NEC Rookie of the Month
Kubanova is off to a flying start for FDU, winning dual NEC Player and Rookie of the Month honors after posting a 7-1 record in singles and 6-2 doubles slate in September. She finished unbeaten in both singles and doubles action at the Siena Invitational, winning the A singles crown and B doubles championship along with Aleksandra Vorozheikina. Ironically, Kubanova’s path to the singles title included a 7-5, 7-5 victory over her doubles partner in the final. The following week, the Kazan, Russia native won the A flight singles bracket at Navy’s Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational.