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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

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Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University

Nicole Abel

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Acworth, Ga.
  • High School Kell

Biography

Honors
2022 All-Southern Conference First Team (Singles)
2022 All-Southern Conference First Team (Doubles)
2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2025 (Senior)

  • Went 3-12 overall in singles play going 1-5 in conference action
  • Compiled an 11-7 overall doubles record with Anna Babayan at the No. 1 position, including a 5-4 mark in Sun Belt play
  • Posted three singles wins, two at the No. 3 spot and one at No. 2
  • Recorded a Sun Belt singles victory against Texas State (March 9)
  • Clinched the doubles point in two matches versus UNCW (March 2) and Texas State (March 9)
  • Went on a six-match doubles winning streak from March 9 to March 28

2024 (Junior)

  • Went 9-13 overall and 4-7 conference singles action
  • Went 10-8 overall in doubles play
  • Paired with Brooke Rogers and went 5-2 in SBC doubles play in the No. 3 spot
  • Secured a 7-5, 6-4 singles win over No.122 Sofia Johnson of Old Dominion (April 12)
  • Posted conference singles wins over Louisiana (March 18), Southern Miss (March 30), ULM (April 5), and Old Dominion (April 12)
  • Won the Jimmy Powell Invitational in the Fall
  • Named an ITA Scholar Athlete

Before Coastal Carolina

2023 (Sophomore) at Chattanooga

  • Finished the season with a 15-16 overall singles record
  • Went a combined 13-13 overall in doubles action on the year
  • Recorded a 10-11 dual singles record, going 2-5 in SoCon singles play
  • Finished the season with a 7-5 record at No. 4 singles
  • Also went 1-0 at the No. 2 singles spot and 2-6 at the No. 3 position
  • Posted a 9-9 dual doubles record and a 4-4 tournament doubles tally
  • Was 3-4 in SoCon doubles contests
  • Went 1-0 at the No. 1 doubles position, 5-6 at the No. 2 spot, and 3-3 at the No. 3 flight
  • Named to the Dean's List


2022 (Freshman) at Chattanooga

  • Named to the All-Southern Conference first team for singles play
  • Named to the All-Southern Conference first team for doubles play
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman team
  • Finished the spring season with a final ranking of No. 7 in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Doubles Rankings with Emma Van Hee
  • Finished the season 10-17 overall in singles play, playing primarily at the top No. 1 spot
  • Went 8-14 in duals play and 2-3 in tournament play
  • Was 3-4 in singles play in SoCon action
  • Posted an 8-14 record in matches at the No. 1 position
  • Ended the season 17-7 overall in doubles
  • Posted a perfect 7-0 record in SoCon matches alongside partner Emma Van Hee
  • Went 12-0 on the season while playing with Van Hee, going 2-0 at No. 1, 8-0 at No. 2, and 2-0 at No. 3
  • One-half of the first UTC duo to go undefeated in league action since 2013
  • Went 14-5 in doubles play in dual format and 3-2 in tournament play
  • Named to the Dean's List


High School/Prep

  • Was a four-star prep prospect according to Tennis Recruiting Network
  • Named the Team MVP and the Cobb County Tennis Player of the Year her senior year in 2019
  • Also tabbed the Team MVP as a junior
  • Ranked in the top 150 in the nation for the Class of 2021
  • Was ranked No. 45 in the Southeast region and No. 11 in the state of Georgia
  • Led Kell High School to the state finals in both her freshman and sophomore seasons
  • Won the Southeast Draw at the 2019 National Doubles Championships in Orlando, Fla., and was a Southern Level 1 singles finalist
  • Named the 2020 Kell High School English Student of the Year
  • A four-year honor roll student
  • Cousin, Mark Rupert, played football at Duquesne and Clarion University

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Junior

    5'6"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'6"