
Nicolas Chua
Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | San Carlos, Calif. |
High School: | Bellarmine College Preparatory |
Career:
- Singles record: 77-39; Doubles record: 70-26
2017-18:
- Stagg Medal winner
- Singles record: 11-8; Doubles record: 16-7
- ITA All-American in singles
- NCAA national qualifier in singles
- First Team All-UAA (No. 1 singles)
- Played primarily at No. 1/2 singles and No. 1/3 doubles
- Won five-straight singles matches from March to April and seven-straight doubles matches from January to February
- UAA Athlete of the Week (Feb. 12, Apr. 16)
- UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team
- UAA All-Academic
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
2016-17:
- Singles record: 20-9; Doubles record: 7-3
- Played primarily at No. 1 and No. 2 singles
- NCAA All-American in singles (semifinalist)
- Became the first UChicago man to ever reach the NCAA singles semifinals
- NCAA national qualifier in singles
- First Team All-UAA (1st Singles)
- UAA Athlete of the Week (3/27)
- UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team
- UAA All-Academic
2015-16:
- Singles record: 16-13; Doubles record: 25-11
- Played primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
- Led the team in doubles victories
- ITA All-American in singles and doubles
- Won the singles title at the 2015 ITA Central Region Championships for the second-straight year
- Won the doubles title at the 2015 ITA Central Region Championships with partner David Liu
- Took third place in doubles at the USTA/ITA Division III National Small College Championships with partner David Liu
- Took sixth place in singles at the USTA/ITA Division III National Small College Championships
- NCAA national qualifier in singles and doubles
- Finished the season at No. 14 in the ITA singles rankings and No. 15 in the ITA doubles rankings
- UAA Athlete of the Week (9/29, 10/19)
- UAA All-Academic
2014-15:
- Singles record: 30-9; Doubles record: 22-5
- NCAA qualifier in singles
- ITA National and Central Region Men's Rookie of the Year
- Won singles title at the 2014 ITA National Small College Championships
- Won singles title at the 2014 ITA Central Region Championships
- ITA All-American in singles
- In the season-ending ITA national rankings, finished No. 5 in singles
- UAA Rookie of the Year
- Second Team All-UAA at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles
- Received the James O'Hara Sportsmanship Award at the National Small College Championships
- UAA Athlete of the Week (9/29, 10/13, 2/16, 3/2, 4/13, 5/11)
Personal:
- Major: Economics
- Played four years of tennis in high school
- Four-star recruit in high school
- Speech and Debate team member