Kristina Nedeltcheva Class: Junior Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria High School: Stoychev Sports School Height: 5-7 Experience: 1L

*2007 NCAA Doubles participant*
*2007 All-MWC Singles*
*2007 All-MWC Doubles*

AT UNLV: Coming off one the top freshman seasons ever at UNLV ... One-half of the best doubles team in Lady Rebel history ... She and partner Elena Gantcheva have already shattered program records for highest final ranking (18) in May and highest preseason ranking (5) this past fall ... Last year tied for fourth-most single-season doubles wins in UNLV history with 25-5 mark ... Has also been ranked nationally in singles and is No. 21 regionally heading into spring ... The former top-ranked player in her homeland joins fellow Sofia, Bulgaria, natives Gantcheva and Nikol Dimitrova in the program.

2007: One of the top newcomers in the conference ... Named All-MWC in both singles and doubles ... Part of record-breaking doubles team with Gantcheva that earned bid to NCAA Doubles Championship and became only second duo in UNLV history to advance past first round ... Shocked third-seeded Whitney McCray and Kristi Miller of national champion Georgia Tech 6-2, 6-2 before falling in the Round of 16 ... Final record of 24-4 together included 6-2 mark vs. ranked opponents ... Downed three duos that finished ranked ahead of them in the final poll (No. 3 from TCU, No. 6 from Georgia Tech and No. 13 from Stanford) ... Best win in regular season was an 8-5 upset of then-No. 6 Cetnik and Sydorska of TCU on April 1 ... Beat top Stanford duo of Burdette and Yelsey 8-1 on March 28 to lead UNLV to stunning doubles victory over Cardinal ... Played primarily at No. 2 singles spot and finished 20-12 overall ... Cooled off later in the year after starting 18-4 ... First career ranked win came over then-No. 40 Ashley Joelson of UCLA at the Freeman Memorial in January ... Played in two fall tournaments, compiling a 3-2 singles mark ... Won twice at the ITA Regional in San Diego before falling in the Round of 16 to Alex McGoodwin of UCLA 6-2, 6-1.

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of General Vladimir Stoychev Sports School ... A national juniors champion in the 18-and-under division.

PERSONAL: Kristina Nedeltcheva was born on Sept. 30, 1986, in Bulgaria ... The daughter of Maria Gantcheva and Nikolay Nedeltchev ... Has one brother, Lubomir ... Lists Magdalena Maleeva and Roger Federer among her favorite tennis players ... Majoring in hospitality management. .