Valeria Nikolaev - Women's Tennis Coach

Valeria Nikolaev

Title:
Student Assistant Coach
Email:
vn202@msstate.edu

Career

Singles Record: 8-11 // 5-7 dual // 0-2 SEC
Doubles Record: 3-5 // 0-0 dual // 0-0 SEC

Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)

Singles Record: 8-11 // 5-7 dual // 0-2 SEC
Doubles Record: 3-5 // 0-0 dual // 0-0 SEC

FALL:

Held a 3-4 ledger in singles and 3-5 doubles mark ... Claimed her first collegiate victory at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic (11/1-2) over Katherine Cao of Memphis ... Posted a three-match win streak in November ... Clinched two victories in doubles at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic (11/1-2) alongside Antonaki to advance to the finals of the Hilde Otterman Draw ... Recorded one win at the Thunderbird Invitational (11/9-10) with Adaloglou.

SPRING:

Owned a 5-7 mark in singles, with all five victories coming in straight sets ... Posted back-to-back victories over Megan Bertrands of UAB and Alabama State's Urska Velic.

Remainder of season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.

Freshman (2018-19)

Singles Record: 0-0 // 0-0 dual // 0-0 SEC
Doubles Record: 0-0 // 0-0 dual // 0-0 SEC

Did not compete in her first year on campus

Pre-College

Finalist of ITF Junior singles and doubles, and winner of G5 singles and G4 doubles in Israel
Named a doubles finalist of the G5 in Corfu, Greece
U10, U12 and U14 Israeli Championship national winner
Earned 2017 Women’s Israel Championship semifinalist mark
Tabbed doubles semifinalist five times for the Israel 10k, and an Anatlya, Turkey 10k semi-finalist
Reached the singles quarterfinals twice in the Israel 10k
Reached quarterfinals in the U14 Nike Junior Tour - International
Career-high singles rank: 1032 (09/25/2017) and career-high doubles rank: 862 (09/21/2015)
No. 1206 in the 2017 year-end WTA doubles rankings