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2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster

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Josh Hsia - ITA
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Niklas Karcz

Niklas Karcz

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • High School:
    Leibniz Gymnasium Gelsenkirchen

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 141 singles matches and 131 doubles matches across six seasons … is the program leader in both career singles (104) and doubles (86) wins … his 104 singles triumphs are 33 more than any other player at WSU, while his 86 doubles victories are 13 more than anyone else … became the ninth player in the 80-plus years of Wayne State tennis to have 100 combined wins (singles and doubles) … link to career statistics.

2022-23:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ...  recipient of the ITA Midwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors … received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) … was No. 17 in singles in the final Midwest Region rankings ... was 19th in the only ITA Midwest Regional rankings of the fall season (11/17) ... tallied a 24-8 overall singles record, including a 21-6 dual match ledger ... primarily played at No. 3 singles with 17 matches at the position for a 14-1 record (two unfinished) ... also competed at the second (1-0 record), fourth (4-5), and fifth (2-0) spots ... his victory at the second flight was in a 7-6 (4), 6-1 decision vs. William Barnes of Judson (3/9) in a 5-2 WSU triumph ... was one of three Warriors to notch a perfect 6-0 singles record in GLIAC competition ... won his 100th career singles contest vs. Joel Mast of Davenport (4/14) ... the 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 triumph made him the first in program history to reach that mark ... had a 13 match winning streak (two unfinished) from 3/16 at Barry through the NCAA Round of 16 match vs. Washburn (5/11) ... was the clinching victory at the No. 3 spot vs. Southwest Baptist in the NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (4/29) ... posted a 13-10 combined doubles record, with a 10-8 dual match mark ... played with five different teammates at the second and third flights ... recorded a 5-4 dual match record with Denali Kitayama, while totaling two wins (one postseason) with Luke Laws … teamed with Ryan Okonski for a 6-3 victory vs. Purdue Northwest on Senior Day (4/15) … Match-By-Match Results.

2021-22:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was ranked 18th in the Midwest Region in the final ITA Rankings for singles, along with a No. 73 national ranking ... had the second most singles wins on the team, posting a 28-8 record ... primarily played at the No. 3 spot earning a 21-1 record ... recorded a 6-1 GLIAC record ... defeated No. 38-ranked Tommaso Schold of Columbus State in the DII National Semifinals, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) ... won 10 of his last 11 matches to end the season ... had a 26-12 doubles record, including a 17-9 mark at the No. 3 spot ... Match-By-Match Results.

2020-21:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  Selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District nominee ... finished the season ranked fourth in doubles and ninth in singles in the Midwest Region ... selected team co-captain prior to the start of the regular season ... named NCAA Division II UTR/ITA National Player of the Month for September ... received 2019 Toledo Rocket Invitational All-Tournament Team recognition ... finished with a 11-7 mark primarily at No. 1 singles and a 7-7 record primarily at No. 1 doubles ... won four straight matches at the ITA Midwest Regionals to play in the semifinals (9/28-9/30) ... notched a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) victory over No. 5-Saint Leo (3/10) ... final nine matches, GLIAC Tournament, and NCAA Championships all cancelled due to COVID-19 ... Match-by-Match Results.

2018-19:  Voted GLIAC Player of the Year and selected to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named ITA Midwest Region Player to Watch ... finished the year ranked sixth in singles in the Midwest Region ... received ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected GLIAC Player of the Week on March 26 and on April 23 ... went undefeated (8-0) in the conference at No. 1 singles, while tallying an overall singles record of 21-6 ... tallied a 7-1 mark in league matches and had an overall record of 23-2 at No. 2 doubles ... went undefeated in both the GLIAC Semifinals (vs. Northwood) and the Championships (vs. Ferris State) at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles ... competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament vs. Grand Valley State (first round) and Drury (second round) ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2017-18:  Selected to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... named GLIAC Athlete of the Week (4/17) ... teamed with Mats Westkamp for a fifth-place ranking in the Midwest and 33rd nationally in doubles ... finished the season with a 20-8 singles record and a 17-12 mark in doubles play ... went 5-1 at No. 2 singles, 5-2 at No. 3 singles and 8-2 in the fourth flight ... moved to the first doubles flight during the spring campaign, going 6-4 ... went 2-1 at No. 2 doubles and 8-3 at No. 3 ... finished the season on a four-match win streak, claiming victories in six of his final seven matches ... Match-by-Match Results.

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Leibniz Gymnasium Gelsenkirchen High School.

Personal:  Full name--Niklas Karcz ... born on July 14, 1998, in Bottrop, Germany ... son of Roland and Stefanie Karcz ... earned a bachelor's degree in Management in May of 2021 ... currently enrolled in WSU’s MBA program ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017 (4.00), Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022 (4.00) and Winter 2023 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2018 ... is a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.


Niklas Karcz's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2017-18 6-4 2-1 8-3 1-4 0-2 1-1 --- 17-12
2018-19 --- 20-4 --- 3-0 2-0 0-2 --- 23-4
2019-20% 4-4 0-2 --- 3-1 COVID COVID --- 7-7
2021-22 1-1 1-1 17-9 7-1 2-0 2-0 2-2 26-12
2022-23 --- 3-3 7-5 3-2 1-0 (1 UF) 0-0 (2 UF) 0-2 13-10
Career 11-9 26-11 32-17 17-8 5-2 3-3 2-4 86-45
 
 Niklas Karcz's Career Singles Record
 Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2017-18 --- 5-1 5-2 8-2 --- --- 2-3 1-0 (1 UF) 0-0 (2 UF) --- 20-8
2018-19 16-4 2-0 --- --- --- --- 3-2 2-0 0-0 (2 UF) --- 21-6
2019-20% 4-3 0-2 1-0 --- --- --- 6-2 COVID COVID --- 11-7
2021-22 --- 3-4 21-1 --- --- --- 4-3 1-0 (1 UF) 1-0 (1 UF) 3-1 28-8
2022-23 --- 1-0 14-1 4-5 2-0 --- 3-2 1-0 (1 UF) 1-0 (1 UF) 1-1 24-8
Career 20-7 11-7 41-4 12-7 2-0 --- 18-12 5-0 2-0 4-2 104-37

*- Included in flight record
% - Season cut short due to COVID-19

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'9" 165 lbs
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    2019-20Junior

    5'9" 165 lbs
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    2020-21Senior

    5'9" 165 lbs
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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    5'10" 159 lbs

  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    5'11" 170 lbs