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2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster

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Nicolas Kotzen

  • Height 6-5
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Short Hills, N.J.
  • Previous School Newark Academy
  • College Columbia College

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
First Team All-Ivy League Singles - 2025
First Team All-Ivy League Doubles - 2025
Second Team All-Ivy League Singles - 2024
Second Team All-Ivy League Doubles - 2024
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Earned First Team All-Ivy League in singles and doubles ... Played primarily at the No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles ... Finished the year 27-12 overall and 28-12 in doubles ...in dual matches he went 15-4 and went on an unbeaten streak from Feb. 15 to May (Ohio State to Birmingham) ... went 5-0 in Ivy League play - was leading in the two matches that went unfinished ... went 2-2 in singles play in the NCAA Tournament - earned the win over Wake Forest's Dhakshineswar Suresh in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships ... finished the year ranked No. 43 in the final ITA rankings for singles play ... in doubles play he played primarily with Michael Zheng, the duo finished the year ranked No. 23 in the ITA doubles rankings ... went 15-7 in doubles play with Zheng, including wins over NC State's Braden Schick and Fons Van Sambeek (ranked No. 5 in final ITA doubles rankings) and Clemson's Noa Vukadin and Maxwell Smith (ranked No. 28 in final ITA doubles rankings) in the NCAA Championships. 


SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Primarily played the No. 3 singles and the No. 2 doubles as a sophomore … Finished with a 22-6 overall singles record and a 17-6 dual singles record … Posted a 20-6 overall doubles record, including a 16-5 dual mark … Clinched Columbia’s 4-2 win over No. 26 Michigan to help the Lions advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019 … Named Second Team All-Ivy League in singles and doubles … Finished the season ranked No. 65 in the final ITA doubles rankings with partner, Max Westphal.
 
FIRST-YEAR (2022-23)
Posted a 15-4 overall mark in singles play as a rookie … Went 10-8 in doubles … Finished with a 13-4 dual singles record with a 3-3 mark in Ivy League singles … Earned a 7-5, 6-3 win over Stanford’s Neel Rajesh in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament … Finished the season ranked No. 8 in ITA Northeast Region doubles with partner, Max Westphal.
 
PRIOR TO COLUMBIA
Competed first singles at Newark Academy (2022, 2021)…Contributed to two consecutive NJ State Championships (2022, 2021)…2022 All-American…2022 Man of Essex…2022 Team Captain…2022 Winter National Championship Boys 18s Singles & Doubles Winner.
 
PERSONAL
Brother, Alex, competed on the Columbia Men’s Tennis Team and finished his career at Tennessee, younger brother Andrew is also on the Columbia team ... Father, Jeffrey, was a men's tennis team member at Haverford ... Enrolled in Columbia College.

CAREER RECORDS
2024-25: 27-12 Overall, 15-4 Dual (Singles), 28-12 Overall (Doubles)
2023-24: 22-6 Overall, 17-6 Dual (Singles), 20-6 Overall (Doubles)
2022-23: 15-4 Overall, 13-4 Dual (Singles), 10-8 Overall (Doubles)
Overall: 64-22 Overall, 45-14 Dual (Singles), 58-26 Overall (Doubles)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    6'5"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'5"