Men’s tennis junior Kostya Nesterenko has been named the University of Nevada Student-Athlete of the Month for December.
A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Nesterenko is currently majoring in accounting, finance and information systems, and has compiled a 3.98 GPA. Nesterenko hopes to work in finance for a Fortune 500 company after graduation. He has been selected to the College of Business dean’s list for consecutive semesters since Fall of 2016, academic all-conference team in 2016-17 and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete in those same years.
Nesterenko had a strong fall season on the court, going 6-4 in doubles and advancing to the ITA Mountain Regional final for the first time in program history, alongside Julien Evrard. With the performance, the duo was invited to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, another first for anyone from Nevada.
