Nicolas begins his third year with the USD Toreros ... this season Nic will compete for playing time in the lower half of the singles lineup ... last season he finished 4-5 in singles (4-3 at No. 6) ... during the 2002 Fall campaign he went 6-6 in singles play, earning key victories over USC's Daniel Tontz at the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic, Oregon's Chris King at the San Diego All-College, and Aaron Bert of UC Irvine and Michael Frick of UC Santa Barbara at the Omni Hotels Southern California Region Championships ... last season saw limited playing time, finishing 0-2 at No. 6 singles ... attended Gymnase Auguste Piccard ... played tennis for Versoix interclub (LNB) ... chose USD for good studies, tennis program and small school atmosphere ... also recruited by Arizona State, New Mexico, South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Florida State. Major: Business Administration.