Ukrainian Tennis Player, 11, Finds Sanctuary In Marin: Report

San Rafael CA

10 March, 2022

3:27 PM

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NOVATO, CA — A competitive Ukrainian youth tennis player has found sanctuary in Marin. Ira Shostakovich, 11, fled her war-torn country and is staying with relatives in Novato, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. Shostakovich, a relative of renowned Soviet-era Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich according to the report, played competitively for a private academy in Dnipro, her central Ukrainian hometown. Ira aspires to play professionally, she told The Chronicle through a translator. A family friend with an active social media following is helping the girl find an instructor, and several big names have responded including Andy Roddick, the world's top-ranked player, The Chronicle reports. Read more in The San Francisco Chronicle