St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Nielsen, Jayden
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Wednesday, June 04
Jayden Nielsen
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Heritage Woods Secondary/ Sacramento State
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, Canada
Bio
As A Redshirt Senior (2022-23): Posted a 8-5 doubles record paired exclusively with Jayden Nielsen... suffered a mid-season injury and was forced to miss over a month of the season... tallied five singles wins... notched St. John's only singles victory in BIG EAST Championships semifinals match against No. 1 Xavier... reached doubles quarterfinals of ITA Super Regionals with Yesica de Lucas.
As A Redshirt Junior (2021-22): Named Second Team All-BIG EAST... Connie Kaiser Award Winner (Team MVP)... posted a combined overall record of 30-4, including a team leading 18-1 mark in singles play... finished the season with a 13 match win streak... recognized as BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week with partner Yesica de Lucas on Feb. 13... one of 16 pairings to advance to the ITA Super Regionals
At Sacramento State: Earned Second-Team All-Big Sky in 2021... went 6-5 at the No. 1 singles position including a victory over the No. 70 ranked player in the country last season... two-time Big Sky Player of the Week (March 3 & April 24)... Big Sky all-conference honorable mention as a true freshman in 2019
In High School: Two-time Indoor Singles Provincial Champion, in 2017 & 2018 ... was the singles winner at the Outdoor Provincial Championships... in 2016, she took home the Outdoor Provincial Championship title in doubles play... twice named team MVP at Heritage Woods Secondary (2017 & 2018)... in addition to tennis, she was a four-year basketball and soccer player.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Johnson and Grant Nielsen... has three younger sisters Alexandra, Ella, and Addison. Alexandra is currently a junior on the Penn State University women's tennis team... plans to major in Criminal Justice at St. John's
As A Redshirt Junior (2021-22): Named Second Team All-BIG EAST... Connie Kaiser Award Winner (Team MVP)... posted a combined overall record of 30-4, including a team leading 18-1 mark in singles play... finished the season with a 13 match win streak... recognized as BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week with partner Yesica de Lucas on Feb. 13... one of 16 pairings to advance to the ITA Super Regionals
At Sacramento State: Earned Second-Team All-Big Sky in 2021... went 6-5 at the No. 1 singles position including a victory over the No. 70 ranked player in the country last season... two-time Big Sky Player of the Week (March 3 & April 24)... Big Sky all-conference honorable mention as a true freshman in 2019
In High School: Two-time Indoor Singles Provincial Champion, in 2017 & 2018 ... was the singles winner at the Outdoor Provincial Championships... in 2016, she took home the Outdoor Provincial Championship title in doubles play... twice named team MVP at Heritage Woods Secondary (2017 & 2018)... in addition to tennis, she was a four-year basketball and soccer player.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Johnson and Grant Nielsen... has three younger sisters Alexandra, Ella, and Addison. Alexandra is currently a junior on the Penn State University women's tennis team... plans to major in Criminal Justice at St. John's