2025-26 (Sophomore)
Saw her second season with the Panthers cut down due to injury ... did not appear in the spring season until mid-April ... finished 6-4 in singles play and 4-4 in doubles action on the year ... opened the fall season in impressive fashion, going 2-1 in singles and 4-2 in doubles at the Gopher Invitational Sept. 19-21 ... posted singles victories against Marquette and Northern Iowa as well as a trio of doubles wins over UNI and anaother against St. Thomas ... played all the way to the semifinals in singles play at the Horizon League Individual Championships Sept. 28, going 3-1 in defeating opponents from Youngstown State, Cleveand State, and Oakland before falling ... also claimed a league win over IU Indianapolis April 18.
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2024-25 (Freshman)
Put together a stellar first season with the Panthers, tying for the overall team lead in victories with 26 … finished with a 12-10 record in singles play as well as a 14-9 mark in doubles action, played mostly at No. 2 singles and the majority of the year at No. 1 doubles before an injury slowed her near the end of the spring slate … opened the fall season with three doubles wins at the Gopher Invitational Sept. 2-22, topping Omaha (twice/6-4 and 6-4 on 9/20 & 9/21) as well as against Creighton (7-5 on 9/22) … went a perfect 3-0 at the Redbird Invitational in doubles play Sept. 27-29, topping St. Thomas, Bradley, and UIC … also put together a perfect 3-0 mark in singles play at the event, defeating St. Thomas (6-3, 5-7 [5-7], 10-4 on 9/27), Bradley (6-1, 6-3 on 9/28), and Illinois State (6-0, 6-2 on 9/29) … teamed up with Nadiia Konieva as the Armour Horizon League Tennis Doubles Team of the Week Jan. 29 … the duo played a key role in the Panthers to a 2-0 week to open the season, defeating Bradley, 6-3, and followed that up with a 6-0 blanking of Providence - winning both at No. 1 doubles … started dual play just as strong in singles, claiming victories against the Friars (6-0, 6-1 Jan. 26), in the big win over Marquette Feb. 2 (6-1, 6-1), and also against No. 2 UChicago (6-0, 6-4), all at No. 2 singles … also teamed up again with Nikolajeva to defeat No. 2 UChicago in doubles Feb. 7, winning 6-1 at No. 1 … ran her singles winning streak to four after topping Valparaiso Feb. 8, winning 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 … helped the Panthers to a 2-0 week to open March, starting things with a huge comeback victory to help Milwaukee to a thrilling and dramatic 4-3 victory over Western Illinois March 1 … the match was deadlocked at three points apiece with Nikolajeva left at No. 2 singles to determine the winner … down 5-1 in the deciding third set, she fought off six match points and then won the tiebreaker 11-9 to send the Panthers to the big victory over the Leathernecks … then moved up a spot to No. 1 singles due to injury and dispatched Whitewater's #1, 6-2, 6-0 as part of a 7-0 MKE victory … was rewarded with Horizon League Singles Player of the Week honors March 5 for her efforts … closed the season strong on the doubles court, claiming wins over IU Indianapolis April 18 and then against both Oakland (6-3) and Youngstown State (6-2) at the Horizon League Championships April 25.
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Prior to MKE: Comes to the Panthers from Riga, Latvia … holds a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 8.6 singles/8.5 doubles … competed on the Junior Girls International Tennis Tour.
Personal: Daughter of Dmitrijs and Lana Nikolajeva … nickname is “Nika” … a general business major … chose Milwaukee because of the scholarship opportunity to play tennis and the good city … career goal is to open her own business … most memorable sports experience was when she won the Latvian Championship … lists her hobbies as tennis and dance … born Sept. 28, 2005.
PRONUNCIATION: NEE-cole-ah NEEK-oh-lie-ay-vah
