Nicholas Szczurek
Nicholas Szczurek
Height: 5-7
Weight: 130
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Lemont, IL
High School: Lemont
Parents: Jakub & Katarzyna

Senior (2013-14):
Final year with the program saw him contribute significantly to the singles lineup ... Chalked up a final singles slate of 18-8 that included an 8-2 effort at No. 5 and a 6-4 showing at No. 4 ... Provided the clinching point in Emory's 5-3 victory over Kenyon (May 11) in the third round of the NCAA Championships, rallying for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, victory over Nick Fiaschetti at No. 5 singles ... Ended the year winning six of his last seven singles contests that were played to decision ... Topped Matt DeMichiel of NYU, 7-5, 6-0, and Kenny Zheng of Carnegie Mellon, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5 singles during the UAA Championships ... Helped Emory to a 7-2 win over No. 5 Johns Hopkins with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 decision vs. Nicholas Garcia at No. 5 singles ... Posted a 6-4 won-lost ledger in three-set matches ... Inserted into the No. 3 singles position and responded with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 triumph against Othmane Lalami of NAIA power Auburn-Montgomery (Feb. 14) ... Brought home wins in two of his three singles matches at the ITA National Indoor Championships ... Productive day vs. Kenyon (Feb. 22), defeating Tim Rosensteel at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, after teamming with Jackson Isaacs for a 9-8 (7-3) win at No. 2 doubles vs. Wade Heerboth and Michael Razumovsky ... Turned in a 5-4 record in doubles action ... Cemented the Eagles' 7-2 win over No. 24 Washington & Lee (Apr. 16) with a 6-3, 6-4, decision over Brian Krouskos at the No. 5 singles spot.

Junior (2012-13):
Earned All-America honors after teamming with Jackson Isaacs to win all five doubles matches en route to a championship doubles run at the ITA Regionals ... The Szczurek/Isaacs duo topped the Emory tandem of Elliot Kahler and Ian Wagner, 9-7, in the doubles title match at ITA Regionals ... In the ITA Regional semis, Szczurek and Isaacs battled to a 9-8 decision over NC Wesleyan's Artsiom Prostak and Robert Kjellberg who would end the year as the No. 2-ranked doubles team in Division III ... Concluded the campaign with an overall ledger of 9-2 in singles, 6-1 in dual affairs with all seven of those matches at the No. 6 slot ... Helped Emory to a 7-2 win over No. 9 Trinity at the ITA National Indoor Championships with a 6-2, 6-4, verdict over Joey MacGibbon.

Sophomore (2011-12):
Finished the year with a 3-1 singles record ... Captured his opening two singles matches in advancing to the Round of 16 at the ITA Regional Championships where he was topped by teammate and eventual champ Dillon Pottish ... Notched an 8-1 victory at No. 6 singles over Oglethorpe's Craig Borne (Feb. 13) ... Joined forces with Brian Kowalski to post a 4-0 mark en route to the doubles championship in the 'B' Draw of the ITA Regional Championships with the duo bettering Lawrence Salmon and Dillon Sullian of Methodist, 8-6, in the title match.

Freshman (2010-11):
Emerged as a key member of the singles lineup, ending the year with an overall won-lost record of 20-7 ... In dual action, he finished 18-6 ... Started the year playing the No. 5 singles spot (6-0) before moving up to No. 4 where he compiled an 11-4 slate ... Earned a three-set win at No. 5 singles against Zine Jovini of Auburn-Montgomery (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) ... Captured a pair of matches at No. 5 singles at the National Indoor Championships before winning at No. 4 against Washington University's Gary Parizher in the title match, 6-3, 6-3 ... Helped the Eagles to a 7-2 victory over No. 3 Claremont-Mudd Scripps with a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Mac Cahill at No. 4 singles ... Won both of his No. 4 singles matches at the UAA Championships, topping foes from Rochester and Carnegie Mellon ... Registered a 6-0, 6-4 truimph against Fred Lemongo of North Carolina Wesleyan in the NCAA Regional finals.

High School: Racked up 39 singles wins his final year at Lemont High School.

Personal: Born May 27, 1992 ... Majors in chemistry ... Was an honor roll student throughout high school.

 

Career Stats

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2010-11 20-7 --- 0-1 1-1 11-4 6-0 --- 2-1 NR NR
2011-12 3-1 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 2-1 NR NR
2012-13 9-2 --- --- --- --- --- 6-1 3-1 NR NR
2013-14 18-8 --- 1-0 1-1 6-4 8-2 --- 2-1 NR NR
Total 50-18 --- 1-1 2-2 17-8 14-2 7-1 9-4  
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3   Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2010-11 3-1 --- --- --- 3-1 NR NR
2011-12 4-0 --- --- --- 4-0 NR NR
2012-13 7-4 0-1 --- 1-1 6-2 NR NR
2013-14 5-4 --- 3-3 --- 2-1 NR NR
Total 19-9 0-1 3-3 1-1 15-4