Skip To Main Content

Columbia University Athletics

Ivy League, opens in new tab.

2009-10 Women's Tennis Roster

Nicole Stanziola

  • Class Sophomore
  • High School American Heritage H.S.
  • Hometown David, Panama

Biography

Coach Weintraub on Nicole: Nicole is extremely talented with very good accuracy and timing on her backhand. She is fun, tough, confident, and assertive. She brings a lot of match play experience to our squad having participated in ITF junior tournaments all over the world.  

At American Heritage: Team captain as a senior ... earned four letters in varsity tennis ... rated a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... won FHSAA Division III State Championship in singles and Division II championship in doubles in 2007 ... earned No. 1 national ranking in Panama ... also ranked 190 in ITF International Ranking ... was a member of Panama’s Federation Cup team at the Americas Group II, earning a victory over Alyssa Fuentes of Barbados ... member of the National Honor Society and English Honor Society.

Personal: Plans to major in political science, with a concentration in International Affairs ... birthdate 5/1/90 ... parents are Katia Zebede and Rafael Stanziola.

 

 

Getting to Know Nicole:  
What do you like best about Columbia?

I feel honored to attend such a prestigious university. I love the university recognition
world-wide esteemed status. I love the variety of cultures among students and the
university location. I like that it is extremely challenging academically and it encourages students to become independent successful human beings.

What is your favorite thing to do in New York City? Broadway shows
Who's your favorite professional tennis player? Never had one


If I were to have a dinner party, I would invite: Everybody
Song you never get sick of: Pasion Morena
Favorite season and why: Autumn
Favorite Disney movie: The Little Mermaid
What is your favorite ice cream topping? Dulce de Leche
What TV show do you HAVE to watch each week? Entourage and Gossip Girl
What song would you sing at karaoke? Never, ever will you see me singing Karaoke
What is your dream vacation? I love traveling, so I can't say it would be a single destination. I  
like many places all over the world
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I wouldn't change my NYC, at least not yet.
If you could stay one age for your entire life, how old would you chose to be?      I want to say 23, but how can i really know what it's like to be 23?
Your most over-used word/phrase is: For example
What's the best advice you've ever recieved? I usually get one or two daily and they are all pretty good hahahaha
If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be and why? Wimbledon. Its the most prestigious of the four Grand slams and its in  
London!!!

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Graduate Student

  • 2009-10Sophomore