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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

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Nicole Kielan

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Valley Stream, N.Y.
  • High School Valley Stream South

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • ITA Division II All-American - Doubles (2019-20)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21)
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team - No. 1 Doubles (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21) 
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team - No. 2 Singles (2019-20)
  • NE10 All-Conference Third Team - No. 1 Singles (2018-19) 
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team - No. 3 Singles (2017-18)
  • NE10 All-Conference Third Team - No. 3 Doubles (2017-18)
  • NE10 All-Rookie Team (2017-18)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Distinction (Fall '18, Fall '19, Spring '20, Spring '21)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Honors (Fall '20)
  • NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall '17)

2020-21
  • Achieved a perfect 11-0 record at No. 1 doubles, partnering with Barbie Quagliardi
  • Ranked #1 in doubles in ITA Division II East Region and #18 nationally
  • Finished her career on a streak of 12 consecutive doubles matches without a loss (dates back to Oct. 13, 2019)
  • Returned to top of singles lineup and took a set off regionally-ranked Cristina Solorzano Valencia of Stonehill on 3/27
  • Rebounded from a first-set loss to defeat Meritxell Jimeno-Vicente of AIC, 1-6, 6-0, 10-4, on 4/11
  • Followed that up with a 6-0, 6-1 straight-set win over Bentley's Adriana Hiraldo on 4/14
  • Won the first set and led in the second of her No. 1 singles match vs. Assumption's Julia Chappell in the quarterfinals of the NE10 Tournament (4/28)

2019-20
  • Finished 10-5 in singles and teamed up with NE10 Player of the Year Barbie Quagliardi for an 18-4 doubles record
  • Also went a near-perfect 9-1 in conference play in both singles and doubles matches
  • Ranked #2 in final ITA East Region rankings in doubles and #15 in singles
  • Was one half of the pair that captured the ITA East Region Doubles Championship as a No. 4 seed
  • Led off the season with a 6-0 victory at top doubles against Saint Michael's (9/7)
  • Won her next three dual doubles matches by way of a tiebreaker and proceeded to open the year on a six-match winning streak
  • Reeled off an eight-match singles winning streak between Sept. 22 and Oct. 9 at the No. 2 flight, taking six of them in straight sets
  • Defeated the No. 20 regionally-ranked singles player -- Stonehill's Cristina Solorzano Valencia -- in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 7-5) on Sept. 29
  • Only dropped the first set in three matches all season

2018-19
  • Posted a 12-4 singles record and 17-2 doubles mark in her second season
  • Began the year with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 come-from-behind win over No. 33 Angelica Karlsson of Concordia at No. 1 singles (9/8)
  • Came from a set down to win 2-6, 6-2, 10-5 at No. 1 singles at Bentley (10/9)
  • Reached the semifinals of the doubles competition at ITA East Regionals with Samantha Perri, before falling to eventual regional champions Diana Baumgartnere and now-teammate Barbie Quagliardi 
  • From that point, she won 11 of 12 doubles matches to end the season at No. 1 

2017-18
  • Strong first season saw her go 12-3 overall in singles and 12-4 in doubles
  • Posted second-best record in NE10 for a freshman in singles
  • Won 6-2, 6-3 in singles and 8-1 in doubles in first collegiate dual action at Jefferson (9/7)
  • Went 10-1 at No. 3 singles and won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 vs. American Int'l (9/13) and 6-1, 6-4 vs. LIU Post (4/22)
  • Posted an 8-4 No. 3 doubles win with Vanja Savic in NE10 Championship victory (10/29)
  • Won eight of the last nine singles and doubles matches she contested on the season

At Valley Stream South
  • Played in the first singles spot since the seventh grade
  • All-Nassau County selection

Personal
  • Daughter of Christopher and Bernadetta
  • Biology major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'4"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'4"