Nickitas was a standout player at Florida from 1996-99, earning All-America recognition six times for the Gators. She went on to be selected for the 1999 NCAA Top VIII Award, which honors the most-deserving eight student-athletes from across the country in all sports for their athletic, academic and leadership achievements.
A member of the Gators' 1996 and 1998 NCAA national championship squads, Nickitas won 128 singles matches during her career and earned All-Southeastern Conference First Team honors all four years. She won four collegiate Grand Slam titles as well, while that 1996 squad was ranked seventh of the Top 25 Gator Teams released in 2009.
Nickitas also was the 1996 and 1997 NCAA Doubles champion with Dawn Buth, becoming the first duo in Division I history to claim back-to-back titles. She currently ranks first in single-season doubles winning percentage (41-1, 97.6 percent), and second all-time at UF with a career mark of 89.5 percent (128-15).
Nickitas picked up GTE Academic All-America honors in 1998 and was awarded with the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship following her senior campaign.
Nickitas is a native of Tampa and received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Florida in 1999.
On Sept. 7, 2011, Nickitas was selected to join the UF Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2012. The induction ceremony took place April 6, 2012.
Numbers of note:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Winner of four collegiate career grand slam titles
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ranked No. 2 at UF for career doubles win percentage (128-15, 89.5%)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 5 for career singles win percentage (128-22, 85.3%)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 2 all time at UF for doubles wins (128)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 1 for season doubles winning percentage (97.6%, 41-1 in 1996)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 2 for season doubles wins (41 in 1996)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 8 all-time at UF for singles wins (127)
-         UF posted an impressive 120-3 record during her four-year tenure, which has included two NCAA championships (1996 & ’98), two NCAA runner-up positions (1997 & ‘99), three National Team Indoor titles (1996, ’97 & ‘99), four SEC overall regular season titles (1996, ’97, ’98 & ’99) & three SEC Tournament crowns (1996, ’97 & ’98)
