An extremely hard worker ... will be counted on to have a major impact on the singles and doubles lineups this season ... solid baseline player ... has shown great improvement in doubles in his career ... very mature individual who is a dedicated student-athlete... well-respected by teammates ... his 47 career singles victories leads the team ... has 40 career doubles wins, tied for second on the team with Boris Fetbroyt ... a two-time Academic All-ACC selection. As a Senior (Fall 2008): Posted a perfect 4-0 record in singles tournament play ... also combined with David Kwon to go 3-2 in doubles competition. As a Junior (2007-08): An Academic All-ACC selection ... won first two singles matches of the season against St. Joe's and Navy ... captured two doubles matches at ITA Mideast Regional Championships ... won a team-best 19 singles matches ... won a career-high five ACC singles matches, including his final four of the regular season ... those four wins came against nationally-ranked teams. As a Sophomore (2006-07): An Academic All-ACC selection ... ranked 81st in singles in preseason ... competed in the Orange flight at the UVA Invitational ... selected to Polo All-American Invitational ... competed at the ITA Mideast Regionals in top half draw ... won six matches in singles play and five in doubles play in the spring, including two each against ACC opponents ... posted victories in both singles and doubles in the Terps' upset of No. 55 Virginia Tech. As a Freshman (2005-06): Posted a 2-1 record at the Navy Invitational ... combined with Vaage-Nilsen to win three doubles matches at the Penn Classic ... won his first six singles matches of the spring en route to a 12-9 dual mark ... had four ACC singles wins, including one over No. 8 Virginia ... had 10 victories in doubles ... won in doubles vs. No. 6 Duke with Andreas Vaage-Nilsen. Before Maryland: Won the ITF tournament in Oslo, Norway, over Vaage-Nielsen in the finals ... won the doubles titles with Vaage-Nilsen in the same tournament ... ranked as high as 100 in the ITF Junior World Rankings. Personal: Born on Oct. 31, 1985 ... parents are Vibeke and Palle Nielsen ... has one brother, Daniel ... admired his parents for all their support they have given him through the years ... chose Maryland because of the team's good coaching staff, excellent academic reputation and beautiful surroundings.
Nielsen's Career StatisticsSingles Year Overall Dual Tour. Conf. 1 2 3 4 5 6 05-06 18-12 12-9 6-3 4-7 3-7 3-1 6-1 -- -- -- 06-07 6-17 6-12 0-5 2-6 -- 2-4 1-3 3-4 0-1 -- 07-08 19-12 12-8 7-4 5-6 -- -- 1-0 5-5 6-3 -- 08-09 4-0 -- 4-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 47-41 30-29 17-12 11-19 3-7 5-5 8-4 8-9 6-4 -- |
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