VMBJklkVP

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 15, 2023

Diana Shnaider@PackWTennis saves set points in both sets to pull out her maiden Grand Slam Singles victory beating Kristina Kucova 7-6(6),7-5 to move into Round 2 at the
@AustralianOpen
!!! #AusOpen2023

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis saves set points in both sets to pull out her maiden Grand Slam Singles victory beating Kristina Kucova 7-6(6),7-5 to move into Round 2 at the @AustralianOpen !!! #AusOpen2023 #Trajectory #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/e8muDY6Wvc

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 16, 2023

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis plays her @AustralianOpen 2nd round Singles match vs WTA #6Maria Sakkari tonight at 7pm ET 1st match on Margaret Court Arena in the day session. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+

Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis plays her @AustralianOpen 2nd round Singles match vs WTA #6Maria Sakkari tonight at 7pm ET 1st match on Margaret Court Arena in the day session. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/6uxecxtKo5

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 17, 2023

Don’t sleep on Shnaider 💤🙅‍♀️

Qualifier, Diana Shnaider, storms to the first set over Sakkari 6-3.
@wwos • @espn • @Eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/8qGDhvJg8R

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2023

Sakkrai wins second set 7-5

Shnaider loses 6-3, 5-7, 3-6

Congrats Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis on a spectacular run Down Under and match today against @mariasakkari at the @AustralianOpen #WPN couldn’t be prouder of the ❤️ and fight you showed! Top 100 now, much more to come and only 📈 upwards! #trajectory #AusOpen2023 #GoPack 🐺🐾🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/CbxSRh4WDH

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) January 18, 2023

She included "Go Pack" with her post following the Australian Open. And several of the Wolfpack women's tennis team members have commented on the post:

https://instagr.am/p/Cnk2eibP6iM

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mazing start of the year
Qualified and pass 1st round on my debut on AO2023
Feeling great to compete and fight against @mariasakkari on Margaret Court Arena
Was an awesome match and experience for me
Thank you crowd you were amazing
Can't wait to come back at AO2024
Will be back stronger
Go Pack

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I went to the match today against Illinois. Although Shnaider did not play, she was there, warmed up with the team, and was there supporting her teammates for the entire match. She seems to have a great time with her teammates, and every time I saw her she was talking with a teammate. Certainly a very good sign that she may play for us this semester.

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I went to the match today against Illinois. Although Shnaider did not play, she was there, warmed up with the team, and was there supporting her teammates for the entire match. She seems to have a great time with her teammates, and every time I saw her she was talking with a teammate. Certainly a very good sign that she may play for us this semester.

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I went to the match today against Illinois. Although Shnaider did not play, she was there, warmed up with the team, and was there supporting her teammates for the entire match. She seems to have a great time with her teammates, and every time I saw her she was talking with a teammate. Certainly a very good sign that she may play for us this semester.

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I should add, she was not only talking with her teammates, but smiling ear-to-ear and cutting it up and laughing and having a good time. She seems really happy to be on the team.

First career start for Diana Shnaider as a part of the Wolfpack. Top 25 showdown on deck. pic.twitter.com/7NDKkRwwFR

— NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) February 4, 2023

94th ranked WTA singles player Diana Shnaider was at last granted eligibility yesterday by the NCAA & will make her college debut with @PackWTennis today against Oklahoma.

The 18yo qualified into the #AusOpen main draw & reached the second round en route to entering the top-100. pic.twitter.com/OEVvHpZtD1

— Parsa (@Parsa_Nemati) February 4, 2023

debut day included a dub for freshman Diana Shnaider #GoPack pic.twitter.com/J0ES7AU4ZV

— NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) February 4, 2023

We don't lose to Vandy with Shnaider. Why did the NCAA drag its feet and prevent Shnaider from playing the first three duals?

Question answered? Diana Shnaider makes long-awaited college tennis debut for NC State
The 18-year-old's impressive run on tour over the last year has launched her into the WTA's Top 100

https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/question-answered-diana-shnaider-makes-college-tennis-debut-for-nc-state

ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ…

Fresh off her start, Diana Shnaider picked up 2 singles wins and 1 doubles win over #15 Oklahoma and #22 Tennessee to earn ACC Freshman of the Week. pic.twitter.com/lY30S9nDPp

— NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) February 7, 2023

Analysis
The Shnaider effect, stellar weekend help Wolfpack women's tennis make a statement

https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/the-shnaider-effect-stellar-weekend-help-wolfpack-women-s-tennis-make-a-statement/article_38543a02-a778-11ed-a9e4-bbba87b228fc.html

Shnaider's insertion to the lineup doesn't just impact her court, though. She provides an instant boost to NC State's depth as a whole, especially in singles. With the freshman rightfully assuming duties on court one, the rest of the Pack's talented singles roster moved down a court, creating an airtight roster stocked with experienced players from courts one through six.

