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Fall 2005: Finished sixth in flight "A" at the Middle Tennessee Fall Invitational after going 2-1 in the tournament ... was fourth in flight "A" doubles with partner Gulsah Esen ... placed sixth in flight 1 singles at the Seminole Classic ... partnered with Esen for a fourth-place finish in flight 1 doubles at the Seminole Classic.
Spring 2005: Posted a 13-6 overall mark during the season, including a 7-2 record at the No. 2 position for UAB ... had a six-match win streak from 2/27-3/20 ... was also 5-3 in the No. 3 slot for the Blazers ... tallied a 3-2 record in conference action ... teamed with Esen for an impressive 12-6 record in doubles ... with tandem was 8-1 in the No. 2 position and started the season with a six-match win streak ... also, the duo was 3-2 in Conference USA action.
Fall 2004: Finished the singles season with a team best 11-3 overall record ... had a four-match winning streak from September 24-26 ... had exciting wins over Grace Krammerer of Southern Mississippi, 7-6, 7-5, 7-4, and Sonja Nikolic of Alabama, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6, at the ITA Regional Tournament ... won eight of the last 10 singles matches of the season ... was 2-2 with two different partners in doubles ... she and Annemieke Elsholz beat Conyer/Rhodes of Belmont, 8-5, at the UTC Baras Fall Classic ... teamed with Jana Wild to beat Williams/Szabo of Middle Tennessee, 8-3, at the MTSU Invitational.
Spring 2004: Did not compete due to injury.
Fall 2003: Concluded the season with a 4-6 singles record ... earned a crucial straight-set victory over Ole Miss' Audra Adams, 6-4, 6-3, at the prestigious ITA Regional tournament ... teamed with Femke de Boer in doubles play and picked up a key victory over Mississippi State's combination of Kugakolova/Rekasi at the 2003 Roberta Alison Fall Classic.
Spring 2003: Finished the season with a team-best 10-2 overall singles record ... registered a perfect 3-0 mark while playing at the No. 3 singles position ... earned an impressive 7-2 record in the No. 4 singles spot ... notched vital Conference USA victories over Memphis' Marlene Dirnstorfer, 6-2, 6-0, and Marquette's Genevieve Charron, 6-4, 7-6(4) ... also earned a crucial straight-set win against Auburn's Sarah Suitor, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) ... competed in the bottom portion of the Blazers' doubles lineup and accumulated a 2-1 dual record with Nadia Dellarciprete.
Pre-UAB: Won several regional junior tournaments ... honored by high school as an outstanding women's tennis player ... has played club tennis since 1993 and is currently playing in the third-highest level.
Personal: Daughter of Hubert and Jiraporn Maier-Knapp ... born on March 10, 1983, in Chiang Mai, Thailand ... nickname is Nischa ... major is biology.
