2024-25 ITA Division I Women's Regional Award Winners
Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham junior women's tennis standout
Nevena Kolarevic was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Northeast Region Player to Watch it was announced today.
In order to qualify for the Player to Watch honor, student-athletes must meet the following criteria:
- A sophomore, junior, or senior (if eligible to return the next season).
- A player may only receive this award once during his/her collegiate career.
- A player cannot have won an ITA Regional or National event in order to be considered for this award.
- The regional winner should be nationally or regionally ranked.
Additional considerations include:
- Returning player is expected to have an outstanding collegiate year next season. Player is expected to be one of the top returning regional players next year
Kolarevic, the 2024-2025 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Performer and First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree, had a historic first season at Fordham. She finished the year ranked seventh among all Division I singles players in the Northeast region, the highest ever ranking for a Ram. She also teamed with sophomore
Julianne Nguyen to rank sixth among all doubles teams in the region.
Kolarevic compiled a 25-3 record on the year in singles, winning 13 straight matches to finish undefeated in spring competition. A two-time A-10 Player of the Week, Kolarevic also won 22 doubles matches and added an A-10 Doubles Championship with Nguyen in the fall. Her dominance was evident as she completed the year as the highest rated women's tennis player in the A-10 Conference.
The Fordham women's tennis team finished the season ranked sixth in the Northeast region, the highest team ranking for the Rams. Fordham closed out the year with a 16-5 record and earned the number one seed at the Atlantic 10 Championship for the first time.
