Polina Malykh
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Ht
5'
11"
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Moscow, 
Russia
Last School
Moscow State School #444
Roster Years
2016-2021


Personal

  • Major: Public Relations
  • Minor: Management
  • Parents are Irina and Aleksandr Malykh
  • Has two brothers
  • Coached by Julia Kolesnikova

Before BYU

  • Won the American Cup in 2014
  • Selected to the Moscow Region National Team and Moscow National Team 2014-16
  • Advanced to the semifinals of the 10,000$ Sharm-El-Sheik in Egypt three times in 2016
  • Ranked No. 110 in doubles
  • Ranked No. 170 in singles
  • Awarded Master of Sports in Russia
  • Graduated from Moscow State School #444 with academic honors

Stats

Year Singles Doubles
2016-17 7-6 9-5
2017-18 12-8 14-11
2018-19 20-6 18-11
2019-20 6-3 10-2
2020-21 0-0 0-0
Career: 44-23 50-28
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016-2017

  • Reached round 16 in doubles at the ITA Regional championships
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • 7-6 singles record
  • 9-5 doubles record
Sophmore Year 2017-2018

  • Won 10 singles matches in a row to begin the regular season
  • Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Gold Honors (4.00-3.75 GPA)
  • Named to WCC All-Academic Team
  • 12-5 regular season singles matches competing in the last seven matches in the No. 3 position
  • In No. 2 doubles with teammate Kate Cusick, the two went 6-3 in league play to lead BYU in conference wins
  • 14-11 overall doubles record 
Junior Year 2018-2019

  • All-WCC Singles honorable mention
  • WCC All-Academic Honors
  • WCC Doubles Team of the Week with Madeline Almeida February 3-9
  • Went on a 14-0 winning streak notching wins against New Mexico, No. 15 Washington, Seattle, Arizona, UNLV, Fresno State, Utah State, Portland, Utah, Gonzaga, UC Irvine, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount and Pacific.
  • Advanced to the round of 16 in singles at the Cal Fall Invitational
  • Made it to the third round of the singles A draw at the CSUN Fall Invitational
  • Went undefeated (3-0) in third flight doubles at the Metroplex Mania
Senior Year 2019-2020

  • Advanced to the Round of 16 in ITA Blue Singles at the Cal Fall Invitational 
  • Went on an eight-match doubles win streak in No. 2 doubles with partner Emilee Astle
  • 6-3 overall singles record at the No. 3 singles position
  • 10-2 overall doubles record with Astle
  • Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Named to the 2020 WCC All-Academic Team
Graduate Year 2020-2021

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • W Tennis | May, 02

    BYU women’s tennis 2018-19 season review

  • W Tennis | Apr, 16

    Last regular season matches scheduled for the Cougars

  • W Tennis | Apr, 12

    Cougar women drop 1-4 match to WCC foe Loyola Marymount

  • W Tennis | Apr, 05

    Malykh’s 12th singles win leads Cougars to 4-0 sweep over San Francisco

  • W Tennis | Mar, 28

    BYU women’s tennis clinches second season sweep, 7-0

  • W Tennis | Mar, 22

    Cougars top WCC foe Gonzaga 4-2 at home

  • W Tennis | Mar, 16

    The Cougars fall in heartbreaking Deseret First Duel matchup, 4-3

  • W Tennis | Mar, 15

    Cougars claim 4-1 victory against Portland in first WCC match of the season

  • W Tennis | Mar, 08

    Malykh clinches 6-1 victory over Utah State

  • W Tennis | Mar, 04

    Fresno State downs BYU women’s tennis in a close 4-3 match

  • W Tennis | Mar, 02

    BYU women’s tennis defeats UNLV, 4-3

  • W Tennis | Mar, 01

    BYU women’s tennis drops 6-1 match to Arizona

  • W Tennis | Feb, 23

    BYU women’s tennis clinches 4-3 win over Seattle

  • W Tennis | Feb, 22

    BYU women’s tennis defeated by No. 15 Washington State, 5-1

  • W Tennis | Feb, 08

    BYU women's tennis clinches 4-2 home opener win over Boise State

  • W Tennis | Sep, 29

    BYU women's tennis finishes strong at the Cal Fall Invitational

  • W Tennis | Sep, 25

    Fall Tennis Season Begins at Cal Fall Invitational

  • W Tennis | Jul, 26

    Seven Cougars Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll

  • W Tennis | May, 03

    BYU women's tennis 2017-18 season review

  • W Tennis | May, 02

    Malykh named to WCC All-Academic Team, Cusick Honorable Mention

  • W Tennis | Apr, 26

    Saint Mary's gets revenge in narrow 4-3 upset victory over BYU

  • W Tennis | Apr, 21

    Jones clinches 4-3 comeback over Saint Mary's in final home match

  • W Tennis | Apr, 20

    BYU's 4-1 win over Pacific confirms trip to WCC Tournament

  • W Tennis | Apr, 14

    No. 9 Pepperdine sweeps BYU 4-0

  • W Tennis | Apr, 13

    LMU hands BYU a 4-0 loss on the road

  • W Tennis | Apr, 07

    BYU earns sixth sweep of the season in 4-0 route of Santa Clara

  • W Tennis | Apr, 02

    Cougars at Utah in Deseret First Duel Wednesday, host SCU Saturday

  • W Tennis | Mar, 31

    Team effort leads BYU to 4-2 victory over San Diego

  • W Tennis | Mar, 26

    BYU hosts San Diego Saturday for WCC home match

  • W Tennis | Mar, 24

    Malykh remains undefeated in Cougars 4-3 loss to Fresno State

  • W Tennis | Mar, 22

    BYU earns fourth straight win in 4-1 victory over Utah State

  • W Tennis | Mar, 19

    BYU travels to in-state rival Utah State Thursday, at home Saturday with Fresno State

  • W Tennis | Mar, 16

    Cougar women sweep singles to defeat Boise State 4-1

  • W Tennis | Mar, 12

    The Cougars travel to Boise State to take on the Broncos

  • W Tennis | Mar, 10

    BYU earns fifth sweep of the season in 4-0 win over New Mexico State

  • W Tennis | Mar, 09

    Cougars earn big 7-0 sweep over New Mexico

  • W Tennis | Mar, 03

    Washington State defeats BYU 4-0

  • W Tennis | Mar, 02

    Cusick leads BYU to 4-0 sweep over San Francisco

  • W Tennis | Feb, 26

    BYU plays first home WCC match against San Francisco, Washington State

  • W Tennis | Feb, 24

    Malykh remains undefeated, BYU falls to No. 41 Gonzaga 4-2

  • W Tennis | Feb, 23

    BYU opens WCC play with 4-2 win over Portland

  • W Tennis | Feb, 20

    BYU opens WCC play this weekend against Portland and Gonzaga

  • W Tennis | Feb, 16

    Cougars fall to the Pioneers 5-2

  • W Tennis | Feb, 12

    The Cougars welcome Denver in second home match

  • W Tennis | Feb, 09

    BYU falls to Long Beach State, 4-3 for first loss of the season

  • W Tennis | Feb, 08

    BYU earns second sweep in row, defeating UC Irvine 7-0

  • W Tennis | Feb, 05

    Cougars travel to compete against UC Irvine, Long Beach State, San Diego State

  • W Tennis | Jan, 26

    Jones leads BYU's perfect sweep against Weber State

  • W Tennis | Jan, 10

    Roster depth anchors BYU for 2018 season

  • W Tennis | Oct, 11

    Smith leads BYU to great start at ITA Regionals