Elina Ivanova

Elina Ivanova joined the Illinois Springfield tennis coaching staff as assistant coach in 2025. A standout student-athlete at Findlay, Ivanova brings a strong competitive background and international experience to the Prairie Stars program.

Ivanova is a 2025 graduate of the University of Findlay, where she was a three-time All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference selection in women’s tennis. She earned first-team honors in both 2023 and 2025, and second-team honors in 2024. During her collegiate career, she helped lead the Oilers to a 19-4 overall record in her senior season, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play.

Originally from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Ivanova is pursuing a master’s degree in data analytics at UIS while beginning her collegiate coaching career.Â