Niels Ratiu

Niels Ratiu, 2025-26 NCAA Singles first round

Niels Ratiu with Chris Xu, ITA Carolina Regional, Oct. 2025

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Niels Ratiu
University of North Carolina Men’s Tennis
ITA East Sectional Championships
Chewning Tennis Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Thursday, November 6, 2025

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Chris Xu, Niels Ratiu
University of North Carolina Men's Tennis
ITA Regional Championships: Doubles Final
Carry Tennis Park
Cary, NC
Monday, October 20, 2025

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Niels Ratiu, Chris Xu, ITA Carolina Regional doubles 2025

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Niels Ratiu, Chris Xu, ITA Regional 2025

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Niels Ratiu
University of North Carolina Men's Tennis
ITA Regional Championships
Carry Tennis Park
Cary, NC
Friday, October 17, 2025

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Liège, Belgium
High School:
Athénée Royal Marguerite Bervoets

JUNIOR SEASON (2025-26)
Arrived in Chapel Hill in August 2025 as a transfer from the University of Georgia, where he competed for two seasons from 2023-25 ... Qualified for both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship ... Went 6-3 in singles in the fall, qualifying for the NCAA Championship by reaching the quarterfinals of the ITA East Sectional ... Teamed with Chris Xu after winning the 2025 ITA Carolina Regional, topping teammates Ian Mayew and Kase Schinnerer in the final ... Ratiu and Xu beat #74 Max Stenzer and Sean Daryabeigi of South Carolina, 6-4, 6-4, in the semfinals ... The UNC duo lost their initial NCAA Championship match to #8 Spencer Johnson and Emon van Loben Sels in the round of 32.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024-25 at Georgia)

Matched his best start in singles play (10-5) with his win over Matthieu Chambonniere (Ole Miss) ... First off the courts in singles during the Bulldog's ranked win over No. 16 Mississippi State ... Named the SEC Player of the Week for matches played between Jan. 15-21 due to his performances against Mercer and Presbyterian ... Selected as the first alternate for the NCAA Doubles Championships in Waco, Texas ... Featured in the doubles competition alongside Blaydes at the ITA South Sectional hosted by Florida State University ... Recorded a 1-1 record in singles play during the ITA Southeast Regional; won four doubles matches and advanced to the final with Blaydes ... Went 1-1 in singles play during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; reached the semifinals of the doubles main draw consolation stage ... Grabbed wins over No. 32 and No. 47-ranked duos at the ITA Men's All-American Championships ... Won the doubles red draw with Blaydes at the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, picked up four wins en route to the finals ... Grabbed two singles wins in the black draw before facing Maxwell Smith (Clemson) in the finals

FRESHMAN SEASON (2023-24 at Georgia)

Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on March 27 ... Finished with 23 doubles wins, most of anyone in the SEC ... Had a team-best 13 dual match singles wins ... Defeated Texas’ No. 48 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly, former ITF World No. 1 player, in straight sets, which also set his highest-ranked win ... Ended regular season ranked fourth among SEC freshman for singles wins ... Won red draw doubles title with Ryan Colby at 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... Advanced to doubles main draw quarterfinals with Ryan Colby at the ITA Southeast Regional ... Recipient of the Leighton Ballew Men's Tennis Scholarship.

BEFORE GEORGIA

Career-high ITF Juniors ranking of No. 109 ... UTR was 12.56 at the time he committed ... Member of the Belgium National Team for the 2023 Summer Cup ... Went 21-3 during 2023 juniors season ... Ranked No. 4 U18 player in Belguim ... Won a pair of both singles and doubles titles on the ITF Tour, including the J200 St. Poelten Tournament in Austria in May 2023

PERSONAL

Son of Lo Fatim and Ratiu Loan ... Has a sister named Louise who played women's tennis at Tennessee Tech, and a brother named Joaquin Teva ... Born on July 25, 2005 ... Majored in economics at Georgia.