Nikkita Fountain (born 24 March 1984) is a Bahamian former professional

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player. Born in

Nassau Nassau may refer to: Places Bahamas *Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence Canada *Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...

, Fountain appeared in a national record 36

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ties for the Bahamas, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers. Debuting in 1999, she didn't feature in the side while at college between 2004 and 2007, then returned to the side and played until 2014. She competed in college tennis for

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and

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...

. Fountain was a doubles gold medalist at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

, partnering Larika Russell. The final was decided by a third set match tie-break, which they mounted a comeback in to win 13–11 over their Dominican Republic opponents Daysi Espinal and

Francesca Segarelli Francesca Segarelli (born 5 September 1990) is a Dominican former professional tennis player. Segarelli won eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 15 June 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 424. On 2 Nov ...

. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

in Delhi, Fountain was a quarter-finalist in the doubles and lost in the first round of the singles, to eighth seed

Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic ( ; hr, Marina Eraković ; born 6 March 1988) is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. She achieved career-high rankings of 39 in singles and 25 in doubles, and won one singles title, at U.S. National Indoor Tennis Champio ...

of New Zealand.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fountain, Nikkita 1984 births Living people Bahamian female tennis players Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas