Kennesaw State University Athletics

Pronunciation: Bar-awn-ee-uh-kova

As a Junior (2026)
» All-CUSA Second Team Singles
» All-CUSA Second Team Doubles with partner Sofia Madrid

9-7 singles record, including 9-6 on court one … Finished the season with seven wins in her last 10 singles matches … Eight of nine singles wins came in straight sets … 11-6 doubles record - all on court one with Sofia Madrid … With Madrid, named CUSA Women's Doubles Team of the Week on April 1 … Named CUSA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week March 25 and April 1, the only woman in the conference to receive the award in back-to-back weeks … Helped KSU to an eight-match win streak (Feb. 18-March 20), the second-longest in program history … Helped KSU to program’s first-ever win over a power conference opponent, a 4-3 defeat of Virginia Tech … Helped KSU in defeating its highest-ranked opponent to date, 4-0 over No. 58 South Alabama.

As a Sophomore (2025)
» All-CUSA First Team Singles
» All-CUSA First Team Doubles with Sofia Madrid

Ended the season with an overall singles record of 9-4, and a doubles record of 11-2 … Four of her doubles matches were straight set victories … Won two of the three conference matches against Sam Houston, and Middle Tennessee State … Had 11 out of 12 non-conference victories in doubles with partner Sofia Madrid, and one with Sophia Unger … named Conference USA Spring Spirit of Service recipient … received Conference USA All-Conference honors.

As a Freshman (2024)
» All-ASUN Second Team
» All-ASUN Freshman Team

7-7 singles record across courts one and two … Five of seven singles wins came in straight sets … 9-4 doubles record - all on court one with Taylor Dean.

Prior to KSU: First place in singles for 2022 Women’s Regions Championship … first place in single and doubles for 2021 UTR Pro Tennis Tour in Barcelona … won singles and doubles at 2020 Austrian Champion in Vienna … appeared in numerous Junior Region Championships … third place overall in 2022 Spain in Barcelona-UTR Pro Tennis Tour. 

Personal: Native of Trnava, Slovakia  … daughter of Blanka Baraniakova and Marian Baraniak … sister of Natalia Baraniakova and twin of Terezia Barniakova … speaks Slovak and English ... Father, Marian, competed in collegiate karate … Mother, Blanka, competed in collegiate handball … interested in a healthy lifestyle and diet.