GETTING TO KNOW VASILY EREMEEV

Vasily was a January addition to the Golden Eagle roster in 2010-11 and proved to be a tremendous asset in the spring season, earning all-OVC second-team honors...now a seasned veteran, he will play a key role in Tech's success in 2011-12...enjoyed success during the fall in tournament play and heads into the spring dual match slate as a potential standout for the Golden Eagles...was a strong junior player in Russia.

AT TTU -- In 2011 fall: Vasily was 4-3 in tournament play in singles during the fall season...went 1-3 in doubles play with two of hs three losses coming against SEC foes Georgia and Tennessee.

AT TTU In 2010-11: Joining the team upon his enrollment at TTU in January, Vasily proved to be an outstanding addition to the Golden Eagle lineup and went on to earn second-team all-OVC honors in his debut...went 9-7 in singles matches as a rookie including a stout 6-1 record in OVC matches...played in every position except No. 6...was 5-10 in his doubles appearances, again lining up in all three positions...slamed his way through six consecutive OVC singles wins before falling in the regular season finale in a close contest against Eastern Kentucky, 7-6, 7-5.

BEFORE TTU: Vasily was a nationally ranked player in the U-18 level in Russia...began playing the sport at the age of five and has been playing 14 years...was ranked as high as ninth nationally...spent three years listed among the Top 30 junior players in his county and was in the Top 10 for three months...was ranked in the world's Top 700 in the U-18 ITF charts...after attending Grammar School No. 7, Vasily spent one year at the Siberan Federal University.

PERSONAL: The son of Sergey and Galina Eremeev...birthdate is July 30, 1992...studying web design.

HOW WELL DO THEY KNOW Vasily...
We asked Vasily 15 questions, then posed the same 15 questions to two of his teammates to see how well they know him:

Vasily Eremeev's Answers	Syrym Abdukhalikov's Answers	Alex Chen's Answers
*My nickname:* Russian	V	V
*I can't believe I watch:* Twilight	Tennis	Romantic movies
*The animal I resemble is:* Monkey	Tiger	Cat
*My sports hero is:* Marat Safin	Myself	Marat Safat
*I can't stop listening to:* Three Days Grace	Dubstep	Rock
*If I could go anywhere, it would be:* Mars	Japan	Spankies
I'm dying to: Win an OVC championship	Play at No. 1	become Superman
*The most overrated pro athlete is:* Rafael Nadal	Kirilenko (Maria, we assume)	Novac Djokovic
*In 10 years, I see myself*: Owning an IT company	President of Russia	web designer
*Favorite off day thing to do:* Sleep	Sleep	Play video games
My favorite food: Meat	Sushi	Steak
I miss most about home: Snow	friends	family
*Two words teammates use to describe me:* Ball killer	good friend	crazy Russian
*My favorite sports movie*: Rocky	Run, Lola, Run	Radio
*My favorite Tech team other than tennis is:* Soccer	Volleyball	Basketball

Answers in Bold Face are matches

Alex Chen scored 3 correct answers to win the round.
Syrym Abduhkalikov had 1 correct match.