Ukrainian beach volleyball player Tetiana Lazarenko, despite her young age, (only 19 years old) is already one of the most successful players in Ukraine. She performed at all youth competitions in age categories from 18 to 22 years old. Lazarenko is the under-21 world champion, the under-18 European champion, the under-20 European champion, the under-22 European bronze medalist, and the under-19 world bronze medalist. The player also became the silver medalist of the Cup of Ukraine and won one of the World Tours of the Futures series. Tatiana is an international class master of sports of Ukraine!
Most recently, she and her team partner Diana Lunina joined the SC "Prometey". These days, they are working hard to prepare for the new game season.
"We are currently at a training camp on the island of Tenerife. We have excellent conditions, a pleasant climate, good food, and everyday training. That is everything that is needed for good preparation for future competitions.
We usually have 2-3 training sessions a day and very often we spar with different high-level teams such as the Netherlands, Latvia, Austria, and Lithuania, the other day there will be a sparring match with Germany.
We plan to participate in the Beach Pro Tour Challenge and Elit16 tournaments. And our main goal for the upcoming season is to compete in qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games!” – says Tatiana.
Lazarenko started playing together with Diana Lunina only in 2022. Tatiana notes that it is still necessary to work hard before creating an ideal tandem: “We are still warming up, and establishing training connections. We plan to test ourselves at the nearest Challenge tournament, which will take place on March 16-19 in Mexico and the in April in Brazil. Next, we will return to performances in Europe”, – Lazarenko adds.
The player does not hide that she closely follows classic volleyball in her native country: "Of course, I followed the Prometey club and the entire professional volleyball league of Ukraine. It is very interesting to observe how the level of classical volleyball in our country is developing," - sums up the player.
