Nelson Vick

Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grafton, Wis.
High School:
Marquette University High School

Nelson Vick

Class: Junior

Major: Biology

Height/Weight: 6-3/170

Primary Hand: Right-Handed

Birthdate: October 9, 1991 in Stillwater, Minn.

Parents: Thomas and Sena Vick

Hometown: Grafton, Wis.

High School: Marquette University High School

General: Transfer from Ohio State University... had a 3.98 grade point average at Ohio State ... goes into spring 2013 dual match season ranked 58th nationally in singles by the ITA and 44th nationally in doubles with Esben Hess-Olesen ... was ranked as high as 66th in ITA rankings at Ohio State.

Fall 2012: Named to UNC Dean's List ... advanced to fourth round in singles at the ITA Carolinas Regional ... won A2 singles championship at Wake Forest Fall Invitational, beating Danny Kreyman of the Demon Deacons 6-3, 6-4 in the final ... went 3-1 in singles at the UVA Ranked +1 Invitational.

Red-shirt Sophomore (2011-12) Recap at Ohio State: Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar ... finished the year with an 11-4 record in singles, including a 7-1 mark in dual matches ...was 4-3 in tournament play and 3-0 against Big 10 opponents ... won his last five singles matches of the season ... played at five different spots in singles lineup in dual play, including a 3-0 mark at #6.

Red-shirt Freshman (2010-11) Recap at Ohio State: Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar ... competed in first collegiate event at 2010 D'Novo/ITA All-American Championships, going 3-2 ... participated at 2010 Wilson Midwest Regional Tournament, finishing 1-1 ... went 6-0 to win the 2010 Big Ten Indoors Singles Championship in East Lansing, Mich., defeating teammate Peter Kobelt 7-6, 6-3 in tournament final ... began spring season ranked No. 72 nationally in singles ... ended season with 20-4 overall mark ... began dual match play 7-0 and finished 10-1 ... picked up first career conference win with 6-1, 6-1 victory versus Penn State's Guanhua Chen ... majority of matches played came at No. 5 and 6 positions ... went 2-0 in doubles play in spring and 3-1 overall on season ... 2011 Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Junior Tennis: Right-hander who was the top-ranked 2010 recruit from home state of Wisconsin and 24th nationally ... joined Buckeyes during 2010 spring quarter ... finished prep career with a 43-17 record ... the blue-chip, five-star recruit won the 2009 St. Louis Gateway Championships ... on his way to the Boys' 18 Singles title, he defeated three players ranked in the Top 25 of the tennisrecuriting.net national poll, including No. 24 Casey MacMaster in the final round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory ... advanced to the round of 32 at the 2009 USTA National Boys' 18s Singles Championship in Kalamazoo, Mich., after winning three consecutive matches ... advanced to the final of the 2009 USTA National Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, compiling five wins in the tournament ... in doubles, won the title with Sekou Coker Bangoura at the 2007 USTA Boys' 16 National Winter Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... achieved ATP ranking of #1498 ... had a career high of seventh in singles in USTA rankings ... won three gold balls in doubles, once in Easter Bowl and twice in Winter Supernationals.

Prep Highlights: At Marquette University High School, he led the Hilltoppers to three consecutive Division IWIAA state titles (2007-09) ... in 2007, as a freshman, he won the state singles championship and amassed a 30-1 record at No. 1 singles ... state runner-up in singles the following two seasons ... in each of the three final appearances he faced teammate Billy Bertha, who is now a member of the Wisconsin Badgers men's tennis program ... led Marquette University High to three-consecutive Greater Metro Conference championships.

Personal: Full name is Nelson Erik Vick ... an all-around athlete who has competed in skiing, track and lacrosse in addition to tennis ... state champion in Wisconsin Latin Team competition.

Off Court with Nelson

The Best Thing About Being A Tar Heel Tennis Player Is: Representing this prestigious university on the court and in the classroom.

My Favorite Thing About Playing For Coach Paul Is: his knowledge about the numerous facets of the game

Since Last Year The Aspects Of My Game I've Worked On The Most are: My serve and fitness.

My Best Friend on a College Tennis Team is: Wyatt Lippert at Ohio State.

My greatest strengths as a tennis player are: my competitiveness and desire to win.

Favorite song on my IPod: "He's Mine" by Rodney Atkins.

My best sport or athletic skill other than tennis is: skiing.

My favorite music act is: AC/DC.

The player on the team who makes me laugh the most is: Stuart DePaolo.

My teammates would be suprised to know one of my hobbies is: cooking.

Dream Vacation Spot: Norway.