Before Nebraska
Nikolay Sysoev was born in Moscow, Russia but calls Sarasota, Fla., home. Sysoev completed his rookie season with the New Mexico Lobos, tallying seven singles wins and claiming a team conference championship.
Personal
Sysoev is the son of Andrey Cherkasov and Ekaterina Cherkasova, and was born on July 28, 2004. Sysoev’s parents both played tennis with his dad reaching a top 15 ATP singles ranking, and his mom reaching top 170 in WTA singles rankings. Sysoev has two siblings, Anastasia and Igor.
Sysoev plans to major in Business.