2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

Lucas Peltier
Lucas Peltier
Lucas Peltier

Salsa Aher

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pune, India
  • High School Symbiosis International School
  • Prev School Kentucky

Biography

AT UNLV: A returning starter who became a trusted member of the lineup after joining the program from the transfer portal ... An exceptional student who was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete as well as earning Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors ... One of three Rebels earning Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators ... Majoring in psychology.

2023: An all-conference performer as a junior ... Finished second on the team in singles wins with a 19-6 overall record, including 16-3 in dual matches ... Went 2-0 at the No. 2 position and 14-3 at No. 3 ... Posted a 5-3 mark in Mountain West play ... Went 2-0 in the MW tournament, including winning in straight sets to help UNLV down Air Force 4-1 in the championship ... Ranked third on the squad in doubles wins with a 15-8 overall mark ... Named All-Mountain West in doubles after teaming with Molly Helgesson at the No. 1 spot and compiling an 8-2 record ... Also went 6-5 with partner Nina Zdravkovic and 1-1 with Aura Fang ... Earned her second career Mountain West Player of the Week award on March 8 after a combined 4-0 weekend.

2022: Joined the Rebels in Fall 2021 as a transfer from the powerhouse Southeastern Conference ... After turning in a 4-3 tournament record, Aher ranked third on the team in both dual and overall singles wins ... Finished 19-6 overall as a junior, including 15-3 in dual matches (3-0 at No. 4 and 12-3 at No. 5) ... Posted a sparkling 5-1 mark vs. Mountain West opponents during the regular season ... Also 10-6 in doubles play, including 8-0 in duals ... Teamed with Coco Zhao for a 6-0 mark at No. 3 in the lineup, including a perfect 3-0 record vs. MW duos ... Had a seven-match win streak at one point in the spring ... Named Mountain West Player of the Week on Feb. 9 after going a combined 5-0 over the weekend to help UNLV to a 3-0 start to the season, winning all of her singles matches in straight sets at the No. 4 position over Weber State, UTEP and Youngstown State.

AT KENTUCKY: Spent one season as a freshman at the SEC school located in Lexington.

2021: Posted a 6-1 record in singles action during the spring season, including wins against East Tennessee State, Memphis, Miami Ohio, Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee State, and WKU … Amassed a 7-0 record during doubles action when paired with Lesedi Jacobs, playing on the third court each time, with wins versus East Tennessee State, Memphis, Miami Ohio, Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee State, Marshall, and WKU … Was one of two Wildcats to win at least two singles matches at the SEC Challenge during the fall season, defeating players from Georgia and Alabama … Teamed up with Anastasia Tkachenko to take down Auburn and Vanderbilt at the June Stewart Invitational in the fall, while also recording a victory in singles competition.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Symbiosis International School in India ... Competed in the 2019 Junior Australian Open ... Won the 2018 MSLTA - ITF Junior Tennis Championship (Grade 3) singles draw, while earning runner up in the doubles draw ... Highest ITF Juniors ranking was 186 ... Played in the 2017 Junior Fed Cup for India ... Was the singles runner up at 2019 ITF Ipoh, Malaysia (Grade 4) ... Played in the 2017 WTA Future Stars in Singapore ... Top three member of Spain's National Team's in U12, U14, U16 and U18.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'3"