Nick Merten
Availability status: Committed
University: Glendale College
Country: Germany
Date of birth: 10th February 1999
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 187 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Georg Buechner Gymnasium
Graduation Year: 2018
College Enrollment Year: 2018
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Math: A, English: C, Biology: B, PE: A, German: B, Geography:B, Physics: C, Philosophy: B, Social Science: B;
SAT: 1060
Toefl: December 2017
Top 5 Tournament Finishes:
Winner Cologne City Championship
Winner Summer Cup Lechenich
Semifinals TVM Verbandsmeisterschaften 2017
Quarterfinals Essen Open (Dunlop Junior Series Germany)
Quarterfinals Konigsdorf Open (German National Event)
Total Tournaments Entered: 80
Tournament Wins: 7
Biggest Tennis accomplishments: Winner of the 16th Summer Cup Lechenich on the German Dunlop Junior Series
Average Serve Kmh: 180
TENNIS RECORDS THIS YEAR
Season – Singles Wins: 29
Season – Singles Losses: 22
Season – Doubles Wins: 11
Season – Doubles Losses: 4
Name the 5 strongest players you have beaten: Kristofer Knof (UTR 11 / Western Michigan University), Maximilan Gumz (UTR 11), Johannes Hillebrand, Daniel Sachs, Louis Majeka
Tennis Team Selections (National, Regional, Club selections): TC Weiden Men’s Team
Additional Tennis Info: I work hard on my fitness and love working out in the mornings
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
hard-working, positive, ambitious, social, determined
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My best memory on the tennis court were my 7 tournament wins. It is such a great feeling when all the hard work pays off and you are able to receive that trophy at the end of the week!
Goals:
My tennis goals are to become a successful college tennis player and to help my team win. Furthermore, I want to keep improving as a tennis player and to win tournaments. However, to me the most important thing is to always give 100% so that I never have any regrets!
Anything else we should know:
My role models are Roger Federer and Grigor Dimitrov, because of their magnificent one-handed backhand