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2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster

Steve Woltmann

Natalia Nikolopoulou

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Gymnasio Vouliagmenis
  • Hometown:
    Athens, Greece

Summary

Biography

2022-23 (Graduate Student):
  • Named 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year.
  • Named to 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team.
  • Played in the No. 2 or 3 spot at singles.
  • Joined up with multiple partners for doubles, including Agnes Gustafsson at No. 1.
  • Finished the season on a four-match win streak at singles, prior to winning six in a row.
  • Posted an impressive 21-9 record on the season.
  • Outscored only once in a conference contest, putting up a record of 6-1.
  • Contributed to the Flames' historic victory over DePaul, with a win at No. 2 singles.
  • Went on a four-match win streak to end the season.
  • Came out on top nine of her last ten singles matches.
  • Named a 2023 ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to UIC:
  • Played three seasons at JMU and one at NC State.
  • 5-11 singles record, 1-5 doubles record as a freshman at NC State.
  • Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete.
  • Played in all 20 dual matches, primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles at JMU.
  • Had an 8-16 singles record, including a 5-13 mark in dual play as a redshirt junior.
  • CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 26, 2022).
  • Season-high three-match singles win streak and four-match doubles win streak in fall play (2021-22).
  • Dean's List (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021).
  • President's List (Spring 2020, Spring 2021).
  • JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
  • CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
  • Third Team All-CAA singles (2020-21).
  • Played in all 18 dual matches primarily at No. 3 singles and at No. 3 doubles as redshirt sophomore.
  • Had an 8-6 singles record, including 7-6 mark at No. 3 spot as redshirt sophomore.
  • Tallied an 11-7 doubles record, going 4-1 at No. 1 and 7-6 at No. 3.
  • UTR/ITA Division I National Player of the Week (Mar. 24, 2021).
  • CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Alexis Franco (Feb. 17, 2021).
  • Won six of first seven doubles matches of the 2020-21 season.
  • VaSID Second Team All-State doubles (2019-20).
  • Played at No. 5 singles and No. 1 doubles as sophomore.
  • Had a 14-8 singles record, including a 5-4 mark in dual play.
  • Tallied an 18-4 doubles record, including 8-2 in dual play as sophomore.
  • Two-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Daniela Voloh (Feb. 12, Mar. 4, 2020).
  • Claimed first six doubles matches during the fall and season-high seven straight during dual play.
  • Advanced to Round of 32 at 2019 ITA Atlantic Regional Championship.
  • Reached second round of doubles play at ITA Atlantic Regional Championship.
  • Went 3-0 in singles and doubles at Thunder in the Mountains.
High School / Personal:
  • Member of Greek National Team: 14, 16, 18.
  • Has always been ranked top-three in her age group in Greece.
  • Qualified and played in several ITF Women's events in singles and doubles in 2017 & 2018 including Heraklion (Crete), Jounieh (Lebanon), and Istanbul (Turkey).
  • Winner of Greek National Doubles Championship in 2016 and 2018.
  • Quarter-Finalist in Greek Women's National Championship in 2017.
  • Five-time Finalist in Greek Junior National Championships (2012-2017).
  • Member of Greek National Junior Team at European Summer Cups in 2014, 2016, & 2017.
  • Competed in European Junior Championships in 2014.
  • Represented Greece at European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2015.
  • Winner of several singles and doubles National Junior Tournaments in Greece.
  • Daughter of Elena Kyrozi and Dimitris Nikolopoulos.
  • Pursuing her master’s in Business Administration.

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