2017 (Senior Year): Named team’s mentally toughest player … Posted a 4-4 overall singles record, including 4-2 in MEAC play … Played all eight matches at the No. 2 position … Earned wins over Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard and Coppin State … Compiled a 4-4 overall doubles record, including 3-3 in conference action … Teamed with Dajana Cvjetkovic as the top pair for all eight matches, claiming victories over Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State and North Carolina Central … NSU AD’s Honor Roll member for both semesters in addition to making the MEAC All-Academic Team.
2016 (Junior Year): Earned a 9-11 overall singles record, including 5-1 in MEAC play … Went 6-5 at No. 2 singles as well as 1-3 at No. 3 and 2-3 at No. 4 … Earned wins over players from Delaware State, Coppin State, Howard and Morgan State, the latter her fourth win in a row that also helped clinch the division title … Won at No. 2 singles against Longwood in a 4-1 victory … Also triumphed at No. 4 singles in a 4-3 win over Creighton … Compiled an 11-9 doubles record, the second-best mark on the team, and went 4-1 in conference matches … Posted an 11-7 mark at the No. 3 position and a 0-2 record at the top spot in the doubles lineup … Went 9-7 with Marta Gomar but also competed with Ana Popovic (2-0) and Dajana Cvjetkovic (0-2) … Won five of six matches during the midway point of the season … Earned wins over tandems from George Washington, Creighton, South Dakota State, Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, Hampton, Howard and North Carolina Central twice … Won her first round matchup in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional in the fall … NSU AD’s Honor Roll member for both semesters in addition to making the MEAC All-Academic Team.
2015 (Sophomore Year): Earned first-team All-MEAC honors … Along with teammate Mafalda Lhorca, became the first NSU tennis player to garner first-team accolades since 2003 … Tallied all-conference honors for the second year in a row … Named the MEAC Player of the Week on Feb. 25 … Went 9-6 overall in singles on the year, including 3-2 in conference play … Posted an 8-3 record at No. 2 singles and a 1-3 mark at No. 1 … Won four matches in a row early in the season and also won four of the last five contests on the year … Picked up victories over players from South Carolina State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Albany and North Carolina A&T … Win against S.C. State at No. 2 singles helped NSU clinch a 4-3 win over the defending champion Bulldogs … Also tallied a 4-7 doubles record, including 1-2 in the MEAC … Went 3-4 at No. 1 doubles, 0-3 at No. 2 and also won one match at the third position … Posted a 2-3 record with Dajana Cvjetkovic, a 2-2 mark with Krystal Scott and a 0-2 record with Yvonne Kamegne … Posted wins over tandems from N.C. A&T, Hampton and Howard … Won in both singles and doubles against Christopher Newport to earn conference player of the week honors … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was a MEAC All-Academic Team selection.
2014 (Freshman Year): Earned a spot on the All-MEAC second team … Became NSU’s first all-conference honoree in five years … Team MVP … Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors twice on the season, on Feb. 26 and then again on April 2 … Also named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete … Finished the year with a 10-7 overall singles record, which included a 4-2 mark in conference play … Competed at the No. 1 spot for the entire season … Picked up wins against North Carolina A&T, Hampton, South Carolina State, Savannah State, Florida A&M, Coppin State, UMES and Longwood … Won seven of nine matches at one point in the year … Posted a 6-6 overall record, including 2-4 in the MEAC, in doubles play, competing mainly with teammate Andrea Macchiavello … Claimed a 5-3 mark at the No. 1 doubles position with Macchiavello … Also competed with teammates Krystal Scott and Yvonne Kamegne at the No. 2 spot, going 1-3 … Had wins over North Carolina A&T, Savannah State, Coppin State, UMES and Longwood … Member of the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for both semesters.
High School: As a senior, was the runner-up in the Belarus National Championship U18 doubles match.
Personal: Full name is Elizaveta Gordeeva … Goes by Liza … Born on Sept. 17, 1996 … Daughter of Svetlana and Andrei Gordeeva … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the NSU Honors College and the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH) … Majoring in tourism and hospitality management.
Gordeeva's Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2014 |
10-7 |
4-2 |
10-7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2015 |
9-6 |
3-2 |
1-3 |
8-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2016 |
9-11 |
5-1 |
-- |
6-5 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
| 2017 |
4-4 |
3-2 |
-- |
4-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
32-28 |
15-7 |
11-10 |
18-12 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2014 |
6-6 |
2-4 |
5-3 |
1-3 |
-- |
| 2015 |
4-7 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
0-3 |
1-0 |
| 2016 |
11-9 |
4-1 |
0-2 |
-- |
11-7 |
| 2017 |
4-4 |
3-3 |
4-4 |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
25-26 |
10-10 |
12-13 |
1-6 |
12-7 |