"The Diana move at [court] one, because she put everyone down a spot, is definitely why we won these last couple of matches," said graduate student Alana Smith. "Our lineup on [courts] four, five and six is just pretty solid. I think we can definitely compete with all the top teams down there."

"The mentality in Europe is different than in America. They think that if you go to college, you're dropping your professional career. I just had to say, "This is my decision, this is my life. Why are you interested?"

Go to behindtheracquet.com for Diana Shnaider full story!

https://behindtheracquet.com/diana-shnaider/

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A freshman at North Carolina State, Diana Shnaider of Russia is the first woman ranked in the top 100 of the pro game to play college tennis since 1993. https://t.co/sGJwQYSRGE

— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) February 27, 2023

ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ

After previously tallying two ACC Freshman Player of the Week awards, the freshman Diana Shnaider picks up her first ACC Player of the week award after her clutch wins over the No. 2 team in the country. pic.twitter.com/Fv9xEmj7Z3

— NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) February 28, 2023

NC State's Diana Shnaider earned Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week honors while Florida State's Millie Bissett and Notre Dame's Bojana Pozder share the ACC Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week award.

Shnaider helped lift then-No. 9 NC State to a 4-3 upset of No. 2 Ohio State. The freshman, who is ranked No. 52 in the country, defeated No. 22 Sydni Ratliff in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), at the top singles position. She also handed the No. 11 duo of Ratliff and Irina Cantos Siemers a loss at the No. 1 doubles spot in a tiebreak fashion, 7-6 (7-1). This is Shnaiders third weekly honor this season and second consecutive award. With the win, NC State is now ranked fourth in the country.

https://theacc.com/news/2023/2/28/athlete-awards-nc-states-shnaider-florida-states-bissett-notre-dames-pozder-earn-acc-womens-tennis-weekly-awardsnc-states-shnaider-florida-states-bissett-notre-dames-pozder-earn-acc-womens-tennis-weekly-awards.aspx

Monday's first round of qualifying at the @BNPPARIBASOPEN has some quality names: Taylor Townsend, Diana Shnaider, Sara Errani (!!), Varvara Gracheva (who literally just played the Austin final today.
11am start - 6 matches per court. LONG dayhttps://t.co/FO95MaeStc pic.twitter.com/okASG5uNuD

— Stephanie Myles (@OpenCourt) March 6, 2023

WTA #94 and @PackWTennis freshman Diana Shnaider warming up for her @BNPParibasOpen first round qualifying match later today.

Seeded sixth, the 18-year-old faces WTA #130 Arantxa Rus. pic.twitter.com/y73TM2JfKx

— Parsa (@Parsa_Nemati) March 6, 2023

Diana Shnaider & Priska Nugroho both start Singles Qualifying play at the @MiamiOpen today…

Court 5: Diana vs Siegemund (GER) not before 2pm
Court 3: Priska vs Grabher (AUT) 11am

@PackWTennis #PackPro #GoPack

Diana Shnaider & Priska Nugroho both start Singles Qualifying play at the @MiamiOpen today…

Court 5: Diana vs Siegemund (GER) not before 2pm
Court 3: Priska vs Grabher (AUT) 11am@PackWTennis #PackPro #GoPack 🐺🐾🌴 pic.twitter.com/QbYZdsAm7A

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) March 19, 2023

Tough day in the @MiamiOpen Singles Qualifying for Diana & Priska going 0-3 in tie-breaks on the day!

#PackPro Miami Open WTA 1000
Singles Qualifying 1st rd
Priska lost to WTA 93 Julia Grabher 7-6(7),7-6(2)
Diana lost to WTA 124 Laura Siegemund 6-3,7-6(4)

Tough day in the @MiamiOpen Singles Qualifying for Diana & Priska going 0-3 in tie-breaks on the day!#PackPro Miami Open WTA 1000
Singles Qualifying 1st rd
Priska lost to WTA 93 Julia Grabher 7-6(7),7-6(2)
Diana lost to WTA 124 Laura Siegemund 6-3,7-6(4) #GoPack 🐺🐾🌴

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) March 20, 2023

1st round Singles win for Diana Shnaider @PackWTennis 6-4,6-3 over WTA 56 Alycia Parks at the WTA 500 Credit One @CharlestonOpen Now moves onto a 2nd round match-up tomorrow with 5th seeded and World #13 Veronika Kudermetova #GoPack 🐺🐾 https://t.co/BuB6dov7bR

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) April 4, 2023