Nichols College Athletics Hall of Fame
A three-time CCC Player of the Year, Dyakiv helped the Bison to their first-ever conference championship and a berth into the NCAA Tournament in 2010-11. The four-time Nichols College Female Athlete of the Year graduated as the program’s all-time leader in both singles (55) and doubles (58) wins.
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Dyakiv lit The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) on fire as a freshman, winning both Player and Rookie of the Year honors while establishing single-season records for singles (21) and doubles (20) wins. The Bison defeated Colby-Sawyer and Roger Williams by identical 5-0 scores in the conference playoffs, and finished with a 21-2 mark; the .913 winning percentage stands as the best in program history.
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Dyakiv repeated as CCC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2011-12 and garnered First Team honors in both singles and doubles. She also earned her first of two-straight Capital One Academic All-District accolades as the Bison made a return trip to the CCC Championship match.
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The following year, Dyakiv earned her third CCC Player of the Year award as well as CCC First Team honors in singles and doubles, her second-straight CCC Academic All-Conference selection, and a Capital One Academic All-America Division III Third Team nod. The Amsterdam, New York native closed her career with CCC First Team honors in singles & doubles for the third-straight year and was named CCC Player of the Week on two occasions.
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Dyakiv finished her distinguished career with a 55-12 singles record (.820 winning pct.) – including a 50-9 record at No. 1 – and a 58-13 mark in doubles (.817 winning pct.).
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