Former Northeastern State all-American Patricia Husakova enters her first season as an assistant coach with the Midwestern State women's tennis program in 2017.
Prior to arriving in Wichita Falls, Husakova was a 2016 ITA Division II All-American while earning ITA Central Region and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Player of the Year honors for the RiverHawks.
Playing out of the No. 1 position, the Trencin, Slovakia native posted an impressive 21-1 record in dual play during her senior campaign, climbing to No. 12 in the national singles rankings while helping NSU to its second-straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a No. 11 ranking.
In doubles, Husakova also earned All-MIAA first team honors teaming up with Molly Worden as the duo ranked 15th in the national season-ending rankings with a 13-4 mark in dual action.
Husakova also excelled for the RiverHawks in the classroom, being named a CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team selection in June.
As a junior, Husakova was an All-MIAA first team singles and doubles honoree, playing at the No. 2 line in singles and at the top spot in doubles play. She posted a 22-2 singles record to rank as high as No. 39 in the ITA rankings while going 22-3 for a No. 10 national doubles ranking with Kristina Savchenkov.
In her two seasons, Husakova helped the RiverHawks to a pair of MIAA titles and a combined 40-10 record during their Sweet 16 runs.
Prior to competing at NSU, Husakova played two seasons at the NJCAA level for Eastern Arizona College. In 2014, she captured ITA JUCO Region II Sophomore Player of the Year accolades after being named an all-region selection in both singles and doubles and ranking as high as No. 7 in the country.
Husakova was a regional singles and doubles champion in 2013 and 2014 and a national quarterfinalist as a sophomore in 2014.
Husakova earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance from Northeastern State in May 2016 with a 3.94 GPA. She plans to pursue a master's degree in Exercise Physiology from Midwestern State.
