Blake Nickles

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-6
High School:
Montessori School of Anderson
Hometown:
Anderson, S.C.

2014-15: Given the team's Vinson Award ... played in a pair of singles matches along with three doubles matches during final season ... both singles matches were at the No. 6 position against UMass and College of Charleston ... collected seventh career doubles win, teaming with partner Ava Todd in a 8-0 shutout of Brevard College's No. 3 team ... started final Fall season at the Wake Forest Invitational, competing in the F singles bracket, while teaming with first-year player Anna Catharine Feaster in doubles ... netted an 8-2 doubles win against West Virginia State ... also represented the Wildcats at the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters.

2013-14: Saw action in a career-high seven singles matches and seven doubles matches ... lone singles win on the season came at home against Belmont Abbey at No. 6, blanking her opponent 6-0, 6-0 ... teamed with Tamara Hill to earn a pair of doubles wins at No. 3 ... netted a 6-1 win vs. Brevard College and an 8-6 triumph vs. SoCon-foe Western Carolina ... did not play in an events during the 2013 Fall season.

2012-13: Played in six singles matches during sophomore campaign, and got into five doubles matches ... collected first collegiate singles win with a 7-5, 7-6 decision over Radford at No. 6 ... picked up another singles win against Western Carolina by default for first career SoCon victory ... went 2-4 overall in singles play ... earned an 8-0 doubles win with Frizzi Bschorer over Belmont Abbey ... picked up a pair of doubles wins with Tamara Hill at No. 2 and 3 against Brevard College and Western Carolina, scoring 8-3 and 8-0 triumphs ... started sophomore 2012 Fall season with a singles title at the Davidson Invite I ... scored a pair of 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4, 6-4 wins ... competed at the CofC Invite in the B1 singles draw ... picked up a 6-3, 6-4 triumph in singles on final day of the Wake Forest Invite ... closed out Fall season with two singles wins at the No. 5 flight at Davidson's Invite II ... won a 6-2, 6-1 win vs. Elon and then scored a 10-6 super-tiebreaker win vs. UNC Asheville after splitting first two sets, 7-6, 6-3.

2011-12: Played in three matches during first collegiate Spring season ... all three matches came at No. 6 singles ... first collegiate match was against N.C. A&T, a 6-1, 1-6, 0-1 (8-10) defeat ... netted first career win in either singles or doubles with an 8-4 triumph at No. 3 doubles over N.C. A&T with partner Frizzi Bschorer ... played twice at No. 1 doubles with Catherine Wood, taking on nationally ranked N.C. State and Winthrop, falling in both matches 8-2 ... made collegiate 2011 Fall debut at the Davidson Fall Classic I and earned a doubles win with Catherine Wood ... played in the B1 Singles draw at the Wake Forest Invite and scored a 6-3, 6-3 win over Charlotte player.

Beyond the baseline: Ranked 11th in South Carolina ... received Merit Scholarship from Montessori and graduated valedictorian ... part of the first graduating class from Montessori School of Anderson ... great grandfather and grandfather both played sports at Davidson ... great grandfather M Ray Doubles played football and basketball, while grandfather wrestled.

Year	Singles	SoCon/A-10	Doubles	SoCon/A-10
2012	0-3	0-1	1-3	0-0
2013	2-4	1-3	3-2	1-1
2014	1-6	0-4	2-5	1-3
2015	0-2	0-1	1-2	0-1
Totals	2-9	1-9	7-12	2-5