Missouri State

Honors & Awards
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll - Spring 2015

2015-16 Season (Junior)
Finished year with six overall victories … Primarily played at Nos. 3-4 singles … Earned straight set wins in Missouri State victories over Northern Iowa (April 11) and Evansville (April 22) … Also won matches in two sets against SEMO (March 6) and Western Illinois (March 12) … Completed first victory of spring schedule with victory at Arkansas Pine Bluff (Feb. 21) over Lauren Corby … Picked up two wins in doubles play during fall schedule with teammate Fati Khamissi.

2014-15 Season (Sophomore)
Played at No. 2 and No. 3 singles for the Bears ... Made 16 of 21 appearances at No. 2 slot ... Finished third best on team in overall singles victories (6) ... First win at Missouri State came over Illinois State's Chanel Scudiero at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championship (Oct. 3-5) ... Came back after dropping first set to defeat Bobbi Modesto in three sets in the Bears' first dual win of the season on Feb. 8 ... Won matches in straight sets in Springfield versus South Dakota State (Feb. 21) and at Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 28) ... Final two singles victories of season came in three sets ... Defeated Donna Haycock 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) to help clinch Bears' lone MVC win of the season.

Background
Donetskova came to Missouri State from Southeast Missouri State, where she competed for coach Leah Hottois as a freshman ... Posted the most doubles wins for the Redhawks in the 2013-14 season with a record of 9-13 and also gathered eight singles victories in her first season, which included a three-match winning streak at the No. 3 position ... Was ranked as high as No. 3 in the Ohio Valley Conference last season, and previously was ranked as high as No. 29 in Russia in 2009 ... Was a two-time winner of the singles title at the Samara Championship and was crowned the National Russian Tournament under-16 singles champion in 2008.

Personal
Ekaterina Donetskova was born on July 29, 1994 in Minsk, Belarus ... Daughter of Igor and Elina Donetskova ... Plans to major in biology at Missouri State.