FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (June 12, 2020) – For the second consecutive year, the Northern Arizona women's tennis team had its incoming recruiting class rank among TennisRecruiting.net's Top-25 mid-majors.
Landing 21st on the list, head coach
Ewa Bogusz's 2020 class includes Ava Neyestani and Gina Marie Dittmann.
Dittmann signed with the program in January and arrives in Flagstaff from Essen Germany where she won five German tournaments in 2019. At the time of her signing, Dittmann ranked No. 7 in her age group, No. 17 in U18 and No. 102 in the women's rankings in Germany. TennisRecruiting.net lists Dittmann with a UTR of 10.04.
Neyestani, a Scottsdale native, signed with Northern Arizona in April and is one of the highest-rated recruits in program history. The in-state product is currently ranked as the third-best recruit in Arizona, the 22nd-best recruit in the Southwest and 85th-best recruit in the country according to TennisRecruiting.net, which lists Neyestani as a 4-star recruit. She also holds a UTR rating of 9.87.
The two incoming freshman will be joined by Aleksandra Buczynska, a transfer from Division II Barry University in Florida, as newcomers to the program for the 2020-21 season.
