KU tennis player arrested, suspended from team

photo by: Kansas Athletics

Sofia Smagina

A tennis player at the University of Kansas has been arrested and suspended from the team.

Sofia Smagina, 22, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to property at 9:21 p.m. Monday at KU’s Stouffer Place Apartments, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. She was released on a $500 own-recognizance bond, the log indicates.

During an argument between roommates around 8 p.m. Monday, the suspect damaged the door to the victim’s room, said KUPD Deputy Chief James Anguiano in an email to the Journal-World.

Kansas Athletics spokesman Dan Beckler provided this statement to the Journal-World: “We are aware of an incident involving our student-athlete. She has been suspended from all team activities at this time.”

According to her roster page, Smagina is a sophomore from Penza, Russia. In 2019, Smagina earned All-Big 12 Freshman Team, All-Big 12 Singles Second Team and All-Big 12 Doubles First Team honors, the page says.

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