Academics
Graduated SIU in August 2017 with GPA 3.52…Majored in Economics with a minor in Marketing, Geography and Environmental Studies…Currently at Illinois State in pursuit of a master’s in Sport Management and Business Administration
Personal
Born on November 19th, 1994 in Bratislava, Slovakia…Son of Robert Kianicka and Ivica Kianickova…Has two older brothers, Matej and Adam
2017-18/ Senior at Southern Illinois/Wright State
Served as team captain…Received Horizon League Player of the Week twice at Wright State…Awarded Wright State team MVP…Played on Horizon League First Team…Honored as an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2016-17/ Junior at South Illinois
Served as team captain…Played on MVC All Conference team… Awarded MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention and ITA Scholar-Athlete
2015-16/ Sophomore at Southern Illinois
Served as team captain…Purdue Invitational Singles and Doubles winner flights A…MVC Regular Season champions…Ranked as high as 31 in the nation in doubles
2014-15/ Freshman at Southern Illinois
MVC Individual Championship doubles winner…Awarded MVC Freshman of the Year…Played on MVC All-conference doubles team at no.1 doubles and MVC all-select team at no.3 singles…For academics was selected to ITA All-Academic Team…Awarded MVC Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Southern Illinois
Ranked as high as 102 in ITF…Won ITF G4 tournament in, Slovakia in singles…Won ITF G2 tournament in Tunisia, G3 in Romania, G4 in Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Austria in doubles…Collected Slovakian singles championship and seven Slovakian doubles championships…Maintained top three ranking in Slovakia throughout all categories…Represented National Team of Slovakia in European Championship U18 in Russia
Records
Collegiate career 178 wins, 87 singles, 91 doubles...2nd most combined wins in the school history …Most wins in doubles as an individual in the history…2nd most doubles wins as a team (Rigby) in the history…Most doubles wins as a team(w/Rigby) in a season
