Nicky Kunz

Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hilton Head, S.C.
High School:
Hilton Head Prep. School

2012-13: Finished sophomore year with an 8-11 record in singles play, seeing action in 14 of those matches at No. 1 ... went 7-7 there, while also playing five matches at No. 2 (1-4) ... picked up three of eight wins vs. SoCon, going 3-7 in league play ... earned another 10 wins in doubles action (10-9), splitting time with Connor Evins and Robert Lightbourn ... teamed with Lightbourn to go 7-5 as the Wildcats main No. 3 doubles team ... had a team-best 6-4 league mark, getting four of those wins with Lightbourn ... in singles play, had a stretch of winning six of eight matches, including three straight against Richmond, Brevard College and Belmont Abbey ... the other wins came aginast Coastal Carolina, Chattanooga and College of Charleston ... won all four of three-set matches played, including a regular-season ending 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 victory at Furman ... ended the regular season winning four of final five doubles matches, two each with Evins and Lightbourn ... two of the matches were won by the scores of 9-7 and 9-8 against Wofford and Fuman on the road ... to open 2012 Fall season, teamed with Joe Schafer at the Racket Club Collegiate Invite in Texas to play both singles and doubles ... dropped two tough singles matches to players from Texas (6-4, 6-4) and New Mexico (6-2, 5-7, 7-6) ... scored a pair of wins at Davidson's Jim Causey's Invite ... reached the second round of the ITA Regional after a 6-3, 6-3 win vs. Elon ... teamed with Schafer to score an 8-4 first-round win vs. South Carolina ... went 3-0 in doubles action with Connor Evins at the UNC Wilmington Invite.

2011-12: Had outstanding first year with the Wildcats, earning All-SoCon Freshman Team honors as well as being named the team's Rob Palmer MVP ... went a team-best 13-8 in singles action with a 6-4 league mark ... was 7-3 at No. 3 position, while going a combined 6-5 at No. 2 and 4 ... after falling in first two career collegiate matches, rattled off a five-match win streak with three of those wins coming in three-setters against Wingate, Campbell and Charlotte ... the Wingate win was the first of career, while earned first win of season at No. 2 against cross-county rival 49ers ... played total of eight three-set matches, going 5-3 ... closed out first season winning four of final five matches, including a 6-0, 6-3 decision against Chattanooga in the first round of the SoCon Tournament ... went 3-8 in doubles play ... scored first collegiate doubles win against Wintage at No. 3 with partner Robert Lightbourn ... also had a win with Kevin Moore and Chris Mark ... during Fall campaign, netted the Flight 7 singles title at the Jeff Frank Invitational by going 3-0 and then teamed with Robert Lightbourn to win the Flight 4 doubles draw ... reached the consolation white singles finals at the Tennessee Invitational in first collegiate Fall event ... capped off Fall schedule with a spot in the finals in respective singles bracket at the Crimson Tide Fall Championships with wins over players from Furman Tulane (twice).

Beyond the Baseline: Three-year letterwinner from Hilton Head Prep School ... played No. 1 and No. 3 singles positions during prep career ... was a two-time All-State pick ... also participated in football and soccer ... during the 2008-09 season, played for the Swiss National Junior Team.

Career Year-by-Year Records
2012: 13-8 (6-4 SoCon) Singles (#2-4), 3-8 (1-3 SoCon) Doubles (#2,3)
2013: 8-11 (3-7 SoCon) Singles (#1,2), 10-9 (6-4 SoCon) Doubles (#1,3)

Overall Record: 21-19 (9-11 SoCon) Singles, 13-17 (7-7 SoCon) Doubles