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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Sign Two to National Letters of Intent
November 24, 2009 | Women's Tennis
Chiricosta, Reuland to join tennis program for 2010-11 season
Bowling Green State University tennis coach Penny Dean has announced the signing of a pair of student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Nikki Chiricosta (Avon Lake, Ohio) and Emily Reuland (Oswego, Ill.) will join the Falcon program for the 2010-11 academic year. Both players earned all-state honors during their high-school careers.
“This is an exciting recruiting class for the Fall of 2010,” said Dean. “Both Nikki and Emily bring great singles and doubles experience to the BGSU tennis team. I am looking forward to coaching them and seeing them grow in the strength and depth of their games.”
Chiricosta, a native of Avon Lake, Ohio, is currently a senior at Avon Lake High School under coach Rich Mostardi. She posted a record of 30-4 in the fall of 2009, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Ohio state tournament in singles. A four-time Southwestern Conference singles champion, she went 54-0 in SWC matches during her career.
Chiricosta, the younger sister of current BGSU junior Christine Chiricosta, teamed with her older sister to win a state doubles title in her freshman year of 2006. She is a multiple-time winner of both the SWC and Lorain County Player-of-the-Year honors.
Chiricosta is the daughter of Rick and Sheila Chiricosta. Her mother was BGSU's head tennis coach for three years, guiding the Falcons from 1987-88 through 1989-90, prior to Dean's taking the helm.
Reuland capped off her career by going 32-3 as a senior, and reaching the Round of 16 in the Illinois High School Association tournament. In that round, she battled the state's third-seeded player into a third set before developing cramps in both legs, but was still able to finish the match. Reuland helped Rosary to a second-straight sectional title and the team's first conference tournament championship in five years.
Reuland is the daughter of Steve Reuland and Kari Sennes. She was chosen as the Beacon-News Player of the Year in each of her last two seasons, and also was named the Kane County Chronicle P-O-Y in 2009.
