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University of Rhode Island

2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Naje Murray/Atlantic 10
Shane Donaldson
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Shane Donaldson
Shane Donaldson

Nikki Fernando

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Seabury Hall
  • Hometown Kihei, Hawaii

Biography

Career Honors
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (3/19/2024)
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (2/21/2022)

2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • Named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on March 19 
  • Led team to a 14-7 record, a seven-win improvement over the previous season
  • Had a 10-match winning streak in singles play that spanned from Feb. 4 through March 15
  • Led the team in both singles wins (19) and doubles wins (18)
  • Was 19-7 overall in singles, going 6-1 No. 3 singles and a 10-3 at No. 4
  • Teamed with Nadia Rajan all season, going 18-11 in doubles
  • The duo was 11-4 at No. 2 and 2-4 at No. 1
  • Teamed with Nadia Rajan to go 3-1 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Women's Collegiate Invitational (9/15-9/17)
2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Second on the team with 11 singles wins, going 11-11 overall
  • Was 11-6 in doubles play, including a 10-2 mark while teaming with Priyanka Shanker at the No. 3 slot
Before URI
  • Attended Seabury Hall, where she earned the Head of School Award for maintaining a GPA of 3.7 or higher
  • Served as President of the school's National Honor Society as a senior, and was the secretary as a junior
  • Was co-leader of the school's Best Buddies program
  • Was the No. 1 singles player throughout her high school career at Seabury Hall
  • As a freshman, she reached the state quarterfinals and was the second-place finisher in the Maui Interscholastic League singles tournament
  • Helped lead her team to the 2019 Maui Interscholastic League title for the first time in 20 years
Personal
  • Born July 12, 2004
  • Daughter of Angie Fernando and Ismael Manny Fernando II
  • Has one brother, Zach 
  • Considered attending George Washington and Georgetown
  • Chose Rhode Island because it is in the Northeast, which she wanted. She alsoi liked that URI also has a great STEM program, as well as a great tennis coach and team that she looked forward to playing with. She also wanted to experience the seasons that come with being in Rhode Island
  • Enjoys crochet and singing in chorus
  • Is very family oriented
  • Majoring in Neuroscience

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'2"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'2"