Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Boltinskaya, Natalia
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Natalia Boltinskaya
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Russia
- Birthday:
- 2/17
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Junior 2020-21)
Junior (2019-20)
Redshirt Junior 2020-21)
- Opened the 2021 season with a straight win over Miami, vs. the nation's No. 102 player, to score the first Owls' point of the season
- Earned C-USA Player of the Week for her win versus Miami
- Opened up her Las Vegas three match trip by teaming with Louie McLelland to defeat UNLV's #13 nationally ranked doubles duo 6-1, but fell in her court No. 1 singles match to UNLV
- Versus UTSA, she fell in doubles play and her singles match was unfinished prior to the Owls clinching
- Captured a singles point versus Youngstown State
- Worked at No. 1 singles versus FSU, ranked No. 27 nationally, and and fell 6-1, 6-1. Played No. 3 doubles with partner Louie McLelland and saw that match end 6-0 FSU
- Picked up a tie breaking win on the doubles court No. 1Â at FGCU. Captured court No. 2Â with a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (13-11) win
- She and Louie McLelland fell in their UNF match on court No. 1Â and she was victorious in singles play versus an opponent ranked No. 84 nationally, also on court No. 1Â 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) versus the Ospreys
- Fell in both doubles and singles play versus UCF
- Rebounded with a win on both the doubles and singles courts versus FAMU
- Teamed with Radka Buzkova for a 6-1 court No. 2 win versus USF and captured her singles' match on court No. 1 in three sets
- Worked with Radka Buzkova on court three, but the doubles point was determined prior to its finish and fell in two sets on court No. 2Â in the Owls victory over UNF
- Worked with Louie McLelland on court No. 2Â where the duo suffered a 6-3 loss to JMU and then moved on for a thrilling three set victory, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-6 (7-2) win on court No. 2
- She and Louie McLelland captured their doubles match versus a strong Charlotte doubles team and then evened the match at two with her three-set come from behind win to give the Owls a much needed point enabling FAU to defeat Charlotte, who had not lost a match at home since April of 2018
- Teamed with Louie McLelland at No. 3 doubles and faced Miami's top singles player, a player that is ranked No. 3 nationally. Both matches were dropped
- Led the team into the 2021 Conference USA tennis championships where she fell in both singles and doubles in the tournament's first match versus North Texas. Versus Charlotte she played a part in the team's win with a straight-set win on court No. 2 and versus ODU, she and Louie McLelland fell in doubles 7-6 (7-3) and she was defeated in singles by the nation's No. 52 ranked player
Junior (2019-20)
- Tallied a 5-3 Fall season tournament record and moved in the 2020 dual season on a two-match win streak in singles
- Worked with three doubles partners during the Fall season and posted a 1-2 record with Martina Kudelova playing in some of the country's most competitive tournaments, was 3-0 with Louie McLelland and 1-1 with Karin Kozlejova for a 5-3 overall mark
- Opened the fall season with a hard fought win at No. 3 versus FGCU and a doubles win at No. 1 teaming with McLelland
- Versus Florida A&M, worked with Louie McLelland to pick up a 6-4 win and clinch the doubles point. She was up 6-0, 1-2 in singles before the match was awarded to the Owls
- A 6-3 win with Louie McLelland on court No. 1 versus Liberty gave the Owls the doubles point. She then downed her Liberty singles opponent 6-3, 6-1 to remain perfect on the season
- Doubles duo of Boltinskaya and McLelland had a 6-0 combined record before falling to Miami's No. 1 duo, who were ranked No. 59 nationally, 6-3 Individually, Boltinskaya fell to No. 72 ranked Daevenia Achong 6-2, 6-4
- Easily won her Oakland match, playing on court three, with a 6-1, 6-1 score and she teamed with May Kimhi at No. 1 doubles versus the Bears and took the match 6-4
- Saw her match, which she forced into a third set, go unfinished at North Florida while she returned to her traditional doubles partner Louie McLelland at UNF only to fall 6-1
- Worked with Radka Buzkova in a hard fought come-from-behind, at No. 1, win over Charlotte. Her singles did not finish as the Owls had clinched
- Fell to UT Arlington at No. 2 doubles and in a three-set match at No. 3 singles
- In a line-up shuffle Boltinskaya teamed with Radka Buzkova at No. 1 doubles and moved up to No. 2 singles, but fell in both matches to Yale Â
- Finished the Fall season with a 3-3 tournament record and captured a tournament
- Opened the Spring season facing a ranked opponent in the first three matches, playing either No. 1 or No. 2 singles
- Picked up a three-set victory, including an 11-9 third set win, over Northwestern State in the Owl Cup Hidden Dual
- February's last weekend saw Boltinskaya fight in two evenly contested singles matches, one going three sets, that ended unfinished versus FIU and UNF. She also teamed with Jemi Aguilar at No.1 doubles
- Worked with Jemi Aguilar versus Toledo at No. 1 doubles, fell 6-3 and her tightly contested singles match versus Toledo was was unfinished at 3-6, 4-3
- Fell to Princeton in straight sets to close out the 2019 regular season
- Helped the Owls advance to the C-USA Championship semifinal match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court 2 versus Western Kentucky. She teamed with senior Kristen Thoms at No. 1 doubles and saw 2-of-3 matches remain unfinished
- Finished the year 9-14 overall. She was 6-4 in tournament play and 3-10 in dual match play, primarily on court 2
- Teamed with a new doubles partner, Radka Buzkova to defeat USF 6-1 and then captured a hard fought match on court 1 singles 4-6, 7-6 (11-9), 1-0 (10-5). The match was her final home match as an OwlÂ
- Went 16-5 in singles, including a 12-5 record at No. 2 position
- 11-10 in doubles, including a 4-1 record at No. 2 position
- Won 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 1 slot against FAMU
- Clinched a Owl’s victory over the College of Charleston in a 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Christi Woodson
- Won the No. 1 singles flight at the FIU Invitational
- Ranked No. 23 with over 120 singles wins and 80 doubles wins in Tennis Europe
- Ranked as high as No. 174 in the ITF
- Owned 53 singles wins and 50 doubles victories on the ITF circuitÂ
- Tallied a singles mark of 122-53 and is 82-34 in doubles actionÂ
- Her best career ranking came in 2014 when she was ranked No. 8 in the U14 group.
- Boltinskaya speaks English, Russian and Croatian
- Majoring in business with an emphasis in tourism
Â
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #4
Thursday, September 04
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #3
Friday, August 29
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #2
Friday, August 22
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #1
Thursday, August 14
