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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

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Nevena Kolarevic

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia

Biography

2023-24: Won an MVC individual title for the second-straight year, after defeating Mille Haagensen of Drake by a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to win the Flight 2 championship at the MVC Individual Championship in October ... named a First-Team MVC All-Academic Team selection ... was the primary No. 3 singles player for the Redbirds and had a tremendous sophomore campaign following her MVC Freshman of the Year honors in 2023 ... posted an overall singles mark of 23-6 on the year, with a 17-5 mark and 6-2 record in MVC action during the spring dual season ... recorded a nine-match winning streak from early February to the beginning of March ... went 19-6 on the year in doubles action, playing with Silvia Pomarolli at the No. 2 spot ... duo finished with a 6-1 mark in MVC action.

2022-23: Became the sixth Redbird in school history to be named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, joining her teammate Tijana Zlatanovic who last earned the honor in 2021 ... amassed an overall record of 24-8 during the 2022-23 season in singles action, including a 16-4 mark during the spring dual season ... playing mostly at the No. 3 spot for the Redbirds, Kolarevic went 7-1 in MVC play which also earned her All-MVC honors ... Kolarevic, along with partner Elena Jankulovska, earned All-MVC honors at the No. 3 doubles spot after the tandem posted a 22-9 overall mark and were 8-0 during MVC play with wins in nine of their last 10 matches ...  went undefeated in Flight 3 to take home the championship at the 2022 MVC Individual Championships in Springfield, Mo. ...  defeated Ana Jover of UIC in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in the title match to secure the lone championship of the weekend for the Redbirds.

Prior To ISU: Was ranked No.4 in senior rankings in Serbia and played in the semifinals of the senior national championship ... posted a career-best ITF juniors ranking of 727 ... had a Europe under 14 ranking of 73 ... played in the semifinal in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the ITF juniors ...  won a Europe tournament Under 16 in Malta.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore