MIAMI (April 19, 2016) – Head Coach Katarina Petrovic announced on Tuesday the addition of Ulyana Grib to the women's tennis roster. She will be joining the program at the start of the fall semester.
 
Grib, a native of Minsk, Belarus, has ranked as high as No. 99 in the ITF World Ranking and No. 789 in WTA doubles. She has taken part in the U12, U14, and U16 Belarus National Championships in singles and doubles. She finished third in the U16 European Championships. In 2014, she placed sixth in the Junior Fed Cup for Belarus. Grib has claimed two tournament titles in both ITF singles and doubles action. She was a Master of Sport in Belarus (equating to a national champion) in 2015.
 
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