2015-16 Men's Tennis

Nico Mertens

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hilden, Germany
  • Prev School Nicholls State

Biography

2015-16 (Senior)
Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles
Finished with a 13-11 overall record and an 11-7 mark in dual matches
Went 3-1 against Big West opponents
Notched four wins at the top of the lineup and seven at No. 2
Defeated 108th-ranked Alec Adamson of UC Davis on April 23
Registered an 11-9 overall doubles record (7-7 dual)

2014-15 (Junior)
Named to the All-Big West First Team in singles
Had an impressive 23-14 overall record
Closed out the dual-match season at 17-13 with an unblemished 8-0 mark at No. 3 singles
Went 4-1 in Big West play
Posted an 8-6 doubles record (8-5 dual)
Garnered ITA Scholar Athlete honors

2013-14 (Sophomore at Nicholls State)
Came in as high as No. 69 in the ITA singles rankings
Won the Flight 2 singles title at the Southland Conference Championships
Tabbed the Southland Men's Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year
Received all-conference recognition in both singles and doubles
Owned a 14-6 singles record and was 9-7 in doubles
Went 10-4 at No. 2 singles


2012-13 (Freshman at Nicholls State)
Garnered first-team All-Southland accolades and was named the conference's Freshman of the Year
Received second-team All-Louisiana honors
Went 11-6 in singles with a 4-1 mark in league play
Played all 17 matches at No. 3

Personal
Majoring in political science
Studied at Helmholtz Gymnasium Hilden in Germany
Parents are Nina and Bert

CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 36-25
Dual-Match Singles: 28-20
Overall Doubles: 19-15
Dual-Match Doubles: 15-12



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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior