Nives Pavlovic

Class: Junior Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia High School: Milutin Milankovic

Height: 5-6 Experience: 2L

*2010 ALL-MWC SINGLES*

UNLV: A returning all-conference performer that will be just a sophomore in 2011 ... Expected to compete for a spot in the top half of the singles lineup and to start the spring at No. 1 doubles with freshman Aleksandra Josifoska ... Ranked No. 12 in the ITA Mountain Region in singles heading into sophomore campaign ... Went 4-2 in singles during fall play and 6-1 in doubles with her new playing partner ... The UNLV duo, which is ranked fourth in the region, won the Flight One Doubles Championship with an 8-4 victory over 50th-ranked Elizabeth Begley and Aerial Ellis of Texas, 8-4, on Sept. 26 ... Their only loss during autumn action came in semifinal round of ITA Mountain Regional in Las Vegas on Oct. 16, falling 8-6 to teammates Jana Albers and Adrienn Hidvegi.

2010: One of two freshmen to join the program and turned in an all-conference debut season ... Finished with the second most singles wins on the team with a 24-13 mark ... Played at Nos. 2-3 spots in lineup, including 12-4 at third position during duals ... Posted a 6-2 mark in MWC matches ... Named the Mountain West Conference Women's Player of the Week on March 31 after going a combined 6-0 to help then-29th-ranked UNLV to a 3-0 record against No. 72 San Diego State, No. 59 UC Irvine and No. 47 Boise State ... The biggest victory of her rookie season may have come on Feb. 28 when she rallied past 98th-ranked Alexandria Walters 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 to clinch UNLV its first-ever team win over Pepperdine in 15 all-time meetings ... Her 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 2 slot over Josefin Hjertquist helped UNLV earn its first NCAA team win since 1998 as the Lady Rebels downed No. 25 VCU 4-3 in Chapel Hill on May 14 ... Also tied for team lead in doubles wins with a 25-12 mark ... She and partner Adrienn Hidvegi went 23-11 overall and 20-6 in dual matches, including an impressive 19-6 at the third position ... Her 25 wins tied for the fourth-most in UNLV's single-season history ... She and Hidvegi finished 6-2 in MWC matchups ... Made her Lady Rebel debut in fall and compiled a singles mark of 4-4 in tournament play ... Won her first career match in three sets over Orsi Golovics of NAU in September's UNLV Invitational ... Finished autumn 3-3 in doubles, including winning first two rounds at ITA Regional in Las Vegas with Hidvegi.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Milutin Milankovic High School ... Earned a WTA ranking as high as 850.

PERSONAL: Nives Pavlovic was born on Dec. 11, 1989, in Belgrade ... The daughter of Jasmina and Milan Pavlovic ... Has a younger sister, Andrea ... Favorite tennis player is Serena Williams ... Majoring in marketing.

Pavlovic's Collegiate Record
SINGLES
Year	Tour.	Dual	(MWC)	Total
2009-10	5-6	19-7	6-2	24-13

DOUBLES
Year	Tour.	Dual	(MWC)	Total
2009-10	5-6	20-6	6-2	25-12