2015-16 Men's Tennis
Nico Mertens
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hilden, Germany
- Prev School:
- Nicholls State
2015-16 (Senior)
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles
β’ Finished with a 13-11 overall record and an 11-7 mark in dual matches
β’ Went 3-1 against Big West opponents
β’ Notched four wins at the top of the lineup and seven at No. 2
β’ Defeated 108th-ranked Alec Adamson of UC Davis on April 23
β’ Registered an 11-9 overall doubles record (7-7 dual)
2014-15 (Junior)
β’ Named to the All-Big West First Team in singles
β’ Had an impressive 23-14 overall record
β’ Closed out the dual-match season at 17-13 with an unblemished 8-0 mark at No. 3 singles
β’ Went 4-1 in Big West play
β’ Posted an 8-6 doubles record (8-5 dual)
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar Athlete honors
2013-14 (Sophomore at Nicholls State)
β’ Came in as high as No. 69 in the ITA singles rankings
β’ Won the Flight 2 singles title at the Southland Conference Championships
β’ Tabbed the Southland Men's Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year
β’ Received all-conference recognition in both singles and doubles
β’ Owned a 14-6 singles record and was 9-7 in doubles
β’ Went 10-4 at No. 2 singles
2012-13 (Freshman at Nicholls State)
β’ Garnered first-team All-Southland accolades and was named the conference's Freshman of the Year
β’ Received second-team All-Louisiana honors
β’ Went 11-6 in singles with a 4-1 mark in league play
β’ Played all 17 matches at No. 3
Personal
β’ Majoring in political science
β’ Studied at Helmholtz Gymnasium Hilden in Germany
β’ 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
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles
β’ Finished with a 13-11 overall record and an 11-7 mark in dual matches
β’ Went 3-1 against Big West opponents
β’ Notched four wins at the top of the lineup and seven at No. 2
β’ Defeated 108th-ranked Alec Adamson of UC Davis on April 23
β’ Registered an 11-9 overall doubles record (7-7 dual)
2014-15 (Junior)
β’ Named to the All-Big West First Team in singles
β’ Had an impressive 23-14 overall record
β’ Closed out the dual-match season at 17-13 with an unblemished 8-0 mark at No. 3 singles
β’ Went 4-1 in Big West play
β’ Posted an 8-6 doubles record (8-5 dual)
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar Athlete honors
2013-14 (Sophomore at Nicholls State)
β’ Came in as high as No. 69 in the ITA singles rankings
β’ Won the Flight 2 singles title at the Southland Conference Championships
β’ Tabbed the Southland Men's Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year
β’ Received all-conference recognition in both singles and doubles
β’ Owned a 14-6 singles record and was 9-7 in doubles
β’ Went 10-4 at No. 2 singles
2012-13 (Freshman at Nicholls State)
β’ Garnered first-team All-Southland accolades and was named the conference's Freshman of the Year
β’ Received second-team All-Louisiana honors
β’ Went 11-6 in singles with a 4-1 mark in league play
β’ Played all 17 matches at No. 3
Personal
β’ Majoring in political science
β’ Studied at Helmholtz Gymnasium Hilden in Germany
β’ 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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