Nicholas Kamisar
| School: |
University of Washington |
| Year: |
transferred |
| Home Town: |
Sammamish |
| Home State: |
Washington |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Dartmoor |
| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undecided |
| Singles Record: |
11-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-0 |
2011-12 (RS Freshman): Very strong first official season as he started all year in the singles lineup, going 15-8 in dual matches and 19-10 in overall singles matches ... was 1-0 at No. 4 singles, 1-2 at No. 5 singles, and 13-6 at No. 6 singles ... started out with a great run, winning his first four dual singles matches and then winning seven-straight for 11 wins in his first 12 dual matches ... grinded out a tough three-setter in UW's 4-3 win over Tulsa, defeating Alejandro Sanchez, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 at sixth singles ... also had a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sho Higuchi in the 4-3 Husky win at Oregon ... won both matches in UW's two wins over Louisville, beating Robert Hall, 6-3, 6-2, on Jan. 28 and then Chris Simich, 6-2, 6-3, on Mar. 3 ... earned his first Pac-12 win over Alejandro Medinilla of Utah on Apr. 13, winning 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6 singles ... also had wins in UW's Pac-12 wins over Arizona and Oregon ... in the Pac-12 Team Championships, posted a big 6-4, 7-5 win over Cal's Chase Melton at sixth singles in a 3-4 defeat ... started both NCAA tourney matches at No. 6 singles, not finishing against NC State and falling at Pepperdine ... made the round of 32 at ITA NW Regionals in the fall, and the PNW Intercollegiate quarterfinals ... played sparingly in doubles, going 4-2 overall and winning his only dual start, as he and Skyler Tateishi got an 8-2 win at No. 3 against Eastern Washington ... in the fall teaming with Matt Stith, won twice to make the round of 16 at ITA NW Regionals including a 9-8 (3) win over Benkirane/Hamdy of St. Mary's ... work in the classroom netted a Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honor ... also earned ITA All-Academic Team distinction.
2010-11 (Freshman): Redshirted his first season to preserve a year of eligibility.
Before Washington and Personal: Born in Seattle ... parents are Karen and Gordon Kamisar ... the No. 2-ranked player in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Section and No. 1-ranked player in Washington by the USTA for his age group as a senior ... ranked a top-100 recruit by tennisrecruiting.net with a high of No. 65 ... reached the semifinals of State as a sophomore after going undefeated during the regular season, competing for Skyline ... tied for seventh at the 2007 Washington State 3A singles tourney as a freshman ... chose to forego his final two seasons of high school play to concentrate on national tournaments ... in junior play, won six matches at the 18s National Open in Toledo ... competed on the 18s National Team in 2009 in Urbana, Illinois ... in 2008, reached the third round of the 16s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan ... one of only a handful of athletes to qualify and play in the National Championships at Kalamazoo all four years and win at least one match each year... a member of the Pacific Northwest team at the Boys and Girls 14s Zone Team Championships, helping the team win the title in Raleigh, North Carolina ... reached the quarterfinals of both the singles and doubles at the 16s National Open in Allenwood, New Jersey ... captured 7th place in singles at the National Open B16s at Grand Blanc, Michigan ... captured a pair of sectional doubles titles ... coached by former UW assistant coach Gordon O'Reilly as a junior ... comes from a tennis family as father and both uncles played collegiate tennis and his Uncle Jon was a world-ranked professional ... graduated with a 3.97 grade point average.
Coach Anger on Kamisar:
"I told him that he is frustrating me because I want to redshirt him, and yet he keeps doing better and better and making me lose sleep thinking about what is best for his continued development. I really like his progress. He hits a laser forehand, consistently. But part of the improvement is he's moving better and becoming a little bit more well-rounded."
