Advice from Players Like You

You might like to talk with your “big sisters” — international volleyball players who have studied in the USA and competed for university teams. All these players received scholarships because AVSR reported them. They will be happy to answer your questions about playing, studying, and living in the USA. Write to them and ask! Click on their names to learn more about them.

Laura Avena (Latvia) . . . Macalester College (Minnesota) . . . lavena@macalester.edu
Christine Bach (Germany) . . . Univ. of Memphis (Tennessee) . . . christine.bach@online.de
Jovana Barisic (Serbia) . . . Univ. of Memphis (Tennessee) . . . jovanambarisic@hotmail.com
Kristine Bindule (Latvia) . . . Coppin State University (Maryland) . . . k.bindule@gmail.com
Julia Borecka (Poland) . . . Florida Southern College . . . jborecka@flsouthern.edu
Graduated from FSC; now playing professionally in Sweden.
Justyna Brewczyk (Poland) . . . Rice University (Texas) . . . brewczyk@onet.eu
Liva Brivule (Latvia) . . . Kent State University (Ohio) . . . liiva1986@inbox.lv
Graduated from KSU; now coaching in the USA at Tennessee Temple University.
Anna Budinska (Czech) . . . Univ. of North Florida . . . Anna.Budinska@seznam.cz

Tsvetelina Dureva (Bulgaria) . . . Boston College (Massachusetts) . . . c_v_e_t_i_@abv.bg
Svenja Engelhardt (Germany) . . . Univ. of the Pacific (Calif.) . . . svenja.engelhardt@online.de
Graduated from Univ. of the Pacific; now playing professionally in Austria.
Zita Freidenfelde (Latvia) . . . Savannah Art & Design (Georgia) . . . kubakosta@inbox.lv
Aleksandra Georgieva (Bulgaria) . . . Univ. of North Carolina . . . bizon4o_f@mail.bg
Marina Georgieva (Bulgaria) . . . St. Francis College (New York) . . . bambolinka_@abv.bg
Martyna Gluchowicz (Poland) . . . Cowley College (Kansas) . . . martyna.gluchowicz@wp.pl
Izabela Grot (Poland) . . . Tulane University (Louisiana) . . . grocia@yahoo.com
Ashleigh Hancock (New Zealand) . . . Tennessee Tech Univ. . . . hancock.ash@gmail.com
Kiri Hirini (New Zealand) . . . Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham . . . kiriana.hirini@hotmail.co.nz

Magda Jablonska (Poland) . . . Lynn Univ. (Florida) . . . magda_jablonska14@yahoo.com
Viktorija Jablonska (Latvia) . . . Texas Women’s University . . . susliklove@inbox.lv
Vesna Jelic (Serbia) . . . Univ. of Memphis (Tennessee) . . . vekili_13@yahoo.com
Eleonora Jermilova (Macedonia) . . . Univ. at Buffalo (New York) . . . _eleonora_@live.com
Joana Kalfinova (Bulgaria) . . . Hampton University (Virginia) . . . j.kalfinova@gmail.com
Monika Kasperek (Poland) . . . Dowling College . . . monia4_18@yahoo.pl
Graduated from Dowling College; now playing professionally in Norway.
Jola Kelner (Poland) . . . Texas A&M University . . . kelnerka@o2.pl
Graduated from Texas A&M; now playing professionally in Germany.
Elzbieta Klein (Poland) . . . Colby College (Kansas) . . . elcia.2kl@onet.eu

Marija Kocevska (Macedonia) . . . Hampton Univ. (Virginia) . . . marija_duga@hotmail.com
Natasa Kolunija (Serbia) . . . Troy University (Alabama) . . . natasa_kol@yahoo.com
Izabela Kozon (Poland) . . . Middle Tennessee State Univ. . . . izi.korzi@gazeta.pl
Graduated from MTSU; now playing professionally in Switzerland.
Krista Kraskura (Latvia) . . . Hampton University (Virginia) . . . k.kraskura@gmail.com
Anzelika Lukjanska (Latvia) . . . St. John's Univ. (New York) . . . lika-2005@inbox.lv
Marta Machos (Poland) . . . Towson University (Maryland) . . . marta.machos@gmail.com
Eseta Maka (New Zealand) . . . San Diego State Univ. (California) . . . ezzie91@hotmail.com
Sonja Maksimovic (Serbia) . . . Hampton University (Virginia) . . . sonjamaks92@gmail.com
Alexandra Manolova (Bulgaria) . . . Laramie Coll. (Wyo.) . . . alexandra.manolova@gmail.com

