Kira Farrakhova

Anastasia Sereda

/ Women's Tennis

Kira Farrakhova battling against Georgetown

Photo by: Brian Siegrist

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.

**2025-26 BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR**
**2025-26 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM**

2025-26: Played every match in the No. 1 position in the lineup...Team leader in spring singles wins and doubles wins...tied for team lead in overall singles wins...first Pirate to be ever be named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year in tennis...topped Delaware's Maryia Hrynashka, a regionally ranked opponent, in straight sets (2/13)...was named BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week for that win...defeated four BIG EAST opponents during the regular season, including Villanova's Olivia Corcoran (2/7), Providence's Flora Eidson (2/21), Victoria Papadopoulou of St. John's (4/4) and Ela Platenikova of UConn (4/8)...also had two BIG EAST doubles wins during the regular season and paired with Isabelle May to beat Marquette's No. 2 pairing in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship (4/16).