December 7, 1998

University of Missouri Tennis Coach Blake Starkey announced the signing of Kristina Olshanskaya (pronounced Ol-SHAN-Sky-Ya) today. Olshanskaya, a native of Russia, who has lived in Los Angeles, Calif., for the past two years, will join the Tigers next fall as a freshman. The Los Angeles High School senior is currently ranked among the Top 10 in California and Top 100 in the nation.

"She's what we want to get in here," Starkey said. "She will come in as a freshman and make an impact. We're real excited for her to join our club."