Dima Hrynashka Title: Head Coach Experience: 3rd Year Email: grinashko@hotmail.com Bio: Dima Hrynashka is in his third year as the head coach of Sacramento State women’s tennis program. Hrynashka had served as an assistant coach during the 2005-06 season, before being promoted to head coach following the season.     In two years as the team’s head coach, Hrynashka has already led the Hornets to a 38-14 combined record, two Big Sky Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.     In 2008, Hrynashka led a Hornet squad without a senior on the roster to a 21-7 record, including a perfect 8-0 mark in the Big Sky and an NCAA Tournament appearance. On six occasions during the 2008 spring season, a Hornet was named Big Sky Player of the Week, and the team saw its national ranking climb to as high as No. 32 in the country. In addition, sophomore Katrina Zheltova gained All-America status by reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Singles Championship and finished the season ranked 28th in the nation.     In 2007, despite a roster that included six underclassmen (two freshmen and four sophomores), and only one senior, Hrynashka coached the team to a 17-7 overall record, a 7-0 mark in the Big Sky, a conference regular season and tournament championship, and an NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, of the team’s 24 matches, only six came at home. The Hornets  played 14 matches on the road and three at a neutral site, but still found a way to post a record that was 11 games above the .500 mark.     Hrynashka began his coaching career in 1998, where he tutored youth players for three years at the Olympic Center of Belarus. In 2003, he moved on to coaching the 14-under girls and boys national team of Belarus. His time with the national youth teams was highlighted by his girls 14-under team winning the 2003 world championship.     As a player, Hrynashka was coached by current Sacramento State head men’s tennis coach Slava Konikov. At 14 years old, Hrynashka was competing for the Belarus national team, and at age 16, was ranked eighth in Russia’s junior class. He was a four-time Belarus youth doubles champion and won the junior national singles championship when he was 16 years old. At the age of 18, Hrynashka turned pro, but his career ended prematurely with a back injury that forced him to retire.

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