Northwestern State University of Louisana

Former Northwestern State All-Southland Conference performer Kateryna Piatakova enters her first season as a student assistant on the Lady Demons’ staff.

Piatakova competed during the 2014 season for Northwestern State, posting a 16-8 overall singles record and 8-3 conference mark as NSU nabbed the Southland Conference championship.      

In doubles play, Piatakova teamed with Natalya Krutova and cruised to a 10-0 Southland Conference record, part of an 18-3 overall mark. Their efforts made them first-team All-Southland Conference performers. Additionally, Piatakova was named Southland Player of the Week on Jan. 21, 2014. 

    
In 2015, She posted a 6-5 mark as a singles player and a 5-3 mark as a doubles player.

An injury forced her to forgo her senior season as a player and join the staff as a student assistant.

    
A health and exercise science major, Piatakova was a Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll member in both 2014 and 2015.

    
Prior to coming to NSU, Piatakova played one season at Auburn-Montgomery, helping the Warhawks to the NAIA national championship and its seventh consecutive Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament. 

    
As a junior, Piatakova was ranked 689th in the world in the ITF junior rankings.

    
Piatakova, 23, is the daughter of Veronica Piatakova and Jgor Piatakov.