FRESHMAN (2010-11): A key member of the Gamecocks' lineup for both singles and doubles ... Finished with an 18-11 record in singles and was 11-9 in duals to include a 6-4 mark in conference matches ... Held down Nos. 3 and 4 singles for the Gamecocks during the spring ... Had several doubles partners to include Miljana Jocic, Dominika Kanakova, Anya Morgina, Madeleine Saari-Byström and Dijana Stojic ... Was 19-14 overall in doubles, the second most victories in doubles on the team ... Played mostly at three doubles in duals and was 13-10 as a whole ... Won the first four singles matches of her career starting with the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in September ... Dropped just 10 games in her first three matches at Milwaukee and was named the singles runner-up for the entire event behind teammate Dijana Stojic ... Entered the spring season with a national ranking of 117th in singles, the first ranking of her career ... Helped South Carolina win key road matches at Illinois and Purdue with wins at No. 4 singles ... Also won a key match at No. 3 singles against Auburn to help the Gamecocks defeat Auburn by a 4-3 margin ... Beat the first ranked player of her career versus Alabama on March 13 when she defeated then-No. 116 Courtney McLane in three sets ... Scored a win over freshman and then-No. 37 Brynn Boren of Tennessee in straight sets in a 4-3 team loss to the Lady Vols ... Popova followed up the win over Boren with a straight set decision against another top SEC freshman in Alex Angelescu of Georgia ... Also upended Angelescu in doubles playing with Jocic to stun the Bulldogs and take the doubles point ... The wins over Boren and Angelescu catapulted Popova back into the national rankings at No. 108 in the April 12 edition ... Her last appearance in the rankings was April 19 at 120th ... A member of the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as high as No. 82 in the world on the International Tennis Federation junior circuit ... Had a career singles record of 47-38 and was 40-29 in doubles playing ITF juniors events ... Competed in the qualifying draw for the US Open junior division in 2010 ... Consistently ranked in the top 10 for her age group in Russia throughout her junior career ... Ranked among the top 20 for players in Europe in the under 14s ... Reached the finals of an ITF tournament in South Africa in March 2010 ... Won three matches in qualifying at the 2009 Dunlop Orange Bowl to reach the main draw ... Also won three matches in qualifying at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships and then reached the second round of the main draw ... A finalist at the TSZ Cup in May 2008 ... Made the finals of the Wilson ITF Junior Classic in Austria in January 2008 ... Doubles finalist at multiple ITF junior tournaments ... Ranked No. 1 in the under 12 division in Russia ... Received the First President of Russia-Elcin Scholarship when she was 14.

PERSONAL: Plans to pursue a degree in business with a concentration in finance ... Prefers to use the Wilson K Blade Team racket.

CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year	Overall	Tourn.	Dual (SEC)	#1 (SEC)	#2 (SEC)	#3 (SEC)	#4 (SEC)	#5 (SEC)	#6 (SEC)
2010-11	18-11	7-2	11-9 (6-4)	--	--	7-6 (6-3)	4-3 (0-1)	--	--
Total	18-11	7-2	11-9 (6-4)	--	--	7-6 (6-3)	4-3 (0-1)	--	--

CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year	Overall	Tourn.	Dual (SEC)	#1 (SEC)	#2 (SEC)	#3 (SEC)
2010-11	19-14	6-4	13-10 (5-5)	--	1-2 (0-0)	12-8 (5-5)
Total	19-14	6-4	13-10 (5-5)	--	1-2 (0-0)	12-8 (5-5)