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Nick Williams

Height:
6-4
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Seven Hills High School

2022 (Redshirt junior): Competed in 12 singles matches this season, finishing with a 4-8 record … Won his only match played at No. 1 singles … Went 2-2 at No. 6 singles … Primarily played at No. 1 doubles with Jack Winker, compiling a 2-2 record during the regular season … Went 2-4 with Kazuki Matsuno at No. 1 doubles … Went 1-3 with both Reed Crocker and Max Sheldon … Won one match at No. 3 doubles with Crocker … Earned a 1-2 record on the No. 2 court with Sheldon ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Was one of two players to lead the team with five singles victories … Also took home the most doubles wins with six … Played in six matches at No. 1 singles, earning one victory … Went 2-5 on the No. 2 court and 2-2 at No. 3 … Earned a 6-8 record at No. 1 doubles with Kazuki Matsuno, playing one match with Josh Mukherjee as his partner … Along with Matsuno, was ranked as high as No. 38 in the nation in the ITA doubles rankings after winning five consecutive matches in Big Ten play from Feb. 21 to March 21 ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 24 after going undefeated (4-0) in singles and doubles in Michigan State's wins over Nebraska and No. 48 Iowa ... Helped the Spartans to a victory against the Huskers on March 19 as he defeated Brandon Perez (6-4, 6-2) at No. 2 singles, and also teamed up at No. 1 doubles with his partner, Kazuki Matsuno, to claim a 7-6 (7-5) victory against Perez and Victor Moreno Lozano ... On March 21, clinched the dual win over No. 48 Iowa with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 win over Will Davies at No. 3 singles and also topped No. 17 Davies/Oliver Okonkwo 6-4 with partner Matsuno at No. 1 doubles ... Became first MSU men's tennis player to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors since 2018 ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Did not compete during the season due to injury.

2018-19 (Freshman): In an injury shortened season went 5-9 in singles while winning four doubles matches.

Prior to MSU: Attended Seven Hill School and played tennis under Tim Drew ... Cincinnati Enquirer Division 2 Singles Player of the Year in 2017... Ohio Division 2 Singles State Champion in 2017 ... National Merit Commended Student.

Personal: Nicholas Ross Williams ... Born December 10, 1999 ... Plans to major in human biology at Michigan State ... Son of John and Pam Williams ... Father played tennis at Vanderbilt ... Wants to become a sports medicine doctor ... Hobbies include listening to music, spikeball, and ping pong.