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Pepperdine University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Kyle Cajero
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)

Nikki Redelijk

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Windermere, Fla.
  • High School University of Nebraska HS

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS:
All-WCC Singles Second Team — 2024
All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention — 2023
WCC Singles Player of the Week — 4/4/23, 3/26/24
2024 WCC Mike Gilleran Female Scholar Athlete of the Year
ITA Academic All-District — 2024
ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2021, 22, 23
WCC All-Academic first team – 2022, 23, 24
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2023, 24
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2022, 23, 24
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year — 2024
 
PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Wrapped up her collegiate career as one of two players on both of Pepperdine's semifinal teams (the other being Lisa Zaar) ... Was an All-WCC Second Team Singles selection ... Ranked #71 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles poll ... Had an 18-8 overall record, including an 11-3 record in dual match play, while playing at te fourth and fifth spots in the lineup ... Ended the year on a team-best nine-match win streak, all of which were in straight-sets ... Was up 7-5, 1-3 on eventual NCAA Singles Runner-up Anastasiia Lopata of Georgia in Pepperdine's semifinal match ... With Vivian Yang, clinched the doubles point for Pepperdine with their 6-2 win over Michigan's Piper Charney and Reese Miller in the NCAA quarterfinals ... Clinched Pepperdine's 14th consecutive win over USC with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Lily Fairclough, which led to her second WCC Singles Player of the Week award ... Beat #92 Mao Mushika of California 6-1, 6-3 for her first ranked win of the spring season ... Became a three-time All-WCC Academic Team award winner, was an ITA Academic All-District selection and was named the 2024 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the PEPP Espys.

PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Was a reliable contributor for Pepperdine, where she compiled a 16-2 overall record primarily playing on court five ... Her win percentage of .889 was tied for the fifth-best single season in program history ... Also had a 13-7 record while playing the majority of her matches with Anna Campana on court three ... Was an All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention selection and earned WCC Singles Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career ... Ranked #117 by the ITA in singles to end the season ... Only lost once in dual singles play and ended the season on a 13-match win streak ... With doubles partner Anna Campana, clinched the doubles point against #15 Florida with a 6-3 win over Sara Dahlstrom and Emily de Oliveira ... Clinched the match for Pepperdine against #35 Oklahoma State with a 6-4, 6-4 win over #118 Sofia Rojas ... Had a perfect 7-0 record in WCC play ... Earned her first WCC Singles Player of the Week award for beating Pacific's Danielle Zamora 6-1, 6-3 and Saint Mary's Madison Weekley 6-0, 6-1 to help the Waves sweep both opponents ... Broke into the national singles rankings at #108 after her eighth-consecutive singles win in mid-April ... In the classroom, was a WCC All-Academic first team selection, a WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) recipient and was a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Ranked #112 by the ITA in singles to end the season … Went 22-9 in overall singles, including a 10-4 record in dual play … Was unblemished in WCC play, going a perfect 6-0 … Defeated #99 Hannah Viller Moeller of Cal in three sets in the season opener … Earned the clinch point for the Waves in their win over #16 UCLA on April 6 … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive season … WCC All-Academic first team.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Finished the dual season with a 14-9 singles and 8-8 in doubles as a freshman … Ended first season as a Wave on a high note, defeating Texas’ Malalka Rapolu in the NCAA Championship … ITA Scholar-Athlete.
 
JUNIORS: Regarded as a Blue Chip Recruit … Ranked in the Top 160 in the ITF … Was a 2018 U18 Easter Bowl doubles semifinalist … 2017 U16 Hard Court Nationals single finalist and doubles champion … Qualified and played in the 2017 US Open Juniors … 2016 U16 Winter Nationals semifinalist … Earned two ITF junior doubles titles.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from University of Nebraska High School in 2020.
 
PERSONAL: Double-majoring in economics and political science ... Daughter of Ferdinand and Lidwien Redelijk … Has one brother Jordi who is currently playing tennis at Southern Methodist … Is the first of her family to be born in the U.S. (whole family tree is from the Netherlands) … Father Ferdinand played tennis at the University of Dallas and mother Lidwien played at Texas Christian … Loves tennis because of the “mental and physical aspect of competing and problem solving on your own.”
 
FAVORITES: Pro athlete is Roger Federer … Favorite books are Harry Potter series … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite food is sushi … Hobbies include cooking, watching movies, reading, biking and being outdoors … Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting … Favorite sport other than tennis is soccer.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'8"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'8"