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Fall 2008
Was 5-4 in fall singles play ... Advanced to the singles final at the Southern California Intercollegiates, falling to Pepperdine's Mahmoud Kamel, 7-5, 7-6 ... Also competed in qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships, and the main of the ITA West-South Regionals ... Reached the quarterfinals in doubles at both the ITA West-South Regionals (w/Eugen Brazdil) and the So. Cal Intercollegiates (w/Matt Brooklyn).
2007-08
Led the team in singles victories as a freshman, finishing the year with a 30-10 overall record ... Was 19-5 in dual matches, playing mostly at the No. 6 position ... Was also 4-0 at the No. 5 spot ... Had three ranked singles wins on the year, with the highest coming over No. 65 Eric Roberson of Boise state ... Debuted at No. 100 in the ITA Singles Rankings on Feb. 20 ... Owned a 13-match winning streak from April 4 to May 15 ... Won the deciding singles match in a pair of victories over No. 21 Oklahoma State (at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors), and No. 10 USC (Mar. 6) ... Singles quarterfinalist in both singles and doubles (w/Harel Srugo) at the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif. ... Teamed with Srugo for most of the year in doubles, going 19-3 overall and 14-10 at the No. 1 position ... Finished the season listed at No. 37 (w/Srugo) in the Final ITA Doubles Rankings ... Reached the singles semifinals at the So. Cal Intercollegiates in the fall ... Quarterfinalist at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational ... Reached the semifinals in doubles at both the ITA West Regionals (W/Haythem Abid) and the So. Cal Intercollegiates (W/Srugo).
High School / Juniors
Listed as a blue chip recruit (No. 14 nationally) according to TennisRecruiting.net ... Captured the 18s title at the 2006 Southern California Junior Sectionals ... Three-time All-CIF selection while playing at Tesoro High School ... Won the Pacific Coast League singles title in 2006 ... Was also a quarterfinalist at the CIF-Southern Section individual tournament ... Was ranked in the top 10 nationally of the USTA Boys' 16s division ... Evelyn Houseman Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Has competed in such tournaments as the Orange Bowl, Easter Bowl and USTA Super National Hardcourts in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Personal
Full name is Nicolas Christian Meister ... Born May 15, 1989 in Santa Ana, Calif. ... Parents are Klaus and Mary Meister ... Older brother's name is Eric ... Holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do ... Great uncle played for the Estonian Davis Cup team.