Iren Marinova (Bulgaria) . . . University of Louisiana - Monroe . . . iroma@abv.bg
Zuzana Markova (Czech) . . . Univ. of Louisiana - Monroe . . . markovazuza@seznam.cz
Dagnija Medina (Latvia) . . . University of North Florida . . . dagigii@inbox.lv
Kitija Megne (Latvia) . . . Seminole State College (Oklahoma) . . . kitijamegne@inbox.lv
Lenka Melicharkova (Czech) . . . Virginia Commonwealth Univ. . . . lenka.melda@seznam.cz
Graduated from VCU; now playing professionally in Germany.
Liene Mellupe (Latvia) . . . College of Southern Idaho . . . liene.mellupe@inbox.lv
Krista Mihelsone (Latvia) . . . Laramie College (Wyoming) . . . krista.mihelsone1992@inbox.lv
Rachael Morgan (New Zealand) . . . Florida State University . . . rachael_m22@hotmail.com
Katriena Nachtergaele (Belgium) . . . Seminole State Coll. (Okla.) . . . kat_ri_ena@hotmail.com

Stacey Niao (New Zealand) . . . Illinois State University . . . rogerniao@xtra.co.nz
Aleksandra Niemiec (Poland) . . . St. Louis U. (Missouri) . . . aleksandra.niemiec@yahoo.com
Aleksandra Nowak (Poland) . . . Kent State University (Ohio) . . . anowak1990@o2.pl
Nataliya Panova (Bulgaria) . . . Louisiana Tech University . . . delfin4en@abv.bg
Marija Pantovic (Serbia) . . . University of North Florida . . . pantamay@yahoo.com
Iva Partaleva (Bulgaria) . . . Binghamton Univ. (New York) . . . ipartal1@binghamton.edu
Gabriela Petkova (Bulgaria) . . . St. John's Univ. (New York) . . . petkova.gabriela@gmail.com
Aleksandra Petronijevic (Serbia) . . . Univ. of Memphis (Tennessee) . . . akica91@yahoo.com
Andjela Petrovic (Serbia) . . . Hampton University (Virginia) . . . andjelapetrovic5@gmail.com
Paulina Piegza (Poland) . . . St. John's Univ. (New York) . . . paulina.pp88@gmail.com

Sabina Piegza (Poland) . . . St. John's Univ. (New York) . . . sabinapiegza@gmail.com
Martyna Popik (Poland) . . . Indiana University (Indiana) . . . mpopik@indiana.edu
Jagoda Pstras (Poland) . . . Drury University (Missouri) . . . jagodzinka13@yahoo.pl
Marie Reiterova (Luxembourg) . . . Univ. of Central Florida . . . marie_reiter13@hotmail.com
Maryna Samoday (Ukraine) . . . Seminole State College (Okla.) . . . mriya_sumy@rambler.ru
Karolina Sawaniewicz (Poland) . . . Towson University (Maryland) . . . sawa146@interia.pl
Simona Sekulova (Macedonia) . . . Seton Hall Univ. (N.J.) . . . sekulova_simona@yahoo.com
Svetlana Simic (Serbia) . . . Long Island Univ. (New York) . . . svetlanasimic4@yahoo.com
Graduated from Long Island Univ.; now coaching in the USA at LIU.

Aksiniya Slavcheva (Bulgaria) . . . Panola College (Texas) . . . aksi_@abv.bg
Joanna Stawicka (Poland) . . . Georgia Institute of Technology . . . joanna_stawicka2@wp.pl
Katja Stepanova (Latvia) . . . Florida State University . . . katerulzz@inbox.lv
Elina Strautniece (Latvia) . . . Univ. of South Alabama . . . elina_strautniece@hotmail.com
Liga Strautniece (Latvia) . . . Florida Gulf Coast University . . . liga.strautniece@inbox.lv
Maija Strazdina (Latvia) . . . Eckerd College (Florida) . . . maijastrazdina@inbox.lv
Kseniia Sukach (Ukraine) . . . Binghamton University (New York) . . . kseninda@ukr.net
Tetiana Sukach (Ukraine) . . . University of Louisiana - Monroe . . . tatjana91@ukr.net
Ivana Suput (Serbia) . . . Hampton University (Virginia) . . . ivanasuput@yahoo.com

Dorota Szymska (Poland) . . . Austin Peay State Univ. (Tennessee) . . . dodisz@hotmail.com
Graduated from APSU; now playing professionally in Denmark.
Viktorija Teivane (Latvia) . . . Western Wyoming Comm. College . . . x-tina800@inbox.lv
Natalia Tomaszewska (Poland) . . . U. of Pacific (Cal.) . . . natalia.tomaszewska@colbycc.edu
Graduated from Pacific;  now playing professionally in Belgium.
Krista Whitewood (New Zealand) . . . Fordham Univ. (New York) . . . hckjordan@gmail.com
Kelsie Wills (New Zealand) . . . Hofstra University (New York) . . . kelsie.wills@hotmail.com
Irmina Zamara (Poland) . . . Lynn University (Florida) . . . irminka84@wp.pl
Ingrida Zauere (Latvia) . . . Univ. of Houston (Texas) . . . ingridazauere@hotmail.com