The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Eva Liisa Kuivonen
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Audentes Sports Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Major:
- Communication & Leadership
- 2025 CCSA All-Freshman Team
- CCSA Pair of the Week (3/25/2025 w/Chloe Charles)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2026)
- 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 (Sophomore)
Ended the season with a 7-3 overall record (6-3 at No. 4, 1-0 at No. 5) ... At the MPSF Mid-Season Rumble, teamed with Chloe Charles at No. 4 to earn two-set wins over Grand Canyon and Cal ... Went 2-0 with Chloe Charles at the Death Volley Invitational, winning on Court 4 against Arizona State and Cal ... Teamed with Chloe Charles at the Texas Invitational, posting on 0-2 mark on court four with losses to Stanford and USC ... Won with Vivian Johnson against Houston Christian on court five at the Lone Star Classic ... At the NCAA Championships, had the dual-clinching win against Georgia State with Chloe Charles at No. 4 in the opening round, then fell to UCLA in the semifinals.
2025 (Freshman)
- Went 16-14 overall (7-0 at No. 2, 9-14 at No. 1)
- CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week with Chloe Charles (3/25/25)
Went undefeated with Chloe Charles at the No. 2 position at the Third Coast College Classic with wins against McNeese, Sam Houston, and Houston Christian...Went undefeated with Charles at the No. 2 position at the Longhorn Invitational with wins against Coastal Carolina, Tulane, Stephen F. Austin, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Went 0-4 with Charles at the TCU Invitational at the No. 1 position falling to #7 FSU, #12 FAU, Boise State, and #4 TCU...Went 1-3 with Kuivonen at the No. 1 position at the East Meets West Invitational with a win against #2 LMU, falling to #1 UCLA, #7 California, and #18 Hawaii...Went 3-1 with Charles at the No. 1 position at the East vs. West Invitational with wins against #13 GCU, #2 LMU, and #11 ASU, falling to #9 California...Went 1-1 with Charles at the No. 1 position at the Death Volley Invitational defeating #5 Stanford, falling to #9 LBSU...Went 1-3 with Charles at the No. 1 position at the FSU Unconquered Invitational with a win against #15 FAU, falling to South Carolina, #5 FSU, and #10 LSU…Went 3-1 with Charlesat the No. 1 position at the Lone Star Invitational with two wins against Southern Mississippi and #17 North Florida, falling to #6 Cal Poly…Fell to #10 Cal with Charles at the No. 1 position in the first round of the NCAA Championships.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Competed for Andrei Ojamets in high school ... Played for the Estonian National Team ... Estonian Best Outside Hitter from 2019 through 2022 ... Estonian Best Youth from 2020-2023 ... Estonian Beach Championships MVP in 2024 ... Competed at the World Futures Tour in 2023... Competed at the Youth European Championships from 2017-2024.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Audentes Sports Gymnasium in Tallinn.
PERSONAL
Daughter to Aivi Kuivonen and Marko Kuivonen, who is an amateur photographer and musician ... Sister to Mari Lii Kuivonen who plays high school volleyball ... Chose Texas because of the environment and the ability to develop players.
