TROY, N.Y. - After leading the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team to a school record for wins in a season, student-athlete Nikki Ridenour has been recognized as the Liberty League Player of the Year as well as the conference's Rookie of the Year. She is RPI's first Rookie of the Year and second - and second consecutive - Player of the Year in at least 19 years.