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Sisse Nielsen Season 2005-06

ClassSophomore
HometownAlleroed, Denmark

Three-time MWC all-academic selection

AS A SENIOR (FALL 2007)
Singles - Picked up three victories in the fall tournament season ... Opened the ITA West Regionals with a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Cal State Fullerton[apos]s Erin Wiesener ... Also posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ellie Faulkner of USD in a consolation match ... Advanced to the quarterfinals in Flight 2 at the second SDSU Fall Classic by coming back to defeat Saint Mary[apos]s Erin Young, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles - Teamed with Kathryn Kitts to post two wins in the fall season ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA West Regionals after disposing of Sandborn/Tanaka of Hawai[apos]i, 8-3 ... Was unable to continue through the bracket after suffering a straight-set loss at the hands of Pepperdine[apos]s Bhargava/Bandere ... Rejoined forces with Kitts at the SDSU Fall Classic II to record an 8-6 victory over Wong/Krsljanin of Washington in a compass draw.

AS A JUNIOR (2006-07)
Singles - Finished the season with a 10-14 overall record ... Alternated between the No. 5 and 6 spots for most of the spring, compiling a 10-10 dual-match record ... Put together a seven-match winning streak beginning with a 6-0, 6-3 decision over Audrey Bulkley of Loyola Marymount ... Began MWC play with a 4-0 record during that span, including a convincing 6-1, 6-1 decision over Colorado State[apos]s Kirsten Stople and a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of TCU[apos]s Amy Beck ... Also disposed of Oregon[apos]s Tina Snodgrass and San Diego[apos]s Zoe Taylor before the streak ended with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Dolly Chang of BYU ... Trailed Florida State[apos]s Tapiwa Marobela 6-3, 3-3 at the NCAA Tournament before the match was abandoned.
Doubles - Posted an overall record of 19-18 playing with four different partners ... Teamed with Eliska Krausova to kick off the fall season with a pair of wins at the first SDSU Fall Classic ... Also competed at the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament posting an 8-6 win over Purdue[apos]s Voelker/Vaez and a 9-7 win over Georgia[apos]s Dancevic/Hyndman in the consolation bracket ... Teamed with Kathryn Kitts at the No.3 spot to kick off dual-match play ... Defeated Cal State Fullerton[apos]s Andrews/Domela, 8-4 and UC Riverside[apos]s Khoury/Simonsen by a similar score ... The duo also defeated Bihag/Wasko of Hawai[apos]i, 8-2 ... Went on to pair with Holly Bagshaw at the No. 2 spot for the rest of the season ... The twosome started MWC play with a pair of wins including an 8-5 decision over Walker/Wilson of Air Force and an 8-2 victory over Brown/Lazar of Wyoming ... Combined with Esther Cadua at the MWC tournament and were trailing New Mexico[apos]s Sotirchos/Quintal, 7-6 before the match was abandoned ... Rejoined forces with Eliska Krausova at the NCAA Tournament dropping an 8-3 decision to Macfarlane/Walter of Florida State.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06)
Teamed with Dita Hauerlandova to earn all-MWC honors in doubles... Also received MWC all-academic recognition.
Singles - Led the team with 23 victories for the season and was tops in dual-match competition with 16... Finished the fall portion of the schedule with five wins, including a pair at the Wilson/ITA West Regional Championships. Advanced to the round of 32 by defeating Cheyenne Inglis of Cal State Fullerton, 6-0, 6-2, and Krystina Katayama of Long Beach State, 6-1, 6-4... Reached the finals of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational after knocking off Erin Katayama of Hawai[apos]i, 6-1, 6-0, and BYU-Hawaii[apos]s Petra Teller, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2... Fell short in the title match against Tina Razloznik of Arizona, 6-2, 6-4... Alternated between Nos. 4 and 5 for most of the spring, compiling a six-match winning streak during one stretch... Sixth consecutive victory came against Dolly Chang in the Aztecs[apos] upset of BYU in the MWC opener... After streak was snapped at UNLV, she strung together five more wins, including a three-set triumph over Preethi Mukundan of 19th-ranked Harvard... Defeated San Diego[apos]s Brittany Reitz on Senior Day... Dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to No. 94 Ashley Joelson of UCLA at the NCAA Tournament.
Doubles - Achieved a No. 31 national ranking along with Dita Hauerlandova in the final ITA doubles poll... Aztec duo was selected as second alternates for the NCAA doubles championship... Posted a 19-11 overall record with Hauerlandova and a 4-0 mark with Eliska Krausova... Began the fall season by reaching the semifinals of the Wilson/ITA West Regionals with Hauerlandova... Dispatched UC Irvine[apos]s Hu/Shih, 8-3, in the opener and then crushed Long Beach State[apos]s Rocha/Williams, 8-1, in the round of 16... Downed DeVera/Anastasiu of USC, 8-4, in the quarterfinals before dropping an 8-3 decision to Pepperdine[apos]s Asimgil/Kosakowski.... Captured the doubles crown along with Krausova at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational with an 8-5 triumph over Jakowlew/Rochefort of Arizona in the final... Won five straight to open the spring, rejoining Hauerlandova in the second dual match for an 8-1 conquest of CS Fullerton[apos]s Inalpulat/Le ... Winning streak also included an 8-4 victory over Kusano/Babos of No. 6 California... Aztec tandem notched its first defeat of a ranked opponent after cruising past No. 30 Orlay/Guerra of North Carolina State, 8-2... After a loss to BYU, the pair reeled off six straight wins, which featured a huge 8-3 upset of New Mexico[apos]s third-ranked team of Kovacek/Gersic... Twosome routed No. 44 Murphy/Pearl of USD on Senior Day, 8-1, for its third victory over a ranked opponent... Led UCLA[apos]s 12th-ranked Gordon/Zalameda at the NCAA Tournament , 6-3, until the match was abandoned.

AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05)
Singles - Completed her first season on The Mesa with an 11-9 record, including an 8-7 mark in the spring... Posted her first two wins as a Aztec at the SDSU Fall Classic with a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Hillary Barnes of Alabama and a 7-6, 6-1 triumph over Houston[apos]s Sacha Gumbs... Won six of eight at one stretch during dual-match play, including a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Amy Senko of Wyoming in the MWC opener... Ended the regular season by upending Utah[apos]s Allison Hansen, 6-2, 6-4, before thrashing Jenna Anderson of San Diego, 6-0, 6-1... Fell to Arizona State[apos]s Rebecca Rankin, 6-2, 6-1, in the NCAA Tournament.
Doubles - Finished the campaign with an 11-10 record playing with four different partners... Teamed with Carla Bell to knock off Nikolic/Runge of Alabama, 8-5, at the SDSU Fall Classic... Combined with Nina Spaeth later in the tournament for an 8-6 triumph over San Diego[apos]s Anderson/Lindstrand... Enjoyed a pair of three-match winning streaks with Spaeth during the spring, including a8-5 victory over Svanfeldt/Kolbovic of Washington in the Aztecs upset of the No. 8 Huskies... Duo also outlasted Exon/Yaftali of No. 28 Michigan, 9-7... Paired with Andrea Hermansen against Air Force, dispatching Vaccaro/Morgan, 8-3, in the MWC opener... Joined forces with Eliska Krausova in the regular season finale, beating Brown/Livesay of San Diego, 8-6... Dropped an 8-4 decision with Spaeth in the NCAA Tournament to Arizona State[apos]s Burkett/Rankin.

PRIOR TO SDSU
Won the first division for tennis clubs in 2004... Claimed the national 18-and-under Danish junior singles championship in 2002... Also won the 16-and-under Danish junior doubles championship in 2000... Was a junior regional champion in Denmark numerous times in singles, doubles and mixed doubles... Participated in ITF international junior tournaments (16-18 years old) and ETA tournaments (14-16 years old).

PERSONAL
Born in Hilleroed, Denmark... Is a member of a Danish steel band group... Has played at venues all around Europe... The group has recorded its own CD as well... Lists her favorite athlete as Justine Henin-Hardenne... Three-time MWC all-academic selection ... Business management major at San Diego State.