Tennis Signs Emily Golovanov

11/11/2026 1:57:00 PM | Tennis

The first signing of Coach Zeleva’s tenure comes from the greater Houston area

University of Houston Tennis Coach Valeriya Zeleva announced the first signing of her tenure, inking Emily Golovanov. The Houston area native is the second ranked recruit in the state of Texas and 30th nationally.

Coach Zeleva has high remarks for the incoming freshman, "We are very excited to have Emily join us at Houston. She is one of the top players in the nation, very talented and someone who has a great desire to keep improving and pushing herself.

She is grateful for having the hometown recruit stay in Houston, "Having a player of her level, especially someone local, choosing to…