2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster

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Molly Helgesson

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Falkenberg, Sweden
  • High School Vesterhavsskolan, profilskolan
  • Prev School St. Leo

Biography

AT UNLV: Completed her career as a four-time All-Mountain West honoree in her two seasons in Las Vegas ... Was a member of UNLV's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice in May 2023.



2023: A returning all-conference Super Senior who helped lead the squad to its record-setting seventh Mountain West tournament championship ... Ranked No. 5 in the ITA Preseason Regional Rankings along with No. 8 in doubles with partner Zita Kovacs ... Selected to represent the Mountain West in October's 2022 ITA All-American Championship in Cary, NC, in both singles and doubles ... Named All-MW in both singles and doubles for the second consecutive season ... Finished 17-13 overall in singles play, including 11-6 at the No. 1 position in dual matches ... Went 5-3 in MW action ... Recorded a 13-9 doubles record, including 10-5 in duals and 6-4 in league play ... She and partner Salsa Aher went 8-2 at the top of the lineup.

Molly Helgesson

2022: A highly accomplished addition to the roster who joined the Rebels as a transfer following an All-American Division II and national championship JC career ... Named First Team All-Mountain West in both singles and doubles ... Finished the season ranked fifth in the Mountain Region in singles and eighth in doubles ... Named Academic All-Mountain West ... After a 5-3 tournament mark in singles, she played the No. 1 spot in the lineup for every dual match and finished with an 8-12 mark for a 13-15 overall record ... Went 11-11 overall in doubles play, including an 8-9 mark at No. 1 doubles with partner Zita Kovacs ... Helped the Rebels sweep in-state rival UNR by downing Anastasia Luneva in straight sets twice in two weeks, including at the MW Tournament to help her team reach the championship. 

AT ST. LEO: Spent two seasons at the Sunshine State Conference school located in St. Leo, FL.

2021: Earned ITA All-America honors for the Lions as a junior ... Finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation in singles ... Named First Team All-SSC in singles and second team in doubles ... Earned a 9-2 singles first flight record … Went 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents … Defeated No. 6 Nova Southeastern’s 10th-ranked Natalie Espinal (7-5, 6-3) … Opened the season 5-0 … Earned a 7-5 doubles record in the first flight with partner Lavinia Lancellotti … Defeated No. 6 Nova Southeastern’s No. 7 team Natlie Espinal and Chantal Nosievici (7-6, 7-4) in the Lions’ NCAA South Regional first round win.

2020: A member of the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll as a sophomore ... Finished her first season as a Lion ranked No. 14 in the ITA Singles South Region poll … Earned a 6-5 singles record paired with a 5-6 doubles mark … Recorded a 2-0 record at No. 1 doubles and a 3-6 at No. 2.

AT ASA COLLEGE: Spent her freshman season at the junior college in Miami, FL.

2019: Finished the year ranked No. 1 in ITA Region IV after leading the Lady Silver Storm to the 2019 NJCAA Division I National Championship ... Also ranked seventh in the region in doubles along with partner Irina Lapustina.

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Vesterhavsskolan, Profilskolan, in Falkenberg, Sweden.

PERSONAL: Born on March 19 in Falkenberg, Sweden … Daughter of Magnus and Madeleine Helgesson and has one brother, Melvin ... Lists Serena Williams as her favorite athlete … Lists the USA national team as her favorite sports team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Senior

    5'11"
  • 2022-23Fifth Year

    5'11"