Nico Mertens

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

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