Anastasia Antal (Rychagova) joined Denver’s staff as a volunteer assistant in 2021 after one year as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts. Rychagova was a four-year player at the University of Kansas where she was an All-American and four-time member of the All-Big 12 team. In her final season, the Moscow, Russia native was named ITA Central Player of the Year after going 18-2 in singles with a 5-2 record against nationally-ranked opponents. Rychagova ranked as high as 1st in the country in singles and 12th in the country in doubles during her Jayhawks tenure where she won a total of 74 matches. In the classroom, she was a perennial inclusion on the Academic All-Big 12 honor roll and University of Kansas Dean’s List.
