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Friday Five Q&A: Kamila Umarova

MIAMI (Nov. 9, 2018) – Next up in our Q&A series with FIU student-athletes is Tennis's Kamila Umarova. The freshman talks about her transition to FIU, playing doubles with a senior and the team atmosphere.

A native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Umarova opens up her rookie campaign with notable achievements, including a WTA ranking of 754 and an ITF Ranking of 154. She has already began to impress on the court, after her mos recent performance at the Bedford Cup (Oct. 14) when the Umarova-Veksler duo were victorious in the No.1 doubles flight.

The rookie made a statement at the Hilton Head Island 15K (Sept.