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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

Nataly Ninova

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • High School IES Centre De Tecnificacio Esportiva IB

Biography

  • Enters her senior season ranked fifth in career singles wins with 73 and is sixth in career combined wins with 125.
  • Owns a career singles winning percentage of .646 with a 73-40 record.
  • Her NIU career mark in doubles is 52-43.
  • Has finished 208 career matches, which does not include unfinished matches.
 

2024-25

  • Set the NIU single season record for singles wins with 32, including a stellar 23-4 mark in spring dual matches.
  • Tied for fifth in combined (singles+doubles) wins for a season with 47.
  • Earned second team All-MAC honors.
  • In the spring, played at least one match in each of the top five spots in the line-up, with most of her matches at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.
  • Went 10-3 at No. 3 singles and 9-1 at the fourth spot with an 8-2 record in MAC singles matches.
  • Picked up an early MAC Singles Player of the Week award on January 20 after opening dual match schedule with straight set wins over Lindenwood, Saint Louis and Missouri.
  • Recorded a pair of six-match winning streaks in singles during the spring.
  • Posted a 9-7 record in singles in the fall.
  • Won a pair of matches at the MAC Indoor Championships.
  • Teamed with Maria Dzemeshkevich at No. 1 doubles in the spring to finish with a final mark of 7-14.
  • Paired with Erika Dimitriev to go 5-4 in the fall and was 3-5 with Dzemeshkevich.
  • Earned Academic All-MAC and ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition.

.2023-24
  • Compiled a 17-14 record in singles and went 18-4 in doubles in 2023-24.  
  • Posted a 6-2 singles record and 8-1 doubles mark in the fall season. 
  • Went 11-12 in singles in dual matches, seeing time at No. 2, 3, and 4 singles.  
  • Was 5-2 at No. 4 singles and 4-6 in conference matches.  
  • Won 10 of 13 doubles matches in the spring with teammate Erika Dimitriev, including a 7-0 record against MAC opponents.  
  • Was undefeated (4-0) with teammate Erika Dimitriev in doubles matches at both the fall Hoosier Classic and the Huskie Fall Invitational.  
  • Won opening round of 64 match (7-5, 6-3) against Michigan State’s Ria Bhakta at ITA Regional 
  • Defeated Western Illinois and Bradley at No. 3 singles on February 16. 
  • Recorded straight set wins in singles matches against Lewis, Eastern Illinois and St. Thomas. 
  • Honored twice with Erika Dimitriev as MAC Doubles Team of the Week on January 23 and March 26. 
  • Won six straight doubles matches in the month of April against MAC opponents to conclude the spring season. 

2022-2023
  • Compiled a 24-15 overall singles record as a freshman for a .615 win percentage. 
  • Went 19-16 in doubles matches with a 15-8 mark in the spring.
  • Her 18 spring singles wins led the Huskies.
  • Played matches at No. 2 through 5 singles spots in the line-up. 
  • Won eight of nine matches at No. 5 singles and was 7-5 at No. 3. 
  • Went on an eight-match win streak in singles between Feb. 17 and March 19.
  • Began her dual match career by winning 17 of her first 20 matches, including wins over Louisville, Wisconsin, Marquette and Bowling Green. 
  • Earned MAC Women’s Singles Co-Player of the Week award after recording a pair of wins for the Huskies (3-4). 
  • Played at the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles spots, primarily with Reagan Welch and Erika Dimitriev.
  • Compiled an 8-5 doubles record with Welch and was 5-3 at No. 1 doubles with Dimitriev. 

PRIOR TO NIU
  • 2021 Doubles champion at the ITF J5 Aviles 
  • 2021 Doubles runner-up at the ITF J5 Montemar 
  • Finalist in doubles at the 2021 Spanish National Championship   
  • Tennis Europe Vilas U16 doubles champion  
  • Tennis Europe Vilas U14 doubles runner-up  
  • 2021 semifinalist (singles) ITF J5 Montemar 
  • Semifinalist at the Marca Junior Cup U18  
  • Semifinalist at the Mutua Madrid Open U16  
  • Runner-up at the Balearic Islands U18  
  • Mallorca U18 champion 
  • Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) high 9.36 
  • Coached by Nuria Llagostera, Juan Cardell and Ruben Roman

PERSONAL
  • Majoring in manufacturing engineering technology. 

NIU CAREER RECORD
Singles Win Pct. Doubles Win Pct.
Fall 2022 6-5 .545 4-8 .333
Spring 2023 18-10 .643 15-8 .652
Fall 2023 6-2 .750 8-1 .889
Spring 2024 11-12 .478 10-3 .769
Fall 2024 9-7 .563 8-9 .471
Spring 2025 23-4 .852 7-14 .333
TOTAL 73-40 .646 52-43 .547

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'3"