Niki Melichar plays and trains like a tennis veteran. This past week in Virginia Beach Niki placed second out of 256 participants at the Clay Court Championships, one of only four such championships held in the U.S. yearly.

Niki's training regimen consists of functional strength, speed & agility training at BodyLogix Fitness & Performance Center located in Jensen Beach. "Niki and her parents put their trust in us to develop her physical abilities between tournaments", "Since she started training with us in 2005 she has been able to achieve the next level with the type of athletic training we specialize in", says BodyLogix owner and professional trainer Gary Peloquin.

Niki, at 14 years old and based in Stuart Florida competed in the 16 & under age group and defeated many players older and more experienced than her. Currently Niki is the United States Tennis Associations Doubles Champion and ranked 3 rd as a singles player. Niki's only defeat came in the finals of the tournament. "Due to training my level of play has really increased, and I can outlast a lot of other players, I just made few mistakes in the final" states Niki.