POCATELLO, Idaho- Women's Tennis Head Coach Gretchen Maloney has announced the signing of Viktoria Pavlovets, an incoming freshman from St. Petersburg, Russia.
 
Pavlovets joins the Bengals after successfully competing in many tournaments.  She has won tournaments on the Russian National Tour, competed in ITF tournaments, and recently played in the Women's Pro Circuit.
 
She also played for the Russian Tennis Academy at age 16 where they won a team championship.  From all the players at the academy, Pavlovets was selected to compete in her age group and final match.
 
Pavlovets found her passion for tennis at age five.
 
Along with being an athlete, the future Bengal is a well-rounded individual who can speak four languages: English, Spanish, Czech, and Russian.
 
"I'm really looking forward to Viktoria joining us," Maloney said.  She has aggressive ground strokes and a solid serve.  She's a gritty competitor that fights hard for every point".